Celebrity (usartical) Following the fallout from her Scandoval romance, Rachel “Raquel” Leviss is suing Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix for eavesdropping, revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of privacy, as Page Six can confirm.
Page Six was able to get the complaint, which was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, over a private FaceTime video that Leviss, 29, claimed Sandoval, 41, had recorded without her permission.The lawsuit acknowledges that the former cast member of “Vanderpump Rules” accepts responsibility for her part in Sandoval’s infidelity on Madix, his nine-year girlfriend at the time, but it claims there is “more to the story.” 
“What got lost in the shuffle was the fact that Leviss was a victim of an older man’s predatory and dishonest behavior. He made sexually explicit videos of her without getting her permission, and those videos were later shared, circulated, and discussed publicly by a disgruntled woman seeking revenge, which ignited the scandal,” the complaint claims.
Leviss had previously stated, “I decided to be adventurous and look at the adult section on the TV, and Tom and I FaceTimed a lot, so it turned into something more intimate,” on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast about the video. That occurred because I anticipated having seclusion at that particular time.Additionally, she claimed at the time that Madix, 38, had seen the film, which, according to the complaint, shows her “in a state of 
Leviss claimed, “I knew that Ariana knew because I got a text from her saying, ‘You’re dead to me,’ and I got two screen capture videos,” “And that’s also how I learned that I had been filmed without giving my permission, so naturally, I experienced a wide range of emotions.”The former Miss California competitor alleges in the complaint that Sandoval might be in possession of “additional illicit videos and/or photographs” of her.
According to reports, Leviss was “terrified Madix would leak them” online and experienced “shock” and “fear” that the tapes were “now in the hands of someone who hated her guts and was out for blood.”According to Leviss’ complaint, “‘Scandoval’ captured the public’s attention in a massive way, went completely viral, and injected new life into ‘Vanderpump Rules’.” 
Additionally, it wrecked havoc on Leviss’s life, leading to her leaving the show and requiring months of inpatient therapy at a mental health facility. Leviss was publicly skewered in a way that had never been done before, thanks to the cast, Bravo, and Evolution. She is without a doubt one of the most despised women in America.
The lawsuit does not name Bravo, NBCUniversal, Andy Cohen, or other producers as defendants; instead, it alleges that the network and Evolution, the production company behind “Vanderpump Rules,” “misled” Leviss into believing she was bound by contract to keep quiet about her “mistreatment.”According to the complaint, “the rest of the cast enjoyed unseen levels of public recognition and professional opportunity.”In the meantime, Leviss—who was degraded and made into a villain for the sake of the public—remains a shell of the person she once was, her reputation destroyed, and her professional options severely limited. 
When Page Six asked for comment, representatives for Madix, Sandoval, Bravo, and NBCUniversal did not respond right away.Despite spending months out of the spotlight following Scandoval, Leviss has returned to it recently thanks to her own podcast, “Rachel Goes Rogue,” and a modeling assignment for New York Fashion Week.
“For decades, a great deal of my life has been devoted to mental health treatment and recovery and helping others on that path,” Bryan Freedman, the attorney for Leviss, exclusively tells Page Six. That NBC and Bravo have exploited illegitimate NDAs as leverage to get money off of its employees infuriates me.
It is absurd to think that people should put their mental and emotional well-being at risk in order to boost Bravo’s viewership. Numerous workers are silently suffering as a result of NBC and Bravo’s blatant and premeditated acts. 
“Hundreds of reality TV participants have reached out to Mark Geragos and myself, and we are committed to ensuring that they have zealous advocates to confront the damage these employers have wreaked on their lives,” the lawyer adds. The lawyer is also representing Brandi Glanville in relation to her allegations of sexual harassment against Andy Cohen.
“Although coming forward can be frightening and even embarrassing,” Freedman ends, “I beg people not to suffer in silence.” Contact my office or Mark’s office, and we will assist you in obtaining the 
His colleague Geragos continues, “This lawsuit is squarely about illegal behavior and those who traffic in it and enable it,” according to a statement provided to Page Six. Rachel is sorry for her involvement in the affair. That is not illegal. It is alleged here that Tom and Ariana committed crimes.
“They then went all in, using those acts as justification for humiliating, berating, and purposely attempting to ruin Rachel’s mental state.””Recording someone without their consent and distributing that illegal recording is punishable by law,” the Los Angeles-based attorney states in his conclusion. “However, doing so while knowingly enticing them to engage in sexual acts deserves the harshest of penalties allowable under the law.”The news of Deadline was initially reported by