Rachel Leviss claimed that multiple individuals were aware of her involvement with Tom Sandoval before their high-profile cheating scandal was revealed. scandal that attracted a lot of attention became public.
Speaking on her “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcast on March 22, 2024, the former “Vanderpump Rules” star shared the names of several individuals who supposedly knew about the relationship long before Ariana Madix, Sandoval's girlfriend, discovered evidence on his phone one year earlier—and she hinted that one of Madix’s close friends might have been aware.
“I want to clarify the situation regarding those people and whether I can confirm that they were aware,” Leviss explained on her podcast. “However, there were occasions when it was quite obvious.”
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When the news broke, most of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast members appeared surprised, despite the hints that unfolded throughout the season. However, Leviss claimed that multiple people associated with the show were informed.
The first individual Leviss mentioned was Sandoval’s best friend and business partner, Tom Schwartz. “Certainly the top one is Schwartz,” she noted. “He has been aware from the very beginning.”
Leviss then alleged that the cast’s go-to jeweler, Kyle Chan, knew about the relationship. “Perhaps people are not aware or didn't suspect, but Kyle Chan has also been aware,” she mentioned. “And Kyle Chan has been a close friend of Tom’s for quite some time. And he was one of the people trying to advise Tom. Yet, he also chose to keep the secret for him.”
Leviss expressed concern that Chan, who is a mutual friend of much of the cast, was still “accepted into the group without facing any consequences” despite supposedly knowing about Sandoval’s unfaithfulness. “The reason I raise this is because as we know, the last episode that the cast filmed in San Francisco was for Kyle Chan’s party and nobody seemed to have an issue with Kyle being aware,” she commented regarding an upcoming episode in season 11.
“Next Jason Bader is Tom Sandoval’s drummer and band manager,” Leviss said. “You have seen him on Tom Sandoval’s podcast.” (Bader has also appeared on several “Vanderpump Rules” episodes).
Leviss continued, “Next, Max Boyens.” Of the “Vanderpump Rules” season 8 alum, she added, “I don’t know the extent of what he knew about the affair but Max Boyens is one of the people that we would meet up with regularly at one of the dive bars by Tom Sandoval’s house. And you know, he didn’t ask any questions, but it was an often thing that we would meet up and it would be hard for me to think that he didn’t have an inkling of knowledge of what was going on.”
Leviss then asserted that Madix’s close friend Logan Cochran caught her and Sandoval in an affectionate moment. “This one’s a little sus because Tom and I were very reckless and foolish. But basically Tom and I sneaked off. Basically Tom and I were cuddling in the social media room which is downstairs at their of their house,” she explained. “And there was a party going on and Ariana’s close friend Logan Cochran entered the social media room and he was like, ‘Ohh OK.’”
“And we were just lying together on the floor, we were dressed and everything. There wasn’t a blanket or anything,” she added, “But Logan walked in on us and then he’s like ‘Ohh I’m really messed up. OK bye’ and then left. And he’s Ariana’s best friend so I’m sure that got back to Ariana, you know. Like Logan definitely had to have some sort of suspicion that this was going on because why else would we be lying together?”
Leviss also hinted that another close friend, Brad, (presumably Madix’s other bestie Brad Kearns) may have had some clues about the affair.
Finally, Leviss claimed that Sandoval’s mom knew about the affair after he brought her with him to his hometown of St. Louis. “I met Tom’s mom before when she came to LA, but this time it was different because he was bringing me to the house,” she claimed. “It honestly felt like I was his girlfriend.”
Leviss claimed that she slept in a basement area during the hometown holiday visit and made food with Sandoval’s family. “The way that Tom would present things made it feel so usual,” she said. “But yes, Tom Sandoval’s mom also knew and I think that’s really messed up position to put your mom in because you know now she’s keeping this secret for her son.”
“That concludes my list,” Leviss said. “There’s no reason to be protecting these people anymore, I think they can all handle it.”
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Several of the people Leviss named responded to her accusations. On March 22, Cochran posted to his Instagram story to denounce Leviss’ suggestion that he knew what was going on with her and Sandoval.
“So Rachel suggested I knew about the affair on her podcast today,“ he wrote. “First, ew, no I did NOT know. Second, I don’t believe in lying to my friends or withholding important information from them. I believe they should know. Maybe that works for some others but not me. My friendship with Ariana is very near and dear to me and I’ll protect it at all costs. I share everything with her: the good the bad and, yes, even what Rachel mentioned on her podcast today.”
Cochran went on to explain that the incident was a “non-event.”
“My perspective at the time was not that those two people were up to anything nefarious,” he wrote. “The incident Rachel recounted was such a non event to me at the time not because I knew or was complicit (come on y’all they invited me into their weird little cuddle puddle after I walked in the room) but because I wasn’t close at the time with the people kept casting doubt and making others question everything. I just thought we were all good friends. I learned [about the affair] the same day Ariana did.”
Cochran also told Leviss to “please go rogue elsewhere.”
Boyens also had a response. The former Tom Tom manager posted a partial transcript of Leviss comments to his Instagram story. “This girl just can’t shut up and take accountability.” he wrote. “Also we’re still talking about this? What. The. F. Really curious what her platform will be about once she’s beat this into the [expletive] ground. I’m so bored.”
As for Schwartz, he had previously admitted to knowing about the affair ahead of Madix. In April 2023, he appeared on the show “Watch What Happens Live” to disclose that he was aware Sandoval and Leviss had a “one night stand” several months earlier which evolved into an “emotional affair.” Schwartz mentioned that he was not completely “surprised” by the affair coming to light because Sandoval and Leviss’ relationship was supposedly an “open secret” among their friend group.
In February 2024, Schwartz reacted to Leviss’ initial assertion that he knew about the affair “from the beginning.” Speaking on WWHL, he said, “I mean I haven’t listened to it but you know like I said I’ve been singing the same song. I knew I knew I knew and even when I didn’t know I pretty much knew.”
As for Madix, she previously told WWHL that Sandoval had a group of loyal supporters” who covered for him. But she named Schwartz as the main offender.
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