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Ariana Madix responded to an accusation that she was ‘rewarded’ for ‘committing a crime’ by passing around Raquel Leviss’ ‘non-consensual sex tape’ amid her affair with Ariana’s then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval.
On Bethenny Frankel’s “Just B” podcast, the 28-year-old Vanderpump Rules star said her intimate FaceTime with Tom was recorded without her consent, before Ariana discovered the videos and sent them to Raquel, along with the message, “You’re dead to me.”
In a Reddit post shared by @byewighellodrama on Instagram, Ariana responded to a fan accusing her of “committing a crime.”
The Reddit user wrote, “Wait, why aren’t more people talking about how this girl got rewarded after committing a crime by passing around a non-consensual sex tape?”
In the comments, Ariana expressed: “[Because] that very clearly did not happen.”
In the caption of @byewighellodrama’s post, the account stated, “Rachel said on Bethenny’s podcast that Ariana sent her intimate video (that Tom recorded without her consent) to her friends … [and] Ariana is denying that.”
Many fans shared their opinions in the comments.
“Of course [Ariana]’s going to deny it, and everyone is going to believe her because that’s how they want the story to go,” wrote one fan.
Another added, “I smell I big ole lawsuit here, and Rachel will win.”
A different user exclaimed, “I don’t believe a word Ariana says! She has a lot to lose if she gets caught with her removing it from Tom’s phone … let alone showing or sending even a screenshot of it to anyone, and unfortunately, 2 of her friends already admitted to seeing at least a screenshot from the video … the fact she is denying it is going to be the problem with her narrative.”
A fourth fan expressed, “Ariana has been known to lie and take it to the grave—- why is she still living with Tom- why is Tom still living with [Ariana] … They are all toxic as f**k.”
A fifth user wrote, “maybe I’m just over the bullying of this young lady for 6 months and [the] judgments and assumptions that’s been made against her … one person is made the villain, while we the audience fall for it.”