Tom Sandoval's EstrangedVPRCastmates Leave Him in the Dust as They Claim He Has to 'Pay' for Friends

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Sandoval attends the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys at Peacock Theater on January 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty

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Tom Sandoval’s estrangedVanderpump Rulescostars are moving on from him as they claim he has to “pay” for friends followingScandoval.

Ina sneak peekat Tuesday’s episode of the hit Bravo series, Sandoval, 41, is left at his birthday party without his former inner circle afterJames KennedyandTom Schwartzleave early to attend emo night with his exAriana Madix, as well asKatie MaloneyandScheana Shay.

“I haven’t heard from him in f—ing forever. It’s been like six months, right?” James tells his friends. “So, he decides to text me out of the blue and he’s like, ‘[I’m] having a small gathering, come over.’ So I just thought, what a f—ing manipulative move to invite me on his birthday, right? It was like playing chess. It’s this motherf—er wants to play me, I’m showing up.”

Tom Sandvoal and James Kennedy.Amanda Edwards/Getty; Amanda Edwards/Getty

Amanda Edwards/Getty; Amanda Edwards/Getty

James then tells the group about how Sandoval brought up his past withKristen Doutewhen he asked for an apology for Sandovalhaving an affairwith his former fiancé and costarRachel “Raquel” Leviss, which ended Sandoval’s relationship withAriana Madix.

Ariana Madix; Tom Sandoval; Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.Tammie/AFF-USA/Shutterstock; Cindy Ord/Bravo via Getty Images; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

Tammie/AFF-USA/Shutterstock; Cindy Ord/Bravo via Getty Images; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

“It just got to the point where I was like, ‘Are you sorry for betraying me?’” he recalls. “And he’s like, ‘Do you remember like 10 years ago?’

TheChicagostar, 38, weighs in on the situation and says that her ex is no longer hanging out with genuine friends, saying, “It’s become scary because he literally has no one around him that gives him honest feedback at this point and now it’s people who he pays.”

“That’s the only type of person that would be around someone like him,”Lala Kentadds.

But Sandoval may still have one friend in his corner. Schwartz admits that he felt “awful” about leaving the birthday party earlier.

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Vanderpump Rulesairs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

source: people.com