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Hours before theVanderpump Rulesseason-ten finale aired, the couple at the heart of#Scandovalhad reportedly called it quits.
Raqueldipped out, a source told Page Six.Sandoval is not the one for her.
This missive from an unnamed source is dripping with lore, which we will unpack in the timeline below.
Good-bye to the matching necklaces, the fan speculation, and dinner dates at Musso & Frank.
Below, a full timeline of the relationship between Sandoval and Leviss.
Prehistory
November 7, 2016:Leviss makes her debut onVanderpump Rulesas James Kennedys new girlfriend.
December 5, 2021:Kennedy and Leviss issue a joint statement announcingtheir separation.
We love each other very much, but we arent in love anymore.
Leviss keeps their shared dog, Graham.
Later that spring, rumors will break out that Leviss was spotted making out with Tom Schwartz at Coachella.
She leaves to put down her dog.
Shecrashes a guys night,and this is when Sandoval says the affair started.
Duringpart three of the reunion, Madix says that she hopes Charlotte haunts Leviss for what shes done.
Leviss also kisses Schwartz on-camera at the wedding.
In her final confessional, Leviss says this also is when she and Sandoval start regularly having sex.
Sandoval claims he cant get an Uber from Long Beach, but Shays vlogs later show he wasnt trying.
According to formerVanderpump Rulesstar Jax Taylor, Sandoval was at that party with Leviss.
September 2022:Cracks in the story begin to appear.
When questioned about it, Sandoval, Leviss, and Madix all deny that anything fishy is going on.
Sandoval says she dipped out but then confirms that she was there.
Madix was at her grandmothers funeral at the time.
Inseason tens would-be finale, Leviss buys a lightning-bolt necklace from L.A. boutique Polkadots & Moonbeams.
In theVPRseason-ten finale, he says this is when they began their affair in earnest.
October 16, 2022:Leviss shows up to BravoCon day three in a TomTom hoodie.
Its wild, he said on Radio Andy.
October 2022:Sandoval dresses up as Leviss for Halloween.
According to the tabloid, his parents did not approve of his new secret relationship.
Schwartz says this is when Sandoval told him that he was in love with Leviss.
Also this month: The Toms allegedly go on a vacation with Leviss and Jo Wenberg.
The four of you went to Big Bear together!
Maloney says in the first part of the season-ten reunion.
Schwartz asserts that it was not a double date, but rather a platonic snowboarding trip.
Not even Sandoval backs him up on that.
On theCall Her Daddypodcast, Madix alleges that Sandoval had Leviss flown to New York.
She was in the hotel room, she said.
I know for a fact.
This weirds out Cohen and her fellow guest, Shay.
OnBethenny Frankels podcast, Leviss asserts that the FaceTime recordings were taken without her consent.
Leviss confesses, andsome sort of physical altercationhappens between her and Shay.
Leviss alleges on Frankels podcast that Shay pushed her against a wall and socked her in the eye.
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March 3, 2023:Scandoval breaks to the public.
TheVPRcast unfollows Sandoval and Leviss on IG en masse.
That night, former cast member Doute is seen at Sandoval and Madixs house.
March 4, 2023:Sandovalissues an apology… to Schwartz and his partners in Schwartz & Sandys.
That same day, Levisss alleged crisis PR strategy is leaked to DeuxMoi.
Sandoval and Leviss are spotted filming at her building that night.
It doesnt go over great!
Her lawyer also sends out letters to other cast members, which Kent shares on her Instagram Stories.
After prodding, both Leviss and Sandoval say they are in love, which Madix calls an abomination.
After the tense filming, Sandoval takes Leviss to dinner atMusso & Frank.
Kent noteson her podcastthat its the same place Sandoval had taken Madix for their ninth anniversary in January.
She resists admitting to traveling to St. Louis at Christmas, but eventually admits to that as well.
THEY CLAIM TO BE A REFUGE FOR WELLNESS AND BETTERMENT.
BUT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY FALSE.
THEYD RATHER FEED INTO THE NEGATIVITY AND SPECTACLE THAT HAS ENGULFED MY LIFE, he wrote.
Its now about Schwartzys mom.
Schwartzy, cant you see?
/ That Raquel is not for me he sings while wearing an outfit covered in lightning bolts.
But according to Madix onWWHL, Leviss is still sending Sandoval letters.
I dont buy that at all.
She was sending letters to my house like four days ago, Madix told Cohen.
It was in her handwriting.
During the trip, he has a more-than-ten-minute conversation with someone saved in his phone as Raquel Leviss.
July 2023:Filming begins onVanderpump Rulesseason 11.
Leviss is the only cast member from last season who has dipped out on the show.
In the months following, Madix and Sandoval are spotted at the same events for filming.
Also, Tom Schwartz bleaches his hair.
Not related, but notnotrelated, you know?
August 16, 2023:Rachel Leviss goes onBethenny Frankels podcastfor a two-part discussion of Scandoval and its fallout.
On the pod, she expresses remorse for the secrets and lies.
In the end, she says she didnt really love Sandoval, and suspects he never loved her either.
August 17, 2023:The second part ofBethenny Frankels interviewwith Rachel Leviss airs.
Leviss reiterates her allegations that Shay physically assaulted her, claiming that she still has a scar.
She also discusses feeling betrayed by Sandovals screen recording.
I can heal on my own, and I did, she said.
I think he was being rewarded for the Scandoval of it all, she said.
To me, thats just kinda gross, because it makes me skeptical.
Like, was this really just something that was fabricated for this end result?
She adds that she felt like she was selling her soul on the past season of the reality show.
August 18, 2023:Part 3 of Leviss podcast with Bethenny Frankel drops.
Leviss claims that Andy Cohens conjecture that she was heavily medicated at the reunion felt like a HIPAA violation.
I am currently in the process of letting go, she said on Instagram.
I dont want to have them in my possession.
I will never wear them again.
Proceeds will go to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
This story is developing.
