Scheana Shay’s Lawyer Answers Burning Questions About Raquel Leviss Restraining Order: ‘Pump Rules’ Implications, Hearing, More

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Breaking it all down. Scheana Shay was “devastated” after Raquel Leviss served her with a temporary restraining order, according to her lawyer, Neama Rahmani.“Here’s someone that she considered a dear friend, a younger sister,” Rahmani exclusively told Us Weekly on March 9 of Shay’s response to being served by Leviss, 28, amid her affair with Tom Sandoval.Us previously confirmed on March 3 that Sandoval, 40, and Ariana Madix split after nine years due to his affair with their costar Leviss.

As the Vanderpump Rules cast past and present began rallying around Madix, 37, reports surfaced that Shay, 37, allegedly punched Leviss once she learned of the fling.The costars reportedly got into an altercation after filming an episode of Watch Happens Live With Andy Cohen on March 1.

The former Miss Sonoma County proceeded to file for a temporary restraining order against Shay on March 7. One day later, Us obtained photos of Leviss that showed her with a black eye and cut that she claimed happened during the scuffle.“This case is a fabrication by a known liar and a cheat who has betrayed everyone close to her.

Scheana never punched Raquel, period,” Shay’s lawyer exclusively told Us in a statement on March 9, marking the first comment from the “Good as Gold” singer’s camp. “The supposed dark markings around her left eye have been there for months.”The statement continued: “Neither Scheana nor other cast members want anything to do with Raquel going forward.