Stassi Schroeder Defends Tom Sandoval Against Online Hate Amid His ‘Disgusting’ Behaviour

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Stassi Schroeder isn’t down with online vitriol — but she’s not down with Tom Sandoval, either. The “Vanderpump Rules” alum is speaking out on Scandoval in a new interview on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, revealing that the drama between Sandoval, Ariana Madix and Raquel Leviss enticed her to start watching the Bravo reality show again recently.

While she has plenty of thoughts about Sandoval as a person and co-star, she won’t condone the hate he’s receiving from strangers on social media. “I’ve been in a position where I’ve received so much hate before,” she said. “I don’t like where we’re at like in society where like that’s how we punish people.” Schroeder found herself at the centre of controversy when she and “VPR” co-star Kristen Doute were fired from “Vanderpump Rules” in 2020 over racist actions against their former co-star, Faith Stowers.

Schroeder apologized, and later appeared on the “Tamron Hall Show” to talk about the fallout. Doute, who was previously in an on-off romance with Sandoval prior to his relationship with Madix, is set to return to “Vanderpump Rules” in the wake of the Scandoval fallout. “It’s like emotionally beheading people,” Schroeder said of the social media backlash now being hurled at Sandoval. “Who’s to decide what the punishment should be?

Like, who makes someone the authority on that?” she continued. “What makes this person on their computer the authority on what they think is enough hate for him to receive?