Tom Sandoval says he's 'sorry for everything' amid rumors of a Raquel Leviss affair

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Tom Sandoval has spoken! The business owner and reality star of "Vanderpump Rules" is addressing the backlash he has received as reports swirl that he cheated on his girlfriend of nine years, Ariana Madix, with co-star Raquel Leviss. "Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger & disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz my friends and family out of this situation," Sandoval implored in a message shared to Instagram, acknowledging the hate his co-star and collaborator Tom Schwartz has also been receiving. "Schwartz specifically only found out about this very recently, and most definitely did not condone my actions.This was a very personal thing," the restaurateur wrote.

Earlier this week, multiple outlets reported that Madix and Sandoval split after Madix learned her boyfriend was cheating on her.

While watching Sandoval perform with his band, Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Madix is said to have discovered inappropriate messages between Sandoval and Leviss on her then-boyfriend's phone, per People. "This has been going on for upwards of 6 months - all the while, Tom was sleeping next to Ariana in bed," a source told the outlet of the scandal. "She was completely blindsided by this; devastated doesn't even scratch the surface of how she feels," the source added. "This is someone she thought she knew; someone she planned to spend the rest of her life with.