Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval Defend Scheana Shay Over Drama With Katie Maloney

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She said, she said. Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval are defending Scheana Shay amid her ongoing drama with Schwartz’s ex-wife, Katie Maloney.Katie, 36, has been at odds with Scheana, 37, ever since her fellow Bravo star helped set up Schwartz, 40, with their Pump Rules costar Raquel Leviss following their split and subsequent divorce in March 2022.

But as Sandoval, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly, Scheana “was told by Katie to set Schwartz up with Raquel” at the grand opening party of Lisa Vanderpump’s Vanderpump á Paris restaurant in April 2022.He continued: “I mean, you know, if you ask for chocolate milk and somebody gets you chocolate milk, like, and you’re mad at them, like, you asked for it.

You know what I mean? Like, she literally asked for it. She told Scheana, like, ‘I encourage you to do that. I’m doing my thing, and I’m having fun.’”Given that both reality stars consider Scheana to be one of their good friends — Schwartz told Us that the “Good As Gold” singer is a “solid” pal — Sandoval noted that he doesn’t think she wanted to get Schwartz and Raquel, 28, to purposefully stir the pot.Unfortunately for fans of the long-running Bravo series, they won’t get to see the moment play out on the show, as Sandoval — who is currently dating costar Ariana Madix — told Us that the Vanderpump à Paris party took place before filming for season 10 began.“Once she found [how Katie really felt], she kind of, like, stopped,” he added.As for Schwartz, he revealed that he does sympathize with Katie’s point of view on the situation. “We did make, like, this sort of very informal pact to not hook up with anyone from the group, but I don’t know,” he shared. “I don’t know much merit I put in that.”In order to