James Kennedy Addresses VPR Reunion Fight With Tom Sandoval

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James Kennedy Calls Cheating connected Ex Raquel Leviss "Not a Proud Moment"

James Kennedy is not holding back.

So don't expect him to pump the brakes erstwhile it comes to confronting Tom Sandoval about cheating connected Ariana Madix astatine Vanderpump Rules' upcoming season 10 reunion.

In fact, things get so contentious portion rehashing the TomTom co-owner's months-long affair with Raquel Leviss that the 2 co-stars astir travel to blows.

"There was capable for maine to get heated about," James explained to E! News astatine the Vanderpump Dogs Gala connected May 18. "I've been moving a batch connected my choler recently, but like, that was conscionable a spot excessively much. I had to get it retired that day. Because if not, erstwhile other americium I gonna get the chance? You know?"

As VPR's shocking reunion trailer teased, the DJ tells Tom he's "a worm with a mustache" and labels his erstwhile fiancée a "backstabbing hoe" implicit their matter earlier calling them some "poo poo heads." James adjacent gets retired of his seat and rushes Tom saying, "I volition f--k you up truthful quickly."

So with the formed truthful divided successful the aftermath of Scandoval, does James spot complications erstwhile it comes to filming adjacent season?

"We're each inactive friends, I'm inactive talking to [Tom] Schwartz," the 31-year-old noted. "Sandoval made a large boo boo and Raquel ne'er truly contributed overmuch to the amusement regardless. So, I'm not doubting the show. I deliberation it's inactive gonna beryllium thriving. There's lone 1 Vanderpump Rules." 

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James' comments travel amid Lisa Vanderpump weighing in connected the aboriginal of the Bravo bid aft Tom and Raquel's scandal.

"It's going to beryllium complicated," she exclusively told E! News May 18. "But Vanderpump Rules has ne'er been a fairy tale. Let's beryllium honest."

Vanderpump Rules' three-part reunion kicks disconnected Wednesday, May 24, astatine 9 p.m. connected Bravo. Keep speechmaking for each bombshell from VPR's play finale.

—Reporting by Amanda Champagne-Meadows

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Tom Sandoval & Ariana Madix's Devastating Last Talk

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix had their last affectional breakup speech pursuing his matter with Raquel Leviss and it was more devastating that anyone could person imagined.

"That miss is searching for individuality successful men, she has nary individuality of her own," she told him. "Willing to stoop truthful debased arsenic to f--k 1 of her champion friend's beingness partners, and that's idiosyncratic you deliberation is simply a bully idiosyncratic to beryllium around?"

When Sandoval revealed helium and Leviss formed a deep, affectional bond, Ariana exploded, calling Sandoval and Leviss' narration "bulls--t" and "disgusting."

"I was thrust oregon f--king dice for you, " she added, "and I had her back. The information that she's continued to grin successful my look is 1 of the astir god-awful, disgusting things I've ever heard of."

And though Sandoval continued to blame their deficiency of intimacy, Madix didn't bargain it and near her ex with 1 final, bone-chilling message.

"I regret each infinitesimal that I stood up for you, defended you, supported you," she said. "You're worthy thing and I privation you to consciousness that heavy successful your soul. I privation you to perceive those words coming from the rima of the pistillate who f--king stood by you and loved you and was acceptable to physique the remainder of my beingness astir you."

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Tom Schwartz Confronts Tom Sandoval About Their Business Problems

TomSandovalbroke down successful tears astatine Tom Schwartz's apartment while apologizing for his matter negatively affecting their L.A. bars.

"You f--ked up, man," Schwartz told his concern partner. "We went from 4.8 stars connected Yelp to 1 prima astatine Schwartz & Sandy's. We person 20 employees who beryllium connected us."

In a confessional, Schwartz added, "To deliberation that this spot could autumn isolated due to the fact that of Tom's affair, it's soul-crushing," earlier admitting to having fearfulness of being "cancelled" by association.

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James Kennedy Calls Out His Ex

While discussing the shocking concatenation of events with Katie Maloney, Lala Kent and Ally Lewber, James Kennedy decided to call Leviss connected the telephone and grill her astir the affair.

Leviss denied that she and Sandoval were "an item" and called the backlash from the matter "eye-opening" earlier her ex-fiancé truly unleashed connected her.

"You lied to everyone's face," Kennedy said. "All the radical you were gathering friendships with, you've virtually conscionable trashed it for Sandoval's small cocky c--k. His stinky, 40-year-old c--k. Seriously, Raquel? You're not the brightest chick."

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Sandoval & Leviss Declare Their Love

Sandoval visited Leviss astatine her flat amid the fallout wherever they officially said "I emotion you" for the archetypal clip connected camera. Although they wouldn't buss successful beforehand of the crew, the passionately hugged.

"I was conscionable truthful funny to cognize what it would beryllium similar to beryllium carnal with idiosyncratic that you emotion due to the fact that I already knew I loved him arsenic a person and I've ne'er had enactment similar that before," she admitted successful a confessional. "I should person wholly removed myself from the situation, but I did not person the volition powerfulness to not spot him."

Meanwhile, Sandoval told his love, "I would ne'er bash this if determination wasn't thing here." 

Later, successful his confessional, helium added, "I can't foretell the future. Maybe things volition enactment retired with Raquel and I, possibly they won't. But, erstwhile I kissed Raquel I felt hope, I felt like, 'Wait a minute, you're not washed up. Your champion days aren't down you, possibly they're conscionable beginning.'"

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When Schwartz Really Found Out

Maloney grilled ex-husband Schwartz astir erstwhile helium truly recovered retired astir his champion friend's affair. After initially insisting helium lone learned astir the cheating 1 period earlier Scandoval broke successful March, helium aboriginal revealed the truth: He's known since it started past summer.

"I knew astir the one-night stand, OK?" helium admitted. "It was f--ked up. He said, 'I cannot judge we f--king did that. I'm disgusted, but here's however I justified it.' He's tried to pass this to Ariana aggregate times, helium tried to interruption up with her and it conscionable didn't enactment out."

Maloney didn't person immoderate sympathy to offer, calling the TomTom co-owner Sandoval's "bitch boy."

"By being associated with him," she added, "you're going to suffer a batch of friends."

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Kristen Doute Returns

In the aftermath of Sandoval's scandal, his different ex-girlfriend Kristen Doute returned to VPR for the archetypal clip successful 3 years to assistance comfortableness Ariana.

"If anything," Doute said portion they bonded implicit their communal disgust, "I'm atrocious to you that you had to bash maine the favour of taking him distant from me."

Doute then had Madix constitute down affirmations and pain the pieces of insubstantial arsenic a awesome of healing. "Ashes to ashes, particulate to dust," she chanted during the backyard ceremony, "life is beautiful, truthful slay we must."

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Sandoval Has a Panic Attack astatine Lisa Vanderpump's Home

After Lisa Vanderpump agreed to spot the disgraced star, helium met her astatine her location and tried to prevention face. "Me and Raquel had each volition of telling Ariana earlier the reunion," helium told her. "There's nary mode we could consciousness similar a quality being, either 1 of us, to person Ariana defending Raquel and me."

Though she called the concern terrible, she added successful a confessional, "Look, I'm not going to crook my backmost connected Sandoval. I volition never, ever bash thing but condemn what helium did, but they've each been blameworthy of things—maybe not rather this level. But astatine immoderate point, possibly the symptom volition ease."

Back astatine her home, Sandoval broke down during what seemed to beryllium an existent panic attack. "I would emotion to beryllium capable to person a speech with her erstwhile she's not truthful aggravated with me," helium said earlier balling his eyes retired and struggling to drawback his breath. "I don't cognize if I'll ever get that chance, which kills me."

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Schwartz Apologizes to Madix (& It Doesn't Go Well)

Schwartz crashed a girls' nighttime retired (meant to get Madix's caput disconnected the drama) to apologize to her.

"I'm not present to advocator for him," helium told Madix. "Right now, I'm conscionable pissed with Sandoval. I consciousness similar helium exploited my kindness. Also our businesses that we enactment our hearts and souls into."

She wasn't having it, though. "He apologized to the concern earlier helium apologized to maine publicly which was virtually pathetic," she fired back, referencing his March 4 Instagram post. "What did helium deliberation was going to f--king happen? He was going to beryllium capable to cheat connected maine and beryllium capable to locomotion distant unscathed?"

The Schwartz & Sandy's co-owner continued, "I conscionable wanted to travel look you successful the eyes and accidental I'm truthful f--king atrocious for this full thing."

Her response? "I volition not person communal friends with him," she stated, "so I americium not your person anymore."

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Sandoval Admits to Prior Cheating

The finale concluded with Sandoval visiting Scheana Shay to present different apology—not conscionable for his deceitfulness, but besides due to the fact that of a heated speech helium and Shay had aft her alleged altercation with Leviss.

Referencing 1 of Sandoval's past dalliances from years back, she asked, "So different than Miami girl, this is the archetypal clip you've ever cheated connected Ariana?" to which helium replied, "There was 1 different time."

Her reaction? "You're sick," she said. "Just a random person?"

Though Tom primitively stated yes, helium awkwardly followed with, "Well, no," earlier refusing to uncover immoderate much details.

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