The 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum takes to Twitter to hit back at Teddi Mellencamp, who previously claimed that Lisa might pay Raquel for the cheating scandal.
- Mar 17, 2023
AceShowbiz - Lisa Vanderpump spoke out against claims that she staged Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval's headline-making affair. "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum took to Twitter on Wednesday, March 15 to hit back at Teddi Mellencamp for making the remarks.
"Ok no... #PumpRestaurant will be open as normal…#fake-news," she tweeted. "Oh and no I didn't pay cast members to sleep together for ratings #pumprules they do that on their own…#fake-news Have a beautiful day everybody."
The tweet arrived after Teddi suggested that Lisa might have something to do with Raquel and Tom's affair. "She probably paid Raquel to do this," she said during her appearance on Melissa Gorga's podcast "On Display".
The fitness mogul added that Lisa would side with Tom, who cheated on longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix in the scandal because she feels Lisa "always takes the men's side." Teddi explained, "She's gonna say the same points that I've been saying, like, 'Listen, [Tom and Ariana] weren't in a good place for a long time. His needs weren't met. [Tom and Raquel] fell in love. They couldn't help themselves.' "
When fellow guest Tamra Judge pointed out that "Vanderpump Rules" is "skyrocketing right now," Teddi replied, "Which is my point, which is exactly what [Vanderpump] wants." She even went to "guarantee" that Raquel will be "engaged and pregnant within a year."
Ariana recently addressed the affair on Instagram. "hi. where to begin?" the reality TV star wrote on Wednesday, March 15. "i want to express my most sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support i have received from friends, family, and people i've never even met in the last two weeks."
The 37-year-old Bravo personality added, "when i have felt like i couldn't even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement."
Ariana, however, stressed that "i know that i am not in this alone. so many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels." She concluded, "i am so f**king lucky to have the best support system in the world and i hope i can repay every single person for the love you have shown me. what doesn't kill me better run."
