Lala Kent Defends James Kennedy Hookup Amid Tom, Raquel's Affair

Lala Kent, James Kennedy, Tom Sandoval, and Raquel Leviss. Shutterstock (4)

proudly owning her previous. Lala Kent shut down trolls who questioned her stance on Tom Sandoval‘s affair with Raquel Leviss after she her current admission about her hookup with James Kennedy.

“Since so many wanna level out James and that i hooking up. Let’s not overlook that reunion the place R*quel mentioned ‘we truly started our relationship after I moved in with him,’” the marvel mogul, 32, captioned an Instagram selfie of her and Kennedy on Saturday, March 4. “And we now know R*ndall was certainly married on the time (& lied about it), and also you may’t cheat on a married particular person — so to this point as I’m involved, James and that i have been two single people having a goooood time.”

She added: “enough collectively with your noise. It’s starting to sound like S*ndovals band and it’s hurting my freshly pinned again ears.”

all by means of season 10 of Vanderpump guidelines, Kent admitted that she had intercourse with Kennedy, 31, in 2016 after they have been each in relationships.

“James and that i after we have been each very new in our relationships positively hooked up,” the Utah native revealed to Katie Maloney on a February episode of the hit Bravo collection, which filmed in July 2022. “We went to Chicago [in 2016] and we started ingesting earlier than we bought on the airplane. That’s why he mentioned I do handstands as a consequence of I positively do handstands.”

Kent, who was beforehand linked to the expert DJ, was courting Randall Emmett on the time of the overlap. Kennedy, for his half, went public with Leviss, 28, earlier that 12 months.

The California native, for her half, questioned Kent’s suggestions in a single other episode of Vanderpump guidelines. “actually, Lala? You’re going to sit down there and choose me for hypothetically making out with Tom Schwartz, but you slept with my boyfriend whereas we have been collectively? You’re such a hypocrite,” Leviss mentioned in a confessional all by means of a February episode.

Off monitor, however, issues took a flip when information broke of Leviss’ affair with Sandoval, 39. Shortly after the scandal made headlines, Us Weekly confirmed that Sandoval had parted methods with Ariana Madix after virtually a decade collectively.

“They have been having factors for a whereas,” a supply advised Us, including that issues “solely bought here to a breaking level” when the Florida native, 37, found that her then-boyfriend was untrue with their costar.

Lala Kent and James Kennedy. Courtesy of Lala Kent/Instagram

Madix, who hasn’t publicly addressed the drama, deleted her social media accounts shortly earlier than the information made headlines. Leviss has additionally not spoken out about her involvement inside the scandal.

Sandoval, for his half, issued an announcement after his l. a. companies confronted backlash.

“Hey, I absolutely understand and deserve ur anger & disappointment in direction of me, however please depart Schwartz, my household and pals out of this event … Schwartz particularly solely found about this very not too prolonged in the past, and most positively did not condone my actions. This was a very private factor,” he wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday. “additionally, Schwartz & Sandy’s would possibly want my identify on it, however in addition there are three completely different companions and 20 staff, who particularly rely on the restaurant for income for them and their households.”

He continued: “akin to TomTom, I’m a small an component of a a lot larger factor. Please direct ur anger in direction of me and by no means them. They did nothing incorrect. I’m so sorry that my companions, Greg, Brett, and Schwartz and our staff want to undergo for my actions. I shall be taking a step again & taking a hiatus out of respect for my staff & companions.”

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