Howie Mandel, Lala Kent and Tom Sandoval
Protecting your approach. Howie Mandel did not regret talking to Tom Sandoval about infidelity – and he doesn’t care what the critics like Lala Kent think.
“Funny because they say I didn’t do my homework? It’s very funny because I watch some people talk about what I did and they have very funny looks at me,” Mandel, 67, said during an appearance on Wednesday, April 12, on the channel Additional. “Lala in her (Instagram) story… she sits in some hotel room in New York, in the dark, and says that my podcast had poor lighting. She’s in the dark! That was her criticism!
America’s Got Talent The judge noted that he “never felt such vitriol” in his address. “Twitter is a hodgepodge of hate,” he said of the “negativity” online that made him feel like he was “isolated.”
Kent, 32, for his part, had few words of choice after Sandoval, 40, decided to talk about his romance with Raquel Lewis on Mandel’s podcast. “It’s not that I don’t dig Howie Mandel. Dope, cool, got it, whatever, but what a weird fucking first interview,” she said in her Instagram stories on Tuesday, April 11. “It’s so damn random. Like a game show host? The one who punches you because he’s afraid of germs?
The Utah native called the conversation “weird and so out of the box” due to Mandel’s lack of knowledge about Vanderpump Rules drama.
Kent later clarified her comments about the comedian, saying in an Instagram video on Wednesday, “Something I realized today is that Howie is a judge on America’s Got Talent. How could I forget about it? He’s kind of legal. For some reason I thought he Deal or not”. (Mandel accepted Deal or not from 2005 to 2009).
Mandel’s high-profile interview with Sandoval was the first time the Missouri native spoke at length about his split from Ariana Madix. After his cheating scandal hit the headlines in March, Sandoval reminisced about his initial relationship with the 28-year-old Lewis.
“The feelings were something very, very powerful,” he said Tuesday on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, referring to his first kiss with Lewis in August 2022. meaning. Logic flew out the window. Because I didn’t experience it (with Ariana) – I didn’t experience it (before).”
The co-owner of TomTom claimed that his relationship with Madix, 37, ended before he had an affair with a beauty pageant contestant. “Like many relationships, it seemed like it became more like best friends, family (a thing) – sometimes roommates,” he continued. “There were many cases where relationships just lacked intimacy, connection. We would travel on our own more than together. I would go to weddings alone.”
According to Sandoval, he was in constant contact with Lewis before he confessed to Madix. “I met with Raquel as often as I could. I know it sounds terrible,” he shared. “And I talk to her all the time on FaceTime. Ariana didn’t even notice because our lives were so different. I had to say to her, “How could you not notice how far away I’ve been lately?”
The co-founder of Schwartz & Sandy also clarified where he and Leviss are in this drama, adding, “We are really good friends. We don’t put any labels on him.”
Madix has yet to publicly respond to Sandoval’s claims of their breakup. After taking a short break from social media amid the drama, the Florida native previously issued a statement thanking those who supported her.
“Hi where do I start? I want to express my most sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I have received from friends, family and people I have never met in the last two weeks,” she wrote on Instagram in March. “When I felt like I couldn’t even stand, you all gave me the strength to carry on and saw me through my darkest hours. To say I was devastated and broken is an understatement. However, I know I’m not alone in this.”
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Madix continued: “Many of my closest friends are now also mourning this loss and experiencing this betrayal on many levels. I’m so damn lucky to have the best support system in the world and I hope I can repay every single person for the love you’ve shown me. What doesn’t kill me, you better run. with love, Ariana.”