What’s Next in the Scandoval Revenge

Key Points:

• The California Court of Appeals has allowed Rachel Leviss to proceed with her revenge-porn lawsuit against Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, related to sexually explicit videos secretly recorded by Sandoval and shared by Madix.
• The dispute began when Madix discovered explicit videos of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone in March 2023, confronted Sandoval, and sent copies of the videos to Leviss along with a hostile message.
• Leviss alleges emotional, financial, and reputational harm from Madix’s distribution of the videos, while Madix contends her actions were protected free speech and in the public interest.
• Two appellate judges ruled Leviss’s case can move forward as Madix did not prove her actions were constitutionally protected, though one judge dissented, noting Sandoval had given Madix phone access and the videos were not widely publicized.
• A trial setting conference is scheduled for August 11 in Los Angeles, with Leviss’s attorney emphasizing that free speech does not protect revenge porn.