Tom Sandoval is no longer acting as his own attorney in a revenge porn lawsuit filed by former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Rachel Leviss against him and Ariana Madix.
Leviss alleges in her lawsuit that 42-year-old Tom Sandoval and the 39-year-old Madix, both still cast members on the show, produced and disseminated sexually explicit images of the plaintiff.
On Dec. 6, Sandoval’s former attorney, Varand Gourjian, filed court papers with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel Crowley stating that Sandoval has chosen to represent himself. No reason was given in the court papers for the change.
But on Tuesday, Calabasas lawyer Colin A. Hardacre filed court papers stating that he is now representing Sandoval.
Leviss maintains in her suit filed last Feb. 29 that she was “a victim of the predatory and dishonest behavior of an older man who recorded sexually explicit videos of her without her knowledge or consent, which were then distributed, disseminated and discussed publicly by a scorned woman (Madix) seeking vengeance” against the plaintiff.
Sandoval and Madix were in a relationship for nearly 10 years before Madix discovered Sandoval’s affair with Leviss in March 2023.
Trial of Leviss’ suit is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2025.