How Ariana Madix Could Defend Herself in Raquel Leviss' Revenge Porn Lawsuit | A2375R1 | 2024-03-03 23:08:01
After being sued by Rachel "Raquel" Leviss, Ariana Madix's potential defense might involve questioning the damages in the lawsuit.
Throughout an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, lawyer Neama Rahmani, who shouldn't be involved in the case, argued that Leviss' claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress could possibly be challenged in courtroom.
"There's no query that Rachel suffered some emotional misery. She had to verify into a rehab facility. However I feel what the legal professionals will argue is that this was all Rachel's personal doing because of this affair or earlier substance abuse issues," Rahmani speculated. "And any hurt she suffered, it wasn't due to something Tom or Ariana did. It was due to Rachel's personal doing. So, I can see the case being defended on that ground."
In response to Rahmani, Leviss' affair with Tom Sandoval might be brought up towards her.
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"It's the question of causation. So there's no question that Rachel did endure due to all this. It's just actually a query of what brought about her struggling," he continued. "Was it her own actions or was it the actions of Tom, Ariana or Bravo? Who's responsible?"
Information broke in March 2023 that Sandoval, 41, and Madix, 38, ended their nearly decade-long relationship because of his infidelity. Within the aftermath, Leviss, 29, checked herself into a psychological well being facility and has since left Vanderpump Rules. Almost a day to the yr that Scandoval made headlines, Leviss sued Madix and Sandoval on Thursday, February 29, for unspecified damages.
In documents obtained by Us, Leviss accused Madix and Sandoval of revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional misery. Leviss claimed Sandoval filmed a personal video call between them with out her consent, which Madix then acquired and allegedly despatched to different individuals.
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Leviss didn't embrace Bravo within the lawsuit, however the paperwork did claim that manufacturing kept her from speaking out.
"Consequently, she suffered in silence as Bravo and Evolution watched viewership explode, and the remainder of the forged loved unseen levels of public recognition and professional opportunity," the documents said. "In the meantime, Leviss, who was humiliated and villainized for public consumption, remains a shell of her former self, together with her career prospects stunted and her fame in tatters."
Since ending her 90-day remedy, Leviss has been using her "Rachel Goes Rogue" podcast to share her side of the story. Rahmani, nevertheless, pointed out that Leviss' new professional enterprise is perhaps mentioned within the courtroom.
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"The argument might be made that whatever hurt Rachel did endure, it's over. And actually, she profited from all this. So that can be a protection as properly [in] saying this type of raised your stature," he advised Us. "I don't know what Rachel's plans are after Vanderpump Rules, but she's definitely very well-known consequently. So the argument could possibly be made that you simply weren't broken in any respect, and actually you came out forward."
Rahmani continued: "I feel that's going to be robust provided that she did should examine into a facility and she or he did receive remedy for some time period. But I feel that may be one other defense in the case that the first being any hurt you suffered had nothing to do with us. Second being that you simply weren't truly harmed in any respect."
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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