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There will be no contact betweenScheana ShayandRaquel Levissat theVanderpump Rulesreunion taping on Thursday.
Thoughboth women will attendto discussseason 10’s late-breakingScandoval, Shay has every intention to follow the law related toLeviss’s restraining order. PEOPLE has learned that the show’s production is planning to film segments with Leviss, 28, and Shay, 37, separately so as to not violate the conditions of Leviss’s restraining order against her costar.
Additionally, a source tells PEOPLE hostAndy Cohenwill conduct individual sit-down interviews withTom SandovalandAriana Madix, whosenine-year relationshipendedwhen it was revealed Sandoval had been carrying on amonths-long affairwith Leviss.
Shay’s attorney Neama Rahmani issued a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday: “Scheana will be present at today’s filming in person. Scheana intends to follow the law, but she wants to be part of the reunion.”
From left: Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval.Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Amy Sussman/Getty; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
“There’s no real way for the temporary restraining order to be dropped,” the statement noted, “so it will remain in effect until the permanent hearing on March 29.”
After the temporary restraining order expires, it’s up to Leviss to “pursue it,” confirmed Rahmani. “If Rachel does pursue it, Scheana intends to call witnesses and present evidence to disprove her false accusations.”
Hours after Shay’s statement was issued, Bravo also shared two separateVPRreunion filming chartson social media, with Shay noticeably missing during the portion of the day while Leviss is present (and vice versa).
Thursday’s statement signaled a change of plan from previous guidance from Rahmani that Shay and Leviss would not be able to “both be physically present at the reunion.”
At the time, Rahmani said in a statement: “Rachel not only betrayed her friends, butshe has sabotaged this reunionbecause it just can’t happen in any meaningful way while this order is in place.”
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Leviss took out a restraining order against Shay after an alleged physical altercation on March 2. Levissclaimed she was injuredwhen Shay punched her, though Shay hasdenied the altercation.
With the restraining order, Leviss and Shay will not be legally allowed to speak to each other, either directly or through a mediator. The same would have applied if one of the women appeared virtually.
In the weeks since the news of the affair broke, both Leviss and Sandoval have issuedpublic apologies. But it was Madix, 37, whose first statement amid the scandal gave some indication of how she’ll be approaching her sit-down with Cohen and her costars.
“i know that i am not in this alone. so many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels,” Madix wrote March 16 on Instagram. “i am so f—ing lucky to have the best support system in the world and i hope i can repay every single person for the love you have shown me.”
For those who haven’t been in her corner, she added, “what doesn’t kill me better run.love, ariana”
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Vanderpump Rulesairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
source: people.com
