There is no love lost here! tom schwarz he slapped his ex-wife back katie maloney during the Vander Pump Rules reunion after she “scorned” a friend jo wenberg.
“No, that was not a girlfriend [situation]especially at that time,” Tom, 40, said during season 10 reunion part 1, which aired on Wednesday, May 24, when asked if he and Jo, 35, were a couple. end of 2022. “Evolved into a ‘situation’ or a ‘friends with benefits’ thing with clearly defined boundaries.”
The TomTom co-founder claimed that he and Jo were “both coming out of long-term relationships and for a minute there, we were each other’s happy place.” (Tom and Katie, 36, announced their separation in March 2022 after more than five years of marriage and 10 years together.)
During an episode of season 10, which was filmed in July 2022 and aired in February, Tom told his co-star Scheana Shay that he was up until 4 a.m. “hanging out” with Jo, but denied that they ever hooked up.
However, in a deleted scene, which aired in March, the Schwartz & Sandy co-owner told Katie that the hairdresser was temporarily staying at his house. “You look all suspicious and st. Jo is my friend,” she said in the clip, which was recorded in the summer of 2022. “Actually, it’s nice to have a roommate.”
Tom continued to spark romance speculation with Jo in December 2022 when the pair were spotted at a Los Angeles concert together.
Despite the optics, the Minnesota native exclusively said us weekly in February that he “didn’t live” with Jo and “we’re not dating either.” However, she opened up about her friendship, saying, “She’s someone I appreciate on a deep level and she’s a really cool human being, and we’re just hanging out.”
During Wednesday’s meeting, the restaurateur defended Jo’s character after her ex claimed: “Jo is a creep. Nobody likes Joe.
Tom was offended by Katie’s comments and warned her to back off. “No, she’s not. Katie don’t do that, don’t put her down,” he said as he sat across from her ex-partner. “You’re going to get a cease and desist if you keep attacking her in her comments too.”
The Something About Her co-founder quipped, “I can say whatever I want,” prompting Tom to call her “a commentary troll,” after Katie previously criticized Jo on social media.
The host of the “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast later claimed that her ex-husband went on double dates with Jo, Thomas Sandoval and raquel levissciting a January trip to Big Bear Lake, California.
Schwartz, for his part, denied the accusations and insisted that he was “snowboarding” with Sandoval, 40. ariana madixFor her part, she questioned: “Why wasn’t I invited then, if the girls were invited?” hinting that the men were acting shady.
Katie’s ex-partner claimed that neither Jo nor Raquel, 28, were on the trip to the mountains. “I’m being honest,” Schwartz claimed, but the rest of his castmates just “booed” him.
Sandoval and Raquel made headlines in March for their months-long affair. Us confirmed at the time that the Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras singer split from Ariana, 37, when news of the scandal broke.
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Vander Pump RulesThe Season 10 reunion continues on Bravo on Wednesday, May 31 at 9pm ET. Part 3 of the meeting concludes on Wednesday, June 7 at 9 pm ET.
