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Raquel Leviss<\/strong> brought Bravo a lot of attention following her cheating scandal with Tom Sandoval<\/strong> \u2014 and according to Bethenny Frankel<\/strong>, she wasn\u2019t properly compensated.<\/p>\n \u201cIt occurs to me that you are the villain. Ariana [Madix]<\/strong> is the hero. Tom is another character who doesn\u2019t take the hit as much as you in this scandal of all. But you\u2019re right, the realm is making a lot of money and now it took three of you in a recipe to create the scandal,\u201d Frankel, 52, told Leviss, 28, on iHeartRadio\u2019s \u201cReWives\u201d podcast on Wednesday, August 16.<\/p>\n The Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> alum believes Leviss deserved a bigger paycheck after her affair with Sandoval, 41, brought the network endless press and higher ratings for the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs people who are partially produced \u2026 Let\u2019s just say that it\u2019s real in a very unreal circumstance. So now you have one of the three characters that can\u2019t even afford to pay for your treatment that you just went through,\u201d Frankel said, referring to Leviss\u2019 stay in a mental health facility after season 10 of Vanderpump Rules<\/em> wrapped. \u201cBecause it\u2019s my understanding that you get paid in a year less than my interns get paid.\u201d<\/p>\n Leviss was surprised by Frankel\u2019s remark, but alleged that Bravo producers encouraged her to be messy on screen.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the things that producers also told me is that you get paid based off of your performance from the season prior,\u201d she claimed. \u201cSo that already set me up to want to perform well going into season 10. I was like, \u2018OK, this could be my season. I could really stand out and I\u2019m single for the first time. Like, I wanna embrace that.\u2019 And I took direction well.\u201d<\/p>\n The former beauty pageant queen\u2019s personal life was at the center of season 10 following her split from James Kennedy<\/strong>. She originally was linked to Peter Madrigal<\/strong> and Oliver Saunders<\/strong> before hooking up with Tom Schwartz<\/strong> in August 2022. As the drama played out on screen, Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed in March that Sandoval and Madix, 38, had split because of his secret romance with Leviss.<\/p>\n Leviss told Frankel she wasn\u2019t thrilled by how she became the villain in the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cI just heard what you were saying on TikTok and using my example as using my case as an example of exploitation. And the way that the network is running to the bank with this scandal and I haven\u2019t seen a single penny,\u201d she told Frankel on Wednesday. \u201cSo in that way, I feel it\u2019s not fair and I feel like a toddler saying, \u2018It\u2019s not fair.\u2019 But it really isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Leviss continued: \u201cThe mistakes that I\u2019ve made on camera live on forever. And you mentioned something about the addiction of doing reality TV and the way that they always dangle that carrot in front of you. Like [they say], \u2018You need to tell your side of the story, otherwise it\u2019s gonna be written for you.\u2019 And that\u2019s terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n During the interview, Leviss admitted she \u201calmost went back\u201d to film season 11, hinting she won\u2019t appear at all as Bravo is currently filming new episodes of the hit series with Madix, Sandoval, Lala Kent<\/strong>, Katie Maloney<\/strong>, Scheana Shay<\/strong>, Schwartz, 40, and Kennedy, 31.<\/p>\n Before cameras started rolling again, Madix made it clear that she has no plans to reconcile with Sandoval or Leviss.<\/p>\n![](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanderpump-Rules-Biggest-Scandals-and-Controversies.jpg\")
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