Raquel Leviss is doubling down on her claim that Scheana Shay punched her in March – despite dropping the temporary restraining order she obtained against her “Vanderpump Rules” co-star.
“Scheana did physically assault me that night, and I have a permanent scar on my eyebrow,” Leviss alleged on Thursday’s episode of Bethenny Frankel’s podcast, “Just B.”
Leviss’ insistence comes five months after she initially accused Shay, 38, of hitting her upon learning of the former pageant queen’s affair with Tom Sandoval amid his nearly 10-year relationship with Ariana Madix.
“At the moment, I thought I deserved it – that’s why I just stood there and let it happen,” Leviss told Frankel. “She pushed me as hard as she could against a brick wall, the back of my head hit the wall pretty hard, and then she socked me in the eye.”
The “Vanderpump Rules” star claimed that Shay then “threw [her] phone in the street” and called Madix with her own cell, while Leviss retrieved her phone to call Sandoval.
Raquel Leviss maintains that Scheana Shay “socked” her after dropping her restraining order months ago.raquelleviss/Instagram
The former pageant queen doubled down on claims that Shay gave her a “permanent scar.”LA Superior Court
“I … was like, ‘Scheana just punched me in the face,’ and he goes, ‘Oh, I know, I heard her say to Ariana, “I punched that bitch in her face and threw her phone in the street,”‘” Leviss alleged.
The 28-year-old went on to call Shay “nuts” for calling her a “liar and a cheat” who “completely fabricated this assault.”
The embattled Bravolebrity also claimed that she filed the restraining order because she “didn
Leviss alleged she filed the restraining order due to not feeling “safe” around her former friend.raquelleviss/Instagram
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Both reality stars have spoken about the altercation that took place after Shay discovered Leviss’ affair with Tom Sandoval.scheana/Instagram
The lawyer later admitted that Shay “pushed” Leviss after her fellow cast member “grabbed her wrist.”
Leviss dropped the temporary restraining order and her intent to pursue a permanent restraining order on March 24, telling Entertainment Tonight, “I didn’t wa
However, Shay still appeared in court on March 29 where the judge dismissed Leviss’ original permanent request, because Leviss did not show up.
“When Rachel realized that she would lose in court and that she couldn’t just drop it, she decided to not show up at all,” Shay’s lawyer, Neama Rahmani, told Page Six at the time.
Shay has insisted that she “never punched” Leviss, with her attorney later admitting she “pushed” her.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
While speaking about the court proceedings during the March reunion, Shay maintained that it was “scientifically impossible” for her to “make a fist” while sporting fake nails.
“To throw all of this on top of [the scandal] when I did nothing but take care of her … has taken such a toll on me,” the “Good as Gold” singer said through tears.
“I have not been able to be completely present for my daughter, [Summer, and] I have all this legal s–t,” she continued. “My daughter sees me crying, then she starts crying.”
Leviss previously said on a March 31 episode of her Dear Media “Scheananigans With Scheana Shay” podcast that her “hands ended up on her after she grabbed my wrist.”
Leviss dropped the restraining order in late March, and the duo were separated during the “Vanderpump Rules” reunion.Casey Durkin/Bravo
Leviss’ comments to Frankel mark the first interview she has given since facing off against her co-stars during the explosive reunion.
Elsewhere in the multi-part podcast, she claimed she has not “seen a single penny” from Bravo, accused Sandoval, 41, of recording an “intimate” video without her consent and said her 90-day stay at a mental health facility has helped her “understand” why she chooses “unavailable” men.
“Vanderpump Rules” began filming Season 11 in July, but Leviss has not been spotted participating in any scenes with the cast. She has instead been photographed lying low in Arizona.
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