Fans drag ‘embarrassing’ Howie Mandel for ‘justifying’ Tom Sandoval’s behavior
Bravo fans are dragging Howie Mandel for “justifying” Tom Sandoval’s treatment of Ariana Madix.
As Mandel interviewed the disgraced “Vanderpump Rules” star — who was cheating on his longtime girlfriend with co-star Raquel Leviss — on his podcast, “Howie Mandel Does Stuff,” viewers flooded the comments with harsh criticism.
“Why is howie justifying this?????” commented one viewer.
“Omg Howie. Stop,” wrote another.
“Omg Howie, you’re embarrassing yourself,” commented another.
Other viewers blasted the “America’s Got Talent” judge for not even knowing the basic fact that Madix and Leviss were best friends before their affair, dubbed Scandoval, came to light.
“Bowie [sic] has no idea who he is or anything about the show, shut and let your daughter do the interview,” slammed a commenter, who preferred Mandel’s daughter and co-host Jackie take over the interview.
”You should not be doing this interview! You don’t know anything Howie!” wrote another.
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Perhaps the low point for Mandel, however, was when he said fans should have “empathy and compassion” for Sandoval.
“You need to be heard because the narrative is everyone else’s but but yours,” Mandel, 67, shared. “I’m not condoning cheating on a partner. … I think some people have to have empathy and compassion.
“I don’t understand the hatred and the vitriol,” Mandel added.
”ok I’m done. f–k this piece of vile trash. Howie, lost all respect for you for kissing his vile a$$,” wrote another viewer.
“Howie you need to wake up to what’s really going on here Tom is a liar,” commented another.
Sandoval, 40, has been under fire since his news of his affair with Leviss, 28, broke last month.
Madix, 37, recently came face-to-face with her ex and Leviss at the explosive “Pump Rules” reunion, where everyone came to the defense of the newly minted “Dancing With the Stars” contestant.
“The fact that she had not a single tear, no remorse. She sat at the reunion and did not shed one tear,” Scheana Shay later said on her podcast with horror and rage in her voice.
“No, I know. She actually smiled,” podcast guest and co-star Lala Kent chimed in. “It was scary. It was like watching the Joker.”
Sandoval revealed in Mandel’s interview that he and Leviss are currently on “a break” right now following their months-long affair.
