Tom Schwartz's WWHL Appearance Offered A Look At The Scandoval Timeline

"In January [2023], Tom came to me ... and he told me that he was in love with Raquel," Schwartz continued on the "WWHL" segment. "I was flabbergasted." He then went on to say that his friend and the co-owner of their restaurants TomTom and Schwartz & Sandy's got a lot bolder, and even secretly brought Leviss on a boy's trip where Schwartz was present. Apparently, Sandoval also led Schwartz to believe that he and Madix were either broken up or about to break up at any given moment, but he never actually pulled the trigger in any real way. "He did a good job of placating me," Schwartz said. "And he told me he has a game plan, he's gonna do the right thing — and then he just kind of continued to procrastinate."

Schwartz went so far as to say that Sandoval is "obsessed with" and "addicted to" Leviss, calling her his "heroin." Despite admitting that he's angry at his close friend and business partner, Schwartz asked fans to give Sandoval a hug if they see him on the street because he's not exactly having a great time with all of this. He also asked Ariana stans to stop defacing their businesses. He even said, when prompted by Cohen, that he'll never truly leave Sandoval, saying, "Tom, I know the whole world hates you, but I'm not gonna abandon you, old buddy."