Fans think Raquel Leviss had a black eye before Scheana Shay showdown

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By Evan Real

March 9, 2023 | 4:25 p.m.

Friends of the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ cast — and some fans — believe Raquel Leviss had a black eye before her “heated confrontation” with Scheana Shay over the former’s explosive affair with Tom Sandoval.

Kael Ramsey Ackerson, a close friend of many “Pump Rules” stars, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share his views on Leviss’ alleged injuries, allegedly inflicted by Shay.

“Sooooo I’ve tried to stay out of it all but one thing we’re not gonna do is lie,” he wrote, accompanying his post with a slideshow of photos from Leviss taken before March 1, when the alleged incident took place. place.

“All of these photos were before #wwhl and in all of them that so called ‘black eye’ was present @raquelleviss that’s not how you treat family but again it all comes to light .”

Ackerson – who is no longer friends with Leviss, 28, but remains close to Shay, 37, and other Bravo show stars – went on to say he “can’t sit and watch (Leviss) creating narratives to save (his) own ass while trying to bring someone else down as a diversion.

A photo shared by Ackerson was a makeup-free image of Leviss, believed to have been captured in November 2022, where discoloration is visible under her left eye.

He also posted footage from Shay’s recent vlog documenting his trip with Leviss to New York for a press tour – during which they stopped by “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” and the “Virtual Reality” podcast. Tea” from Page Six – where the same discoloration appears visible.

Singer Tori Keeth — another friend of the cast — shared Ackerson’s post in an Instagram Story on Wednesday, expressing her own thoughts on the matter.

“What you did is quite disgusting. But lying about a black eye? ” she wrote. “Come on Raquel, we’re not stupid. You are.”

Keeth added: “You’ve had that black eye since BEFORE you were ‘supposedly’ punched.”

In a follow-up Story post, the musician slammed Leviss for “(deciding) to f—k with scheanas life,” calling the former pageant queen’s claims “a sad attempt to tone down the heat of ( his) despicable actions”.

Keeth also urged Leviss to “drop” what she perceives as “the victim card.” “We all see through you,” she said. “Damn, you really think you know someone.”

Some of the “Pump Rules” enthusiasts also aren’t convinced that Shay is behind the alleged Leviss minnow.

An Instagram account, @everonesbusinessbutmine, shared more pre-“Scandoval” photos of Leviss, where the discoloration in question also appears visible.

“Raquel must often have black eyes!” they wrote facetiously in their caption. “Prayers for her.”

Many others have questioned Leviss’ claims against Shay.

“I really don’t think Scheana is capable of this,” one wrote in an Instagram comment to a @queensofbravoplus post about it.

“So Rachel had this black eye long before hmmm,” wrote another, referring to Leviss by his legal name. “Math doesn’t matter to me baby.”

Someone else chimed in to say, “Yeah, that was a thing way before all the drama. sorry Rachel.

Meanwhile, a source close to Leviss exclusively tells Page Six, “She didn’t have a black eye before, or a cut over her eye. There is a medical report attached to the TRO (temporary restraining order) documents.

Page Six has reached out to Leviss’ rep for comment.

As Page Six exclusively revealed on Wednesday, Leviss has gone into hiding with her family following her infidelity scandal with Sandoval, 40.

We reported last Friday that the pair had a “full” affair while Sandoval was in a nearly decade-long relationship with ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix.

Madix, 37, discovered inappropriate communication — including a sexually explicit video featuring Leviss — on her cellphone on the night of March 1, prompting her to quickly dump it.

Leviss and Sandoval issued a public apology to Madix.

In a new statement Wednesday, Leviss said that while she still cares about Sandoval, she needed to take time off to “heal” — which apparently means ghosting her bonding partner.

“Tom couldn’t find Raquel for several days,” an insider tells us. “He asked mutual acquaintances if they had heard of her, but he was unlucky. He cannot contact her.

Dressed in an all-black ensemble, Leviss was pictured smoking her vape on Wednesday as she strolled through a mall.

His alleged black eye appeared visible during the exit. However, Leviss’ alleged eyebrow cut – documented in his temporary restraining order filed against Shay – did not appear to be visible.

Leviss claimed Shay – whose best friend is Madix – bruised her eye after confessing her indiscretions with Sandoval.

Representatives for Shay and Leviss have not commented on the alleged physical argument.

“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.