Vanderpump Guidelines cameras had been reportedly banned from filming scenes for season 11 at Schwartz & Sandy’s following the backlash the restaurant and bar acquired within the wake of co-owner Tom Sandoval‘s affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.
In accordance with a brand new report, one of many venue’s different co-owners, Greg Morris, stored Bravo and its manufacturing firm away from Schwartz & Sandy’s, which opened in November 2022, as a result of he felt that exposing the venue to extra fandom would “smash the enterprise greater than it had already been ruined.”
“Manufacturing was banned from filming at Schwartz & Sandy’s for season 11 as a result of there was a lot toxicity that was aimed on the restaurant,” a supply informed The U.S. Solar on January 31. “The plentiful quantity of toxicity aimed on the restaurant led to many points with employees, whether or not it was working there for the unsuitable causes, like, making an attempt to get digital camera consideration or added strain they acquired whereas making an attempt to serve the friends.”
Schwartz & Sandy’s “went by means of a really robust time” after Sandoval’s affair with Raquel, 29, was uncovered in March 2023, and exposing extra of that drama on Pump Guidelines was not one thing Greg wished to do.
“Greg took management and didn’t enable cameras to movie at Schwartz & Sandy’s as a result of he felt just like the restaurant and everybody who labored there was unfairly focused,” the insider defined. “S&S took a giant hit and Greg thought filming there would smash the enterprise greater than it had already been ruined post-Scandoval.”
As Pump Guidelines followers have possible seen, Sandoval and Schwartz didn’t movie the collection’ opening credit at Schwartz & Sandy’s, as anticipated. Somewhat, they had been seen on the bar of their different restaurant, TomTom.
“As for the opening credit, there was by no means a dialogue about them not filming at Schwartz & Sandy’s for the opening credit. It was simply assumed that they may not movie the opening credit there because it wasn’t a part of the season,” the supply famous. “It may also be assumed that since [Lisa Vanderpump] is the manager producer on VPR, she would reasonably promote the bar she has invested in reasonably than theirs.”
After Sandoval’s betrayal of Ariana Madix, 38, was made public, he was reportedly “pushed out” of Schwartz & Sandy’s by employees who “couldn’t stand him” and was “hardly ever” seen on the restaurant.
“Schwartz has been choosing up the items and has been very hands-on as a result of he didn’t wish to see all their laborious work endure and didn’t wish to let Greg down,” the supply mentioned. “Schwartz and Greg grew to become very shut and even Greg was placing in quite a lot of legwork and made positive all the things didn’t implode.”
Almost one yr later, and as Sandoval begins to frequent the venue extra, the insider mentioned there’s nonetheless hope that the restaurant can be seen on Pump Guidelines‘ potential twelfth season.
“Greg and the Tom Toms have had latest discussions the place they sat down and tried to make a sport plan of how they’ll refocus on S&S and simply put the previous behind them,” the supply said. “Greg is hoping that folks’s minds will change about S&S and it could have a profitable comeback. Each guys produce other commitments taking on their time, however they’re doing their greatest to refocus on S&S. Who is aware of, perhaps for season 12 – if there’s one – Schwartz & Sandy’s might be featured on the present once more.”
In the meantime, throughout an look on On Air With Ryan Seacrest on February 2, Schwartz spoke of his function in Sandoval and Raquel’s romance, admitting he was “collateral injury in a really dumb affair” however including that he was going by means of rather a lot on the time that he stored the key from Ariana, together with his dad being close to dying.
“I most likely ought to have been extra proactive,” Schwartz confessed. “I used to be form of a basket case. … I used to be underneath the gun and I’m not significantly happy with how I dealt with some adversity.”
As he confronted laborious instances along with his household, Schwartz seemed to his beloved house vegetation, which he claims had been therapeutic.
“They had been serving to me with my rage. That was a imprecise reference to that one Pals episode. … That’s the place I used to be at to start with of the season,” he shared.
As for his alleged makeout with Scheana Shay, 38, which she’s denied, Schwartz mentioned, “I do know I’m not presupposed to [downplay] issues. But it surely was a very long time in the past.”
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