Howie Mandel BLASTED For Tom Sandoval Interview

Howie Mandel was blasted for his sit-down interview with Tom Sandoval. The Vanderpump Rules co-star spoke out for the first time about the cheating scandal. During the one-hour and 20-minute podcast episode, Sandoval revealed what happened in his relationship with then-girlfriend Ariana Madix. He also opened up about his affair with co-star Raquel Leviss. Keep on reading to learn more.

Tom Sandoval breaks his silence

For the first time since the “Scandoval” broke over a month ago, Tom Sandoval broke his silence. He went on Howie Mandel’s podcast, Howie Does Stuff, to share his side of the story. The episode premiered on Tuesday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The premiere broke records for the new podcast, which amassed over 4,500 views on YouTube at the time.

Howie explained that he’s good friends with Tom Sandoval. He also wants to make mental health his platform by inviting the reality star onto the show. However, he never watched the recent episodes of Pump Rules. Howie’s daughter, Jackelyn Shultz, is a huge fan of the Bravo show. She was starstruck when Sandoval entered the studio.

The episode started with Sandoval talking about his makeup line, which is part of a collaboration with Stryx. He explained to how what makes men’s makeup different from women’s. Sandoval also had to explain the difference between a cardigan and a sweater to Howie, who didn’t know. There was a lot of fluff in the first few minutes of the episode before they got into the meat of the interview.

Tom Sandoval explained that he broke up with Ariana before she found out he cheated. He also claims that he tried to break up with her several times, but he couldn’t because of her mental health. Sandoval said that Ariana was in a fragile state of mind and didn’t believe their relationship ended. There was a lack of intimacy in their nine-year relationship that also caused him mental health problems.

The former couple attended therapy sessions together. Sandoval also revealed that he and Raquel are currently taking a break. He insists they’re just friends and they started out as friends. Also, Sandoval revealed they kissed just days after boys’ night and became physical before Scheana Shay’s wedding.

Howie Mandel gets backlash

Howie Mandel is getting major backlash for this interview. VPR fans aren’t happy that he interviewed Tom Sandoval even though he knows nothing about the scandal. Others blasted the America’s Got Talent judge for going too soft on Sandoval during the interview. The reaction to the podcast episode has been intense. Here is some of the reaction in the YouTube comment section:

• “Howie respectfully isn’t asking good questions. We need someone who actually knows what’s going on and didn’t get briefed on the topic..”
• “Howie being an advocate for mental health while allowing Tom to trash Ariana’s mental health is f***ed up.”
• “Uncle Howie, with peace and love you don’t need to justify this man’s actions. He knows what he did was wrong.”
• “This is the most unprepared, so far-fetched pod cast I’ve seen in my entire life. like blind leading blind. [sic]”
• “If someone could tape Howie’s mouth shut and let his daughter just run the interview that would be amazing. He’s giving NOTHING.”

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