Scheana Shay has declared that she is ‘fully intending’ to be at the Vanderpump Rules reunion in person despite Raquel Leviss’ temporary restraining order against her.
The 37-year-old reality star — who was recently defended by her costar Kristen Doute — took to her podcast Sheananigans on Saturday and addressed rampant fan speculation that she would not be able to attend the reunion.
Shay proclaimed: ‘As far as I know, I’m fully intending on being there in person. I have no say over how this logistically works out — if it’s Zoom.
‘We also have another COVID test we have to do before the reunion. So that is not up to me whatsoever. I just wanna make that very clear.’
The upcoming VPR reunion was thrown into chaos after Leviss, 28, secured a temporary restraining order against Shay this week after she accused her of assault, which Scheana has vehemently denied.
Ready to rumble: Scheana Shay, 37, has declared that she is ‘fully intending’ to be at the Vanderpump Rules reunion in person. Shay’s attendance at the reunion has been thrown into question after her costar Raquel Leviss, 28, secured a temporary restraining order against her this week
Leviss filed for the restraining order after claiming that Shay had punched her in the face, giving her a black eye.
She also said Shay had shoved her into a break wall, which allegedly injured the back of her head.
Speaking to Page Six on Wednesday, Scheana’s attorney Neama Rahmani claimed Leviss was ‘sabotaging’ the reunion by filing for a temporary restraining order.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Leviss and Shay. A representative for Bravo declined to comment.
Leviss has been accused of carrying on an affair with her costar Tom Sandoval, who had been in a nine-year relationship with fellow Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix.
The bombshell cheating scandal is what drove Shay to allegedly punch Leviss, adding more fuel to the fire of VPR’s explosive 10th season.
The reunion is currently scheduled to tape on March 23, nearly a week before a court hearing on Leviss’ restraining order.
Neither Leviss nor Shay can be in the same room for the event, which usually takes on a confrontational atmosphere.
Cant keep her away: The reality star took to her podcast Sheananigans on Saturday and addressed rampant fan speculation that she would not be able to attend the reunion. Shay proclaimed, ‘As far as I know, I’m fully intending on being there in person. I have no say over how this logistically works out — if it’s Zoom’
Making it clear: Scheana added, ‘We also have another COVID test we have to do before the reunion. So that is not up to me whatsoever. I just wanna make that very clear’
Messy: The upcoming VPR reunion was thrown into chaos after Leviss, 28, secured a temporary restraining order against Shay this week after she accused her of assault, which Scheana has vehemently denied
Yikes: Leviss filed for the restraining order after claiming that Shay had punched her in the face, giving her a black eye. She also said Shay had shoved her into a break wall, which allegedly injured the back of her head
‘The temporary restraining order, as it stands now, currently prohibits Scheana from being within 100 yards of Rachel, so they can’t both be physically present at the reunion,’ Rahmani continued.
He added that ‘there really is no mechanism to modify this type of temporary civil restraining order before the [March 29 court] hearing, so the reunion, at least having them all together in person, is certainly in jeopardy.’
He noted that ‘Scheana still can’t communicate with Rachel either directly or through an intermediary,’ which would seemingly foreclose the possibility of a dramatic confrontation between the two, which producers — and audiences — are likely hoping for.
Andy Cohen, who would host the reunion, has suggested on his radio show that fans might get two hear from the two feuding women via solo interview segments, which would allow them to share their side of the story and react to Raquel’s affair without communicating directly.
Despite the temporary restraining order filed against her, Shay has denied ever assaulting Leviss via Rahmani.
‘Scheana Shay never punched Rachel, period,’ he said to Page Six on March 9, referring to Leviss by her legal first name. ‘This entire case is a fabrication by a known liar and a cheat who has betrayed everyone close to her.’
In an apology note that Leviss shared for Tom Sandoval’s ex Ariana Madix on March 8, she claimed that she had been ‘physically assaulted.’ She appeared to be referring to the alleged altercation with Shay, in which she claimed she was punched in the face.
Last week, Shay joked that the Vanderpump Rules cast would need ‘cages’ at its reunion in order to keep everyone safer.
Major betrayal: Leviss has been accused of carrying on an affair with her costar Tom Sandoval, 39, who had been in a nine-year relationship with fellow Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix, 37 (Sandoval, Madix and Leviss pictured in November)
Fuel to the fire: The bombshell cheating scandal is what drove Shay to allegedly punch Leviss, adding more fuel to the fire of VPR’s explosive 10th season
Pulling no punches: Last week, Shay joked that the Vanderpump Rules cast would need ‘cages’ at its reunion in order to keep everyone safer (Scheana pictured in February 2023)
On Wednesday, Ariana finally broke her silence about the alleged affair, and sent her gratitude to her family and close circle of friends.
She specifically praised those who have given her the ‘strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. To say I have been devastated and broken is an understatement.’
‘However, I know that I am not in this alone. So many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels.’
‘I am so f***ing lucky to have the best support system in the world and I hope I can repay every single person for the love you have shown me. What doesn’t kill me better run.’
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