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Scheana Shay’s attorney now admits the “Vanderpump Rules” star put her hands on Raquel Leviss after their fiery dispute on March 1.
However, the lawyer, Neama Rahmani, tells Page Six that it was not a “punch” — as Leviss had previously claimed — and that Shay committed the act to defend herself.
“Scheana didn’t punch Rachel. Rachel didn’t get a black eye,” Rahmani said in a statement Wednesday, referring to Leviss by her legal first name and not her stage name.
“Scheana pushed Rachel but only after Rachel grabbed her wrist, and Rachel did not suffer a concussion.”
The former federal prosecutor, who represented Shay after Leviss filed for a restraining order against her, said of the now-dismissed case, “This isn’t reality TV. This is the real world, and Rachel’s actions have real consequences. Rachel filed a false police report, a false medical report and a frivolous petition for a restraining order.”
Leviss, 28, requested the protective order against Shay, 37, on March 7 after the co-stars got into a heated confrontation over Tom Sandoval’s affair with the former pageant queen on the night of their “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” appearance.
A source told us at the time that the argument occurred after Shay overheard Leviss on the phone with Ariana Madix, her BFF and Sandoval’s longtime girlfriend, who was “bawling” over the cheating scandal.
In her court filing, Leviss alleged that Shay “pushed her against a brick wall,” causing “injury” to the back of her head.
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The reality star also claimed that her former friend had “punched” her in the face, causing an injury to her left eye.
She provided photos of her alleged injuries, which included a scar on her eyebrow and a dark mark on her left eye.
However, Leviss decided to drop the restraining order on March 24, one day after filming the Season 10 reunion of “Pump Rules.”
“I can confirm that my attorney took my case off the court calendar Wednesday and is filing the appropriate paperwork requested by the court today to dismiss the TRO (temporary restraining order) from moving forward after the 29th,” the Bravolebrity previously told “Entertainment Tonight.”
Despite her decision to not move forward with a permanent restraining order request, Leviss and Shay still had a hearing scheduled Wednesday, which the latter shared on social media that she was attending.
“We just love waking up super early, driving in the rain to, you know, go to court,” the Viva Verano Lash founder said sarcastically on her Instagram Story that same day.
Leviss, however, decided not to go, according to Shay’s attorney.
“When Rachel realized that she would lose in court and that she couldn’t just drop it, she decided to not show up at all,” Rahmani said. “We were prepared to expose Rachel’s lies, but instead she will have to live knowing that she betrayed two of her best friends: Scheana and Ariana.”
Makeup free selfie of Raquel Leviss.” class=”wp-image-6781066 lazyload” srcset=”https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/NYPICHPDPICT000007901111-4.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/NYPICHPDPICT000007901111-4.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=611 611w” data-sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 611px”/>The West Coast Trial Lawyers president concluded, “Instead of accepting responsibility for her actions, Rachel shamefully tried to misuse our justice system to shift blame to Scheana.
“We are happy that Scheana is now vindicated.”
Meanwhile, a source close to Leviss tells Page Six exclusively in response, “Scheana and her attorney were notified from the reunion that Raquel wasn’t moving forward with the RO.
“The court was notified by Raquel’s counsel that we were not attending and are not moving forward and we had filed the paperwork requested by the court clerk, which has been stamped and received.”
The source adds that Shay still deciding to go to court despite the alleged advance notice was to “grandstand,” which the insider describes as “predictable.”
The source close to Leviss concludes of Rahmani, “At least he finally admits there was physicality involved, and Raquel stands by her initial statement that Scheana punched her in the face supported by photos of her bruised eyebrow bone and slashed eyebrow — not the dark circles that Scheana is trying to deflect toward.”
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