Vindication! Pump Rules star Scheana Shay is feeling good after Raquel Leviss‘ restraining order against her was dismissed on Wednesday, March 29.
TMZ caught up with Scheana exiting a Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday where she made it clear her beef with Raquel is far from over.
According to Scheana, she and Raquel will NEVER be friends again. Scheana also insists that the TRO against her was all a publicity stunt in order to deflect attention away from Raquel and Tom Sandoval after the news of their affair became public knowledge.
The 37-year-old’s attorney, Neama Rahmani, tells TMZ, “This isn’t reality TV. This is the real world and Rachel’s actions have real consequences. Rachel (Raquel) filed a false police report, a false medical report, and a frivolous petition for a restraining order.”
He then confirmed that Scheana did push Raquel but stands by Scheana’s claim that she did not punch Raquel or give her a black eye.
“Scheana didn’t punch Rachel. Rachel didn’t get a black eye. Scheana pushed Rachel but only after Rachel grabbed her wrist, and Rachel did not suffer a concussion,” Rahmani clarifies.
“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. 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. 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,” he continues.
Raquel was a no show in court on Wednesday, which is one of the reasons the judge dropped the case. Rumor has it that Raquel decided she was going to drop the restraining order against Scheana after filming the Pump Rules season ten reunion on March 23.
“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,” Raquel previously told Entertainment Tonight.
However, a source close to the 28-year-old now tells TMZ that Raquel is still standing by her claims against Scheana but just no wants to take legal action against her co-star and former friend.
“Scheana’s attorney had been notified by email that Raquel would not be moving forward with the RO. 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 towards,” the source explains.
Pump Rules airs on Wednesdays at 9 pm on Bravo.
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Raquel Leviss’ restraining order against Scheana Shay was dismissed because Raquel did not show up in court. It is rumored that Raquel decided to drop the restraining order after filming the Pump Rules season ten reunion.
Raquel Leviss alleged that Scheana Shay punched her in the face, resulting in a black eye. However, Scheana’s attorney clarified that Scheana only pushed Raquel after Raquel grabbed her wrist. Scheana denies punching Raquel or causing any serious injuries.
Scheana Shay believes that Raquel Leviss filed the restraining order as a publicity stunt to divert attention from the news of Raquel’s affair with Tom Sandoval becoming public knowledge. Scheana insists that she and Raquel will never be friends again