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Well, here’s a post that shouldn’t surprise Tom Sandoval’s PR team, or Bravo’s PR people, or even Vanderpump Rules Executive producer Alex Baskin: The widely maligned reality star went ahead and dismissed a half-hearted comparison between the media attention garnered by “Scandoval” with that of the OJ Simpson trial or the police killing of George Floyd in The New York Times.
The quotes appear in an extensive profile of Sandoval that explores how the villain of the infamous Vander Bomb The cheating scandal has sailed over the past year. She made the dubious comparison after being asked why she thought the scandal had become such a sensation, especially considering Vander Bomb had been faltering in the ratings after nine seasons on the air.
“I’m not really a pop culture historian, but I witnessed OJ Simpson and George Floyd and all these great things, which is really strange to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a strange way that en A little bit the same?
To be fair, even Sandoval seemed to acknowledge, at the time, that this probably wasn’t the most appropriate thing to say, but that doesn’t stop him from saying it, which is, let’s be honest, what we want from our reality stars.
Appropriately for a story that examines the murky lines between reality and “reality,” the profile documents the real-time reactions of the various entertainment industry institutions with vested interests in making sure Sandoval is portrayed as either the good guy or the bad guy, and not like the bad one. something bad. Journalist Irina Aleksander says Sandoval’s comment quickly reached his public relations team, who asked him not to attend a confessional taping the next day; Vanderpump’s EP Baskin also called in, as did a Bravo rep, apparently offering an interview with another cast member. When Aleksander was allowed to see Sandoval again, both a Bravo publicist and A senior executive from NBCUniversal was present.
One thing is the story, which is truly excellent; go read it in full; What’s not clear is whether all of these people were equally concerned about one of the other crazy quotes Sandoval dropped when describing the intense vitriol he received in the wake of Scandoval: “I feel like I have more hate than Danny Masterson and he’s a convicted rapist.” .
Yes, indicate the Curb your enthusiasm theme song.
Later on Tuesday, the Vanderpump Rules The star apologized and released the following statement (via The Hollywood Reporter): “My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times magazine will explain the level of national media attention my matter received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. “I am very sorry and very ashamed.”
This article was updated with a statement from Sandoval., who apologized for his comments later Tuesday after the story broke.