Tom Sandoval Hits Back at Claims He ‘Groomed’ Rachel Leviss

Tom Sandoval is sounding off on claims he “groomed” ex Rachel Leviss … pointing the finger at Lala Kent for hitting him with the damning label in the first place.

The reality star addressed the allegations during Tuesday’s part 1 reunion episode for “Vanderpump Rules” … where Sandoval and his castmates broke down the season’s biggest drama.

Of course, it didn’t take long for the grooming allegations to surface … which Sandoval slammed as “beyond f***ing slander” since Rachel wasn’t underage when they had their affair. You can see he’s pissed here, as he says that word “implies pedophilia.”

Sandoval mainly took issue with Lala … claiming Rachel only started using the word groomed when the LK dropped the term on ‘VPR.’

Lala doubled down on her use of the term, saying … “It is taking someone who is younger than you and more impressionable than you and someone who is at a higher level of power than the other person.”

TS didn’t see his affair in the same way though … claiming Rachel pursued him as much as he pursued her. Rachel is currently suing Sandoval for allegedly recording sexually explicit videos without her consent … slamming his behavior as “predatory” in the suit.

She’s also suing Ariana Madix for allegedly distributing the footage … blasting it as revenge porn.

Now, Lala did admit during the sit-down that she may have been projecting after her own experience with ex-fiancé Randall Emmett.

Lala added … “Only Raquel and Tom know what was going on. He is going to see it differently. I tend to lean toward the chick a little more.”