Former 'VPR' Star Stassi Schroeder Debunks Defending Tom Sandoval On 'Call Your Daddy' Podcast

Stassi Schroeder is stressing that she is not a Tom Sandoval fan!

The 34-year-old mama now primarily documents her life on Instagram since leaving "Vanderpump Rules" after nine seasons on the massive Bravo success story, but 'VPR' is never far behind.

Schroeder (who married boyfriend Beau Clark two years ago) sat down with Alexandra Cooper for an interview on Cooper's celebrity-fueled "Call Her Daddy" podcast, released on Wednesday. Cooper and Schroeder-Clark inevitably got down to discussing all things 'Scandoval,' and the "Vanderpump Rules" alumna is now clarifying circulating claims that she had allegedly defended Tom Sandoval, 39, against the onslaught of internet commentary.

The Blast has covered countless aspects of reality TV's most significant scandal 2023: 'Sandoval!"

Earlier this spring, reports surfaced alleging Sandoval had cheated on his partner of nine years, Ariana Madix, with his co-star and Madix's close friend Raquel Leviss. 'VPR' had been in its off-season, but cameras quickly started rolling once again once the scandal broke. 

More recently, reality TV devotees could see the "Vanderpump Rules" cast (including Vanderpump herself) come together for the first time since Scandoval broke in the three-part tenth-season reunion.

Schroeder was given air time in the latest video episode of "Call Her Daddy," wherein she shared her thoughts about Scandoval and the treatment Sandoval had received since the scandal broke.

According to Us Weekly, the New York Times best-selling author gave her perspective on receiving social media backlash and whether she believes Sandoval should receive the seemingly endless amount of "online vitriol."

"I've been in a position where I have received so much hate before," Schroeder explained to Cooper. "I don't like where we're at, like, in society, where that's how we punish people... it's like emotionally beheading people."

Schroeder said, "Who's to decide what the punishment should be? Like, who makes someone the authority on that?" she continued. "What makes this person on their computer the authority on what they think is enough hate for him to receive? I don't get down with that... I don't like it," Schroeder concluded.

Several outlets reported the 'VPR' alumna had defended Sandoval after the episode's release. Several hours later, Schroeder responded to the conversation via an Instagram Story text post.

Schroeder was adamant in clarifying her stance on Sandoval.

She wrote, "I'm seeing a lot of clickbait articles saying I defended Tom Sandoval on Call Her Daddy. Untrue," Schroeder began her post. "I was expressing my opinion about online hate and how dark it's gotten. I would never defend Tom Sandoval in this situation," Schroeder goes on, referencing his affair with Leviss.

"He's 100% wrong. Like seriously with these headlines? Lol," she concludes.

No current or past cast members of "Vanderpump Rules" have commented on Schroeder's interview.

Schroeder was fired from "Vanderpump Rules" in 2020 after eight seasons with the show. According to one of our pieces of coverage about the reality star, she had been fired over reported allegations of racism.

She has been quite open about processing being axed from the show. A few months after the news of her exit from "Vanderpump Rules" was revealed, she sat down with Tameron Hall for an interview.

"I needed time to process my feelings," Schroeder said, about staying silent about her exit for a bit. "I needed time to process what happened, and I feel like one of the most frustrating parts when this all went down was that people just expected me to understand everything immediately, and things like that take time," she continued.

Schroeder reportedly hired a coach to show her how to be an anti-racist and teach her more about Black history.

"I am someone who messed up quite a few times," she said. "I am the reason why I'm in this situation," she explained.

Stassi Schroeder's episode of "Call Her Daddy" is now streaming!