Vanderpump Rules: Why Fans Think Tom Schwartz Is Playing The Victim
Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz of Vanderpump Rules recently announced the end of their marriage, and while fans were sad to hear the news, many slammed Tom for playing the victim card. Katie and Tom were together for a total of 12 years, nine of which were spent on Vanderpump Rules together. Tom always portrayed himself as the goofy puppy dog that put up with Katie’s nagging, but fans soon noticed that he had an underlying dark side that was demeaning towards women. During a fight with Stassi in Vanderpump Rules season 1, he cursed at her and poured some beer over her head.
Vanderpump Rules viewers were split on whether they were Team Katie or Team Tom. Many fans thought Tom was better off without Katie’s overbearing nature. However, others understood how Katie was fed up with Tom’s noncommittal attitude toward their relationship over the years. Tom put all his efforts into opening up a second bar with his BFF and fellow Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval while he put Katie’s dream of starting a sandwich shop on the backburner. Katie ended up partnering with Ariana Madix, which fans thought was a better matchup.
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A Vanderpump Rules fan recently noted on Reddit,«Schwartz is still wearing his wedding band in IG stories.» A commenter responded,“Everything about him, from his IG divorce announcement to this, screams performative to me. I finally got a look at the whole entire divorce statement he made and his ‘woe is me I didn’t want to divorce Katie’ is so similar to his ‘but oh Bubba I didn’t mean to get blackout drunk again for the millionth time’ it’s laughable.” Another Vanderpump Rules viewer agreed, «Schwartz is just that kind of guy (...) who
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