“They look a little alike.”

Tom Sandoval compared the cheating scandals embroiled last year to O.J. Simpson and George Floyd.

In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Sandoval, 40, revealed that “Scandoval,” the controversial name sparked by him cheating on his girlfriend Ariana Madix with mutual friend Rachel Revis, He revealed why he believed it would become a scandal and made some shocking comments. It was just as big.

“I’m not really a pop culture historian,” he said, “but I saw the O.J. Simpson case and the George Floyd case and all these big events. I think it’s really weird to compare, what do you think?” Weirdly, is it a bit the same?

Trying to understand his comments in the article, the interviewer wrote: He was trying to express the strangeness of being the symbolic center of a national discussion and big news story. What he said instead was something more honest. That is how much his experience caused him to lose perspective. ”

Interestingly, something Sandoval said during the interview was passed on to Bravo executives, who asked reporters for more information.

“I got a call late Friday night from a Bravo publicist. Some of Sandoval’s statements were returned to Bravo and everyone was concerned. What he said about O.J. Simpson and George Floyd. What exactly was that?” the reporter wrote.

DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives of Sandoval and Bravo’s parent company, NBCUniversal, for comment.

In a statement obtained by DailyMail.com, Sandoval clarified his comments, saying, “My intent behind my comments in the New York Times Magazine was to explain the level of national media attention my case received. It was to be done.” This comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. It’s very unfortunate and embarrassing. ”

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a black man, was stabbed by white former police officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on his neck for nine and a half minutes on the street outside a convenience store, where Floyd allegedly tried to kill him. Died. Passing a fake $20 bill.

Bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.”

His death sparked protests around the world, some of which turned violent, and forced a national reckoning over police brutality and racism.

Chauvin was convicted of murder in 2021. Three other former police officers at the scene received lighter state and federal sentences for their roles in Floyd’s death.

Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in a highly publicized trial in 1995. This legal proceeding became known as the “Trial of the Century.”

Sandoval said in an interview that he received “more hate” than Danny Masterson, the That 70’s Show alum who was convicted last May of raping two women in the early 2000s. He also said that he felt that he was being subjected to this.

“I feel like he got more hate than Danny Masterson, and he’s a convicted rapist,” he explained.

Sandoval was embroiled in controversy last year when it was revealed that he had an affair with Reavis. He faced huge backlash from fans and was even shunned by his own friend group.

Of course, his nine-year relationship with Maddix fell apart. Since then, they have moved on with new partners.

Sandoval’s business was also affected by the affair.

Schwartz & Sandy’s, the restaurant he owned with his best friend Tom Schwartz, also didn’t escape the ire of viewers, with fans slamming the restaurant on Yelp in the aftermath of the incident.

Reavis entered a mental health facility after the dispute and subsequently cut off contact with Sandoval. She hasn’t answered a single call from him since June.

Sandoval believed he would be reunited with her once she left the facility, but explained to NYT Magazine, “She never settled anything with me.” “It was really hard. It still confuses me. He tried to contact her through her publicist, but she didn’t respond.

Sandoval said he was honored to appear on the hit show “Bravo” despite the tumultuous year he’s had.

“The show got bigger because of Scandal. It felt kind of cool and crazy,” he said. “Even if it’s negative and it’s a personal expense.”

Sandoval is still dealing with the aftermath of the incident on the latest season of Vanderpump Rules.

The reality star still lives under the same roof as her ex-husband, and their current home remains a source of contention between them.

In early January, Maddix filed a lawsuit against Sandoval over the home they bought together in 2019.

Documents obtained by DailyMail.com last month show that the former couple disagrees on how to divide their assets.

On a recent episode of Nick Viall’s podcast, The Viall Files, he called her “boring” for not accepting his seemingly reasonable offer of $3.1 million to buy their shared home.