Lala Kent slammed Tom Sandoval for sharing a video of himself posing with a tiger in captivity.
On Wednesday morning, the Vanderpump Rules reality personality, 33, said on Instagram she was ‘appalled’ that her costar appeared to be supporting ‘animal abuse’ during his Thailand trip.
Seemingly in response to the backlash, Sandoval, 40, also took to his social media on the same day with his own response to the people angry with him.
The drama all goes back to his Instagram post from the day before of himself visiting a tiger zoo and posing with one of the captive apex predators.
In response, Kent shared a message expressing her disapproval of his actions.
Lala Kent slammed Tom Sandoval for sharing a video of himself posing with a tiger in captivity
On Wednesday morning, the Vanderpump Rules reality personality, 33, said on Instagram she was ‘appalled’ that her costar appeared to be supporting ‘animal abuse’ during his Thailand trip
Seemingly in response to the backlash, Sandoval, 40, also took to his social media on the same day with his own response to the people angry with him. The drama all goes back to his Instagram post from the day before of himself visiting a tiger zoo and posing with one of the captive apex predators
‘I am appalled by the photo my cast member took with a tiger in captivity,’ she wrote over a blank background. ‘This topic has been close to my heart for many years.
‘What is disguised as “fun” and “cool” is, in fact, animal abuse,’ she continued. ‘It’s heartbreaking.
She added: ‘I’ve made noise about educating yourselves, and here I am to tell you again… Do not support places like this.’
On the same day, Sandoval reposted a fan’s reaction, which seemed to be directed towards Kent, with Bobby Brown’s 1988 song My Prerogative.
The lyrics of the tune goes as shown: ‘Everybody’s talking all this stuff about me / Why don’t they just let me live? / I don’t need permission, make my own decisions / That’s, that’s my prerogative’.
‘It’s not animal abuse to get your picture taken with a tiger,’ the Instagram user had written in the post over one of the photos Sandoval posted the day before.
‘These tigers are in captivity for a reason and are treated kindly. Educate yourself before popping off.’
Before visiting a tiger zoo on Tuesday, the musician had also shared clips of him going on a boat ride and enjoying piña coladas with his two friends.
He previously showed off photos and videos of him meeting a tiger on Tuesday. Sandoval took to his Instagram Story to share a video of him posing with the captive apex predator balancing on his back
He also posed a snap of himself sitting down as two of the massive animals lounged next to him
Sandoval — who recently advised fans to not follow in his footsteps and warned them against having an affair — had been enjoying a trip to Thailand with his costar, Tom Schwartz, 41, and celebrity jewelry designer Kyle Chan.
Later in the day, he updated his 955 thousand followers on his New Year’s getaway and posted a daring clip of himself feeding a piece of raw chicken to a tiger.
He also posed a snap of himself sitting down as two of the massive animals lounged next to him.
Then he posted a video of the employees at the sanctuary holding up a bottle up high so the tiger would put both of its paws onto his shoulders.
Sporting a tank top and cut-off shorts, he could be seen flexing his muscles and cocking his eyebrow.
After his post, many social media users took to X and his latest Instagram grid post to share their thoughts about him visiting a captive tiger.
Expressing their anger and dragging him, one person said he ‘needs to fade into obscurity’ while another called him a ‘clout chasing vortex’.
One X user wrote: ‘When you thought Tom Sandoval’s soul couldn’t be any darker, it turns out his soul has a basement. This is SO wrong!!!’
Then he posted a video of the employees at the sanctuary holding up a bottle up high so the tiger would put both of its paws onto his shoulders
Sporting a tank top and cut-off shorts, he could be seen flexing his muscles and cocking his eyebrow. He could be seen giving a sly grin for a photo as the tiger pressed its two paws on his back
He also shared a clip of the tiger walking inside of its cage
After his post, many social media users took to X and his latest Instagram grid post to share their thoughts about him visiting a captive tiger
‘Screw Tom Sandoval!! I’m so against this type of s***,’ another wrote
One X user slammed him and his ‘dark soul’ and said that his posts were ‘SO wrong’
Another called him a ‘moron’ and said he ‘should know better’ than to participate in the animal cruelty
Another person retweeted the aforementioned post and wrote: ‘After Tiger King, it became common knowledge how despicable these places are, and yet here he is… Tom Sandoval needs to fade into obscurity once and for all’.
‘Screw Tom Sandoval!! I’m so against this type of s***,’ another wrote.
One user slammed him and tweeted: ‘Cop a load of this f***ing moron, don’t do this people, these animals are usually drugged for YOUR entertainment.
‘This d***head should know better,’ they added.
Some of his fans commented below his latest Instagram post about his Everybody Loves Tom podcast to slam him for ‘advertising animal cruelty’ and ‘supporting animal exploitation and abuse’.
This comes over a week after he issued a public service announcement to his fans to not choose infidelity despite him doing so and even creating the infamous Scandoval drama.
Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules premieres Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
