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Lisa Vanderpumpis setting the record straight on her West Hollywood restaurant.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsalumna, 62, reacted to reports thatPumpis leaving its infamous WeHo location after a decade.
She added that Pump will be getting more locations in Las Vegas. “We’re also currently expanding our empire and will be opening two more restaurants with Caesars Palace,” the reality star said.
Vanderpump’s remarks — which were first made toEntertainment Tonight— come after Leslie Haro, a broker with City Street commercial,told the outlet: “The business is being sold, but not the real estate and they’re looking for a long-term tenant.”
The restaurateur and her husbandKen Toddare not the owners of the building.
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Earlier this month,Pump’s liquor license was suspended. According to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, it was revoked on March 8.
Vanderpump’s restaurant TomTom, which she co-owns withTom SchwartzandTom Sandoval, also had its liquor licenses temporarily suspended, according to theWeHo Times, but it was reinstated on March 10.
Pump’s license was not set to expire until April 30. “Collections suspension” was listed as the reason for the hold.
According to signs posted outside the restaurant, andcaptured on social media, Pump was closed on Saturday and Sunday and cited “heavy rains” as the reason behind the closure. The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Vanderpump and Todd also operate SUR in Los Angeles. They recently opened a newParis-themed restaurant in Las Vegascalled Vanderpump à Paris, which joins Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, also located in Sin City.
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The liquor license suspensions happened as theVanderpump Rulescrew dealt with a cheating scandal involvingSandoval, 40, andRaquelLeviss.
PEOPLE confirmed Sandoval split from his long-time girlfriendAriana Madixafter she discovered hismonths-long affairwith fellow costarLeviss, 28.
Breaking his silence on the matter, the TomTom co-owner said hedeserved the “disappointment” fans expressedin the aftermath of the affair being exposed. Sandoval laterissued an apology directed toward Madix, 37, acknowledging that he had been “selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love.”
Leviss, 28, also apologized for the affair. “I deeply regret hurting Ariana. I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor and I am learning things about myself such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved,” she said in a statement shared withEntertainment Tonight.
Last Wednesday, Vanderpump opened up about her reaction to the news on an episode ofWatch What Happens LivewithAndy Cohen.
“I didn’t see it coming, nobody saw it coming,” she said on the March 8 episode, confirming that she had seen Madix since the news broke and that she was “devastated.”
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Vanderpump added, “[There were] a lot of tears.”
“Ariana was always that ride-or-die girlfriend,” she continued, before joking, “It seems like Raquel was the ‘ride’ girlfriend, she was the ‘die’ girlfriend.”
source: people.com
