Rachel Leviss broke down being “vindicated, sad, and broken” since hearing James Kennedy was arrested for Domestic Violence against Ally Lewber.
The former Vanderpump Rules personality took to her Instagram story to provide a status update to her followers.
Rachel’s latest statement:
“I’ve experienced so many emotions this past week. Feeling happy and vindicated and also sad and broken.”
“I don’t want this to be brushed under the rug like the times before.”
“So much of my podcast talks about my experience with coercive control and gaining the insight to overcome it.”
“I am grateful to have had a voice this past year. Abuse can be heavy to talk about and re-examine.”
“I want to leave this on a positive note … There is so much to look forward to in the year to come. I am grateful for everyone who extended grace and kind words of encouragement through the tough times and the little victories. 🖤💪🏻”
Rachel revisited a social media post from 6 years ago:
“I stand by what I wrote here. Being in an abusive relationship is confusing because you believe in the potential of your significant other and can’t comprehend how someone who says they love you is intentionally hurting you. Bad times can be few and far between, it’s easy to minimize the abuse and want to believe the person is capable of change.”
Rachel’s post from 12/23/2018:
“Tonight’s episode was an emotional one for me. Using the word ‘dumb’ to describe why I chose to stay with James is completely inappropriate. I grew up not knowing I had a learning disability and wasn’t diagnosed with ADD until college. Learning was always difficult for me and not passing my ice cream multiplication test was one of the earliest challenges I faced.”
“However, I am NOT stupid. In college I figured out the way I learned best and worked very hard for my degree graduating with honors. Words like STUPID and DUMB are just as offensive as the word FAT. Some other adjectives that more accurately describe the situation are patience, understanding, empathetic, and forgiving.”
