LISA Vanderpump appeared to throw shade at her business partners Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz by covering up the sign for their bar TomTom at West Hollywood Pride over the weekend.
On June 1, TomTom's main sign was completely obstructed by rainbow flags while The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Lisa's restaurant next door Pump's sign was prominently featured.
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Both hot spots were adorned with rainbow colored balloons, umbrellas and other decor, though only Pump's giant sign was visible to passerby during West Hollywood's big weekend celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
"Lisa clearly didn't want TomTom to get any attention, only Pump," one eyewitness told The U.S. Sun.
TomTom is the Toms' remaining bar, as Schwartz and Sandy's shut down for good in December.
While Lisa and her husband Ken Todd own TomTom, Schwartz and Sandoval are considered junior partners and the faces of the bar and restaurant.
On Vanderpump Rules, Lisa often argued with the two over the direction of TomTom, with the Toms feeling that their boss didn't take their opinions seriously.
In July 2023, Lisa moved her restaurant Pump into TomTom's space without warning her business partners, leaving both spots to share a location.
“As difficult as it was to lose Pump, we had some staff that we loved and adored for many years, including the chef. So we moved it all to TomTom,” she said on a March 2024 episode of Vanderpump Rules.
“It feels a little weird that this happened without either Schwartz and I knowing about it,” Sandoval said.
“I don’t think we would ever consult a 2.5% partner,” Lisa icily responded in her own confessional.
During last year's Pride, Lisa also covered up TomTom's sign with rainbow flags without an explanation.
MORE TROUBLE
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, TomTom suffered a major setback when the bar was forced to drop $50,000 on new construction in March of this year.
Though many fans thought the renovations indicated TomTom was rebranding or shutting down completely, a source said the changes were made due to new zoning laws in the area.
The front patio had to be significantly reduced, and now only fits a few two-person high-top tables.
“The indoor/outdoor California lifestyle really suited this space so it is a big loss to the restaurant but as always, we'll adapt," a staffer said.
“Every place in the area had to do the same so we can't get mad at it, just need to make the most of it.
“There was no fighting the decision as it was a city order so there's nothing [the owners] could've done but it was disappointing.
“Not only is there less space to seat people, which means less money the bar is making, but it cost them a lot of money to execute."
The patio reduction comes after Sandoval and Schwartz, along with the entire original cast, were fired from Vanderpump Rules.
The show will go on with an entirely new cast of younger, up-and-coming bartenders and servers.
Vanderpump Rules bar TomTom suffers 'big loss' as Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz forced to drop $50k on construction
FRACTURED FRIENDSHIP
Meanwhile, former best friends Schwartz and Sandoval's relationship is still suffering two years after the latter's cheating scandal and months after the closure of Schwartz and Sandy's.
“They are still friends as they’ll always have a connection in that brotherly sort of way and Schwartz will always think of him as a brother," the insider claimed.
“But Schwartz and Sandy’s closing ruined their friendship for awhile and it will never be the same.
“It put a severe fracture in their relationship that they have partially recovered from but I don’t think they fully ever will."
