Fire Pit Fury: Tom Sandoval's Ex's Dad Fires Back With Counter Restraining Order

When a relationship implodes spectacularly enough to land in court, the legal paperwork tends to tell two wildly different stories. The Tom Sandoval and Victoria Lee Robinson saga just proved that rule in the messiest way possible.

On June 25, the Vanderpump Rules alum filed for a domestic violence restraining order against Victoria and her father, J. Will Robinson, claiming they’d attacked him during a June 3 confrontation. But before the ink could dry, Will filed his own counter-petition just one day later—because apparently, nobody’s backing down in this Hollywood showdown. According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Friday, June 26, Will contends that Sandoval shoved him into a lit fire pit during the same incident, leaving him with a ruptured disc, a broken thumb and elbow, and a heel wound.

The disagreement centers on what actually sparked the physical clash that night. Sandoval’s version pins the chaos on an argument over whether Victoria was secretly recording him. He claims Will lunged first, chased him into the bedroom, and punched a 12-inch hole in the door while threatening to destroy him. He says Victoria then struck him in the face with such force his vision blurred. But video footage that emerged afterward tells a different story—it shows Sandoval aggressively confronting Victoria at the fire pit, demanding to know if she was recording him, and then shoving her father when Will intervened to protect his daughter.

The visual evidence cuts against Sandoval’s narrative in real time. Footage captured him wrestling for Victoria’s phone before the push that sent Will into the flames. Yet Sandoval’s court filing included photos of his own injuries—bruising and scrapes on his neck and ear—and he accused both Robinsons of months of past physical abuse, as well as claims that Victoria tampered with his devices and used a GPS tracker on his car. Will’s request asks the court to keep Sandoval at least 100 yards away from both him and Victoria, and he’s also seeking custody of four cats at the Los Angeles residence.

The timeline reveals how quickly the relationship cratered. Just 15 months ago, in March 2025, Sandoval told Us Magazine he saw a long-term future with Victoria, calling her a strong and supportive partner who’d been his rock. According to insiders, they’ve now definitively split—and Sandoval’s narrative suggests he was supporting the entire household, paying rent and utilities while Will lived there rent-free. The real kick? Even after Victoria was arrested that night, Sandoval bonded her out of jail, a decision he now deeply regrets.

What emerges from the dueling restraining orders is a picture of a relationship that deteriorated into mutual accusations, competing injuries, and a legal standoff neither side seems likely to win cleanly. The judge hasn’t yet ruled on Will’s request for protection, but one thing’s clear: there’s no coming back from a fire pit shove and a punched bedroom door.

If you or someone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.