Tom Sandoval and longtime partner Ariana Madix found themselves in hot water in December 2020 when their business partner filed suit against them. Let's back up to 2019, though. Tom and Ariana released a book called Fancy AF Cocktails: Drink Recipes from a Couple of Professional Drinkers, a nod to the years they spent working as bartenders in West Hollywood. The book became a source of drama for the couple's storyline on the show. Now, the book is a source of real-life drama for the couple.

Alison Baker filed suit against the couple in December 2020, nearly five years after she claims she pitched it to Ariana as a book written from the star's "perspective," per E! News. Baker alleged that Ariana agreed to pay her 45 percent of the advance and royalties and co-author credit when the book was published. That book was never published, though, because, according to Baker, Tom became "jealous" of her work with Ariana and suggested the three of them publish a book together — "based on the existing concept" — and split the profits equally. Now that the book has been published, Baker is suing the couple for allegedly infringing on her original concept and for not paying her 45 percent of the advance they agreed upon.

As for Tom and Ariana, they adamantly deny any wrongdoing. "The allegations presented are false and frivolous," Tom and Ariana told E! News. "We will vigorously defend ourselves against these baseless claims."

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