Tom Schwartz Talks Scandoval Fallout on FOX’s ‘Stars on Mars’ Show

Tom Sandoval has been in a vortex of bad press these past few months — all over his cheating scandal, of course — and now … his best bud’s weighing in on the galactic fail.

Of course, we’re talking about Tom Schwartz — Sandoval’s right-hand man in business and fellow costar on “Vanderpump Rules” … who’s had a front-row seat to all the drama unfolding of late. Naturally, seeing how he’s close with Tom #1 — Schwartz caught flak too.

Now, the dude’s spilling his guts about it all in the aftermath — as seen on FOX’s new reality show, “Stars on Mars,” on which TS is a contestant — and it sounds like he wants to distance himself from Sandoval/his poor decision-making … trying to get light years away.

BTW, if you think our space references are a bit much … wait ’til you hear how Schwartz puts it. The guy’s got a ton of creative ways to explain how out of this world Scandoval has been from his POV … and this is just a taste. He’ll dish even more on Monday’s episode.

Also, if you’re wondering what the “Stars on Mars” show is … we’ll tell ya. The series just launched and it’s very much so in the vein of “Big Brother” — only here, celebs are living together in a manufactured Mars-like environment … competing against each other.

The other contenders run the gamut of stardom — folks like Lance Armstrong, Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman are on … as are Ariel Winter, Porsha Williams, Ronda Rousey and others. It truly is a who’s-who of reality TV … also, William Shatner‘s hosting!