his estranged wife Brittany Cartwright while filming season two of The Valley.
On the same day his former partner filed to legally end their marriage, the reality star, 45, headed to his ex’s home to move out his belongings.
While swinging by his former marital home, the father-of-one loaded his car up with packages and cardboard boxes full of miscellaneous items.
For the outing, he sported a black polo shirt, which showed off his muscular arms and extensive tattoos, khaki pants and white sneakers.
Notably, the Jax’s Studio City bar owner was not wearing his wedding ring.
Jax Taylor was seen for the first time amid reports he was served divorce documents from his estranged wife Brittany Cartwright while filming season two of The Valley
On Wednesday, sources claimed to TMZ that Taylor received his divorce documents on camera.
The insider told the outlet that the former couple were both filming for The Valley, but ‘did not’ tape anything together on Tuesday.
According to the publication, a ‘third party brought the documents’ to Taylor.
Sources familiar with his and Cartwright’s relationship, she ‘took the initiative and decided it was time to file’ after determining he had ‘done too many things for a reconciliation to occur.’
Taylor is said to be ‘getting ticked off from all the praise Brittany’s getting for choosing to file’ as he allegedly thinks she ‘has her own dark side to her.’
Fans have been warned that season two of The Valley is set to be a ‘heavy one.’
Amid their split, the duo have chosen to focus on their three-year-old son, Cruz.
On Wednesday, a source told People that Cartwright felt like filing for divorce was a ‘long time coming.’
On the same day his former partner, who he first met at a club in Las Vegas in 2015, filed to legally end their marriage, the reality star, 45, headed to his ex’s home to move out his belongings
While swinging by his former marital home, the father-of-one loaded his car up with miscellaneous items and cardboard boxes full of his things
Notably, the Jax’s Studio City bar owner was not wearing his wedding ring
The Vanderpump Rules filed ‘in order to move forward and put a stop to this tumultuous cycle they’ve been living in,’ the insider added.
The source added: ‘There’s a lot that has transpired over the past few months that she could not look past.’
‘This decision wasn’t made lightly but she feels adamant that it was the right one,’ the insider added.
The source noted that Jax has ‘mixed emotions’ about the filing, but knows it’s ‘ultimately the right decision.’
The Vanderpump Rules star filed the divorce documents after five years of marriage, as per legal documents seen by DailyMail.com.
She cited irreconcilable differences as her reason for ending the marriage.
On Wednesday, sources claimed to TMZ that Taylor received his divorce documents on camera; seen in
DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Cartwright and NBCUniversal, Bravo’s parent company, for comment.
Cartwright and Taylor, who first met at a club in Las Vegas in 2015, wed in a lavish wedding that aired on Vanderpump Rules.
Brittany has requested primary legal and physical custody over the child however is open to visitation for her ex.
Additionally, Cartwright is seeking to block the ability of the court to award either one of them with spousal support.
Cartwright cited their date of separation as January 24.
The couple’s early romance was chronicled on the Bravo series Vanderpump Rules and the breakdown of their marriage was captured on the spin-off, The Valley, with Cartwright revealing she had moved out their marital residence with son Cruz.
‘A lot has happened with me and Jax,’ Brittany said in a confessional. ‘We were already having issues all summer long, but once the cameras stopped rolling, things just seemed like they were getting worse and worse and worse.
‘So about six weeks ago, I separated from Jax. I moved into an AirBnb with Cruz because Jax would not leave the house,’ she said on the finale.
Brittany said that Jax not moving out showed his selfishness. Brittany said she left with their three-year-old son Cruz because the situation at home was toxic. Brittany said Jax would come with a hangover and in the morning would be ‘mean as a snake.’
‘I just hit this point where I just started noticing everything that he did to me,’ Brittany said. ‘It just hit me like a ton of bricks.’
The former couple welcomed their son Cruz in 2021
Brittany said during their relationship that Jax cheated on her, disrespected her and humiliated her.
‘I have been through a lot of pain in this relationship,’ Brittany said. ‘I just can’t deal with it anymore.’