Jax Taylor has broken his silence on estranged wife Brittany Cartwright’s decision to file for divorce last month. The Vanderpump Rules star, 45, spoke out during his Friday When Reality Hits podcast episode.
Jax, who revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and also post-traumatic stress disorder after a recent mental health facility stay – said her filing was the ‘right decision for their family.’
Adding: ‘I understand why she did [it]. I’ll always love and care for Brittany. She’s the mother of my beautiful son [Cruz].’
Jax and Brittany were married for five years, welcoming son Cruz in 2021.
He joked that he would ‘make an excellent ex-husband.’
Jax Taylor breaks silence after Brittany Cartwright divorce
Jax Taylor has broken his silence on estranged wife Brittany Cartwright ‘s decision to file for divorce last month; seen April 27, 2024 in Washington DC
The Vanderpump Rules star, 45, spoke out during his Friday When Reality Hits podcast episode; seen together November 5, 2023 in Las Vegas
Jax continued: ‘It’s been a really, really rough week. Anyone that has gone through a divorce will understand how difficult this is.’
He said he wants their relationship to ‘be amicable,’ adding that eventually ‘hopefully [become] really, really good friends one day.’
Brittany, 35, filed the divorce documents late last month after five years of marriage, as per legal documents seen by DailyMail.com.
She cited irreconcilable differences as her reason for ending the marriage.
Cartwright and Taylor who wed in a lavish wedding that aired on Vanderpump Rules, have a three-year-old son Cruz together.
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.
Brittany felt like filing for divorce was a ‘long time coming,’ per People’s source.
The 35-year-old reality star knew ‘she had to’ file for divorce ‘for the best interest of herself and her son.’
After five years of marriage and a recent public separation, Brittany Cartwright has filed for divorce from Jax Taylor; pictured 2019
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 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.
They welcomed their son Cruz in 2021
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’
‘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.’
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.’
