Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor got into an explosive fight on Tuesday’s episode of Bravo’s Vandeprump Rules spinoff, The Valley, ahead of his 30-day rehab stint.
The reality star, 36, and bar owner, 45, began arguing after he allegedly had another woman over the night before at their shared residence.
As Taylor packed up his belongings for treatment, Cartwright warned her ex not to kiss their four-year-old son Cruz on his face because he ‘had a disgusting girl here last night.’
‘I don’t know if you took a shower,’ she said.
The off-handed remark infuriated Taylor, who ended up flipping a table during their blowup as she marveled at how he has become someone she doesn’t recognize.
‘If you were that miserable, you could’ve left years ago. I’ll never forgive you for this. Never,’ Taylor shot back.
Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor got into an explosive fight on Tuesday’s episode of Bravo’s Vandeprump Rules spinoff, The Valley, ahead of his 30-day rehab stint
Taylor, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder last year, proceeded to remind Cartwright that he begged her to ‘check on’ him to ‘see how’ he was doing.
‘You scared me and you hurt me,’ Cartwright fired back. ‘You need to go get help for yourself and for our son. He can not grow up and become a person like you.’
In a confessional, Taylor insisted that his rehab stay was motivated by fear that Cartwright would take Cruz ‘away’ from him.
‘If I have to do this so she won’t do that, then I’m gonna do it,’ he said.
During the episode, Cartwright cautioned him that if he did not ‘stay the full 30 days’ she would be filing for ‘full custody’ and a ‘restraining order’ immediately.
‘You’re going to lose your job. You’re crazy. You’re actually crazy. I don’t need you out in town getting drunk, doing drugs, walking around with little sluts,’ she told him.
Cartwright went on to call out her ex’s addiction issues on camera for the first time.
‘You have an addiction and you need to be honest with the doctor,’ she said. ‘Jax, you have the coke problem. Everybody knows it. Own up to it. Be real with the doctor.’
The reality star, 36, and bar owner, 45, began arguing after he allegedly had another woman over the night before
Cartwright went on to call out her ex’s addiction issues on camera for the first time
Despite their issues, Cartwright explained during her own confessional that she was just trying to help Taylor, who she said was ‘spiraling out of control.’
‘He’s gotten worse. I don’t know if he’s at rock bottom yet, but he is really close,’ she said. ‘Cruz deserves more. I deserve more. And I just can’t take it anymore. I’ve tried too hard.’
After the episode aired, fans praised Cartwright for taking her ‘power back.’
‘She snatched her power with that scene right there good for her,’ one wrote.
Another said: ‘This was the moment Brittany took her power back.’
‘I totally feel for Brittany. You can’t love the pain out of an addict,’ a third concluded.
After the episode aired, fans praised Cartwright for taking her ‘power back’
On August 27, Cartwright filed for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences.’
The former couple were married for five years, welcoming son Cruz in 2021.
She cited their date of separation as January 24.
The former server felt like filing for divorce was a ‘long time coming,’ per People’s source who said she knew ‘she had to’ file for divorce ‘for the best interest of herself and her son.’
The now-single mom filed ‘in order to move forward and put a stop to this tumultuous cycle they’ve been living in,’ the insider added.
On August 27, Cartwright filed for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ (pictured in March 2023)
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
The now-single mom filed ‘in order to move forward and put a stop to this tumultuous cycle they’ve been living in’
‘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 son because the situation at home was toxic.
‘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.’
