Jax Taylor has finally spoken out about his divorce from Brittany Cartwright.
Months after announcing their separation, Brittany decided to pull the trigger to end their marriage. The 35-year-old reality star filed for divorce in late August, citing irreconcilable differences. Of course, we know the couple had tons of problems in the relationship over the years, such as cheating, lying, fighting, and more. So yeah, their breakup was a long time coming.
When Brittany broke her silence about the filing on their When Reality Hits podcast last week, she even pointed out that the decision “wasn’t made lightly or quickly.” However, she ultimately realized she needed to leave a “toxic relationship” for the sake of their 3-year-old son Cruz. It’s hard to leave someone you were with for nearly a decade, even tougher when you have a child. So we applaud her for recognizing she deserved better and having the courage to end things.
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Now, it’s time to hear from Jax! During Friday’s episode of their When Reality Hits podcast, the 45-year-old Vanderpump Rules alum finally broke his silence. And thankfully he admitted getting divorced was “the right decision” for them at the end of the day:
“I know that Brittany addressed our current situation on last week’s podcast. It’s been a really, really rough week. Anyone that has gone through a divorce will understand how difficult this is. Brittany did file for divorce. I understand why she did and I agree that this is the right decision for our family.”
At least these two can agree on one thing! This divorce needed to happen! Although Brittany and Jax are seemingly on the same page, they still have a long way to go to being on good terms. We mean, things looked pretty awkward between them as they tried to keep their distance as much as possible during filming last Friday. Jax also didn’t look to be in good spirits — not like Brittany who was smiling and laughing while hanging out with their co-stars! Oof.
While things are still tense between Brittany and Jax at this time, he hopes they can get to an “amicable” place with each other soon for their son. He even said he would be “an excellent ex-husband” moving forward:
“I’ll always love and care for Brittany. She’s the mother of my beautiful son. All I want for us is to be amicable and even hopefully really, really good friends. One day. I know I’m an amazing father and I know that I will make an excellent ex-husband.”
Right…
Look, we really hope Brittany and Jax can get along for Cruz. It’s so tough for kids when it comes to divorce. We would hate it if they couldn’t get on better terms and co-parent amicably for their son. However, we’ll believe it when we see it when it comes to the “excellent ex-husband” part. Jax wasn’t an excellent partner, friend, or co-star — even long before Brittany came into the picture. Buy hey, perhaps he can change… finally. He did just take a huge important step in the right direction.
As you probably heard, Jax checked himself into an in-patient treatment center for his mental health in late July and stayed there for 30 days. The dad then revealed on Monday he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder while at the facility. Further addressing the “very scary step,” he said on the podcast:
“It was a very, very scary step for me, but it really needed to happen. It’s something I’ve been holding onto for many, many years. I’ve known for years that there’s been something wrong but I just didn’t want to know. During my stay, I found out a lot about myself. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I now have a little bit better understanding of my mental health struggles. I’ve been put on some serious medication that’s actually been helping me out a lot. In time, I’ll definitely speak more about it openly, but right now I kind of just need to deal with this process.”
Whether you like Jax or not, you can admit it took a lot of strength to get help when he needed it. Thoughts on what he had to say about the divorce, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments.
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