Another Vander-split: Reality stars Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor are divorcing after less than five years of marriage. Brittany filed for divorce Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split from her former Vanderpump Rules costar. The couple, who announced their separation in February, listed their date of separation as January 24, 2024, according to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
The Valley stars share a 3-year-old son, for whom Brittany is requesting primary legal and physical custody, with visitation for Jax. She is also asking the court to block the awarding of spousal support to either her or Jax. Her petition said they are still ascertaining the assets to be identified as separate and community property. Representatives for Brittany and Jax did not immediately respond Tuesday to LA Times' requests for further comment.
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Brittany announced in late February that she and her husband were going their separate ways.
The announcement came during an episode of their joint podcast, When Reality Hits. Jax later insisted that their split was "not divorce."
In late July, TMZ reported that Jax had sought inpatient treatment for mental health issues in the wake of their separation. Earlier his month, he was set to leave the treatment center and return to work on The Valley, which has chronicled some of their ups and downs.
Jax, a former bartender at SUR and a model, has been part of the main cast of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules since it premiered in 2014. Brittany, who worked as a SURver, joined the cast when season 4 debuted in 2015 and starred in the 2017 spinoff Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky before officially leaving Vanderpump Rules in 2020.
The couple started dating in 2015 and got engaged in June 2018.
They wed June 29, 2019, at the Kentucky Castle in Brittany's home state of Kentucky. Though not directly embroiled in last year's "Scandoval" cheating scandal, the couple readily commented on the fallout that rocked the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff series.
The couple quipped that when they starred in The Valley, which premiered last spring, they were trading "bottle service for baby bottles."
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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