The shock announcement comes after a tough season for Taylor, who entered rehab and is within the technique of divorcing spouse Brittany Cartwright, all whereas viewers known as for him to be kicked off the present, accusing the community of “platforming an abuser.”
Jax Taylor is stepping again from the Bravo drama… for now.
The Valley star introduced he will not be returning for the upcoming third season of the Bravo spinoff, citing private causes in a assertion shared Wednesday.
“After an extremely difficult 12 months and lots of trustworthy conversations with my staff and producers, I will be stepping away from the subsequent season of The Valley,” Taylor revealed.
Taylor, who shares 4-year-old son Cruz with estranged spouse and fellow solid member Brittany Cartwright, defined that his determination comes after taking inventory of what really wants his consideration proper now: his son and his sobriety.
“Proper now, my focus must be on my sobriety, my psychological well being, and coparenting. Taking this time is critical for me to grow to be the very best model of myself, particularly for our son, Cruz,” he added.
The information comes amid continued drama for Taylor and Cartwright, who’re within the throes of divorce.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2019 after years in entrance of the digicam on Vanderpump Guidelines, hit a tough patch earlier this 12 months amid renewed allegations of infidelity and Taylor’s struggles with substances.
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Cartwright confirmed she had moved right into a separate residence earlier than formally submitting for divorce throughout the summer season of 2024, citing “irreconcilable variations,” with cameras catching the Kentucky native’s official submitting because the present filmed for Season 2.
Alongside Taylor and Cartwright, the season featured Danny Booko, Nia Sanchez, Kristen Doute, Janet Caperna, Jason Caperna, Jesse Lally, Michelle Saniei, and extra, and it has been a drama-filled one for almost everybody concerned.
Along with the pair’s divorce, and fixed combating between the pair — which included allegations of bodily and emotional abuse and extra — Taylor’s rehab stint served as the most important plotline this season, as he stepped away from filming to deal with his psychological well being.
In a separate assertion to Selection, Taylor shared through his rep, “I simply celebrated my 2 hundredth day of sobriety from each alcohol and cocaine. It has been an extended street and continues to be as I work by way of my psychological well being points.”
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Taylor first opened up about his sobriety earlier this 12 months throughout an look on Valley government producer Alex Baskin’s Sizzling Mic podcast.
Baskin, who has stood by Taylor’s inclusion on the present, defended the choice to highlight the couple’s marital points, saying the objective was by no means to keep away from the uncomfortable moments.
“Our job is to inform the complete story” he advised Selection. “If we didn’t inform the story in its completeness, then we’d be overlaying up one thing that basically occurred and denying Brittany the prospect to share what she had been by way of. I do not suppose that’s actually ‘platforming an abuser’ as a lot as that’s platforming the story — which incorporates Brittany’s expertise in addition to Jax’s.”
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Baskin added that the sequence goals to painting issues “responsibly and pretty, in a means that’s entertaining and actual,” even when the content material turns “darkish.”
Taylor will nonetheless be part of the present’s Season 2 reunion particular, which was taped in Could.
As for the finale, Season 2 of The Valley formally wraps subsequent Tuesday, July 22, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET on Bravo.
