{"id":25169,"date":"2026-08-02T12:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25169"},"modified":"2026-08-02T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:54:32","slug":"jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-are-going-after-each-other-on-social-media-amid-messy-divorce-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25169","title":{"rendered":"Jax Taylor &#038; Brittany Cartwright Are Going After Each Other On Social Media Amid Messy Divorce &#8211; Here\u2019s Why!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><strong>Brittany Cartwright<\/strong> and <strong>Jax Taylor<\/strong> are fighting online! Here is the deal on the latest drama amid their divorce!<\/p>\n<p>So recently, the 47-year-old former reality star posted a photo on <strong>Instagram<\/strong> to promote\u00a0 <strong>Smartwater<\/strong>. You know, the bottled water company. He captioned the post with a \u201cpartner\u201d hashtag to indicate it\u2019s a partnership with the brand. However, whatever sponsorship deal he accepted turned out to be illegitimate! Uh oh! And the second Jax realized he deleted the upload.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/jax-taylor-slams-brittany-cartwright-holding-up-divorce\/\"><strong>Related: Jax Taylor SLAMS Brittany Cartwright For \u2018Holding Up\u2019 Their Divorce!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittany, however, found out about the whole ordeal! Smartwater messaged her that Jax\u2019s \u201ccontent isn\u2019t authorized or affiliated\u201d with their company, and it happened while she was recording her <em>When Reality Hits<\/em> podcast with <strong>Tom Schwartz<\/strong>! She obviously commented on it at the moment, accusing him of creating a fake ad to try to repair his image amid the backlash over his <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/brittany-cartwright-axes-longtime-publicist-after-cozy-jax-taylor-pool-pics\/\">relationship with her former publicist<\/a> <strong>Lori Krebs<\/strong>. Listen (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbeigdSJYSv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jax is now upset over Brittany\u2019s comments, and he took to Instagram on Friday to call her out! He wrote in a lengthy statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA few weeks ago, I accepted what I believed was a legitimate campaign opportunity through a third party influencer platform, like many creators use. I received the offer, emails, creative brief and deliverables. I trusted a platform that turned out not to be legitimate. As soon as I was notified that the campaign was unauthorized, I removed the content immediately. I have never and would never intentionally misrepresent a partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, Jax slammed Brittany for allegedly trying to \u201chumiliate\u201d him:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s been most upsetting is seeing an honest mistake become pure entertainment in an attempt to humiliate me. Regardless of where we stand personally, we\u2019re still the parents of a young child and there should be a certain level of respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When has Jax shown Brittany an ounce of respect in the 10 years we\u2019ve watched their lives play out in the public eye? Was it respectful to <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/jax-taylor-publicist-lori-krebs-didnt-have-affair-during-brittany-cartwright-marriage-relationship-timeline-details\/\">date her longtime publicist<\/a> behind her back? Hmm. The <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> alum went on to accuse Brittany of preventing him from earning \u201ca living\u201d by stopping brands from forming partnerships with him:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve stayed quiet for a long time, out of respect for her as the mother of our son. It hasn\u2019t been easy not having a voice, especially when so much has been said publicly about me. What hurts the most is feeling like no matter how hard I work to rebuild my life, move forward or earn new opportunities, there are constant attempts to tear those opportunities away. Brittany has directly contacted networks and brands in an effort to stop me from working and to prevent me from getting opportunities affecting my ability earn a living. I never wanted to make any of this public, but there\u2019s only so long I can stay silent when she continues to lie about so many things and doesn\u2019t ever seem to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>See the statement (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbemFKxlikh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brittany denied all the allegations, though. She fired back on Instagram Stories that same day:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI opened that dm LIVE while recording a podcast. Blame people for their awful actions, not the person who is having to live with it daily. I\u2019m done. I\u2019m the one who REALLY has stayed quiet. Keep blaming me with no accountability for your own actions. Not anymore. I speak facts and truth. Always. Leave my son out of your ridiculous statements. The countless \u2018sources\u2019 and fake accounts [are] hardly staying quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Along with the caption, she dropped a screenshot of where the fake brand deal came from \u2013 \u201cVideoForce.ai.\u201d See (below):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1250135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1250135\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1250135 size-full lazyload\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor &amp; Brittany Cartwright Are Going After Each Other On Social Media Amid Messy Divorce -- Here\u2019s Why! \" height=\"2029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama-606x1024.jpg 606w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama-768x1299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brittany-Cartwright-Calls-Out-Jax-Taylor-Fake-Brand-Deal-Drama-908x1536.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1250135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(c) Brittany Cartwright\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday, Jax clapped back by posting the original email he received. He also added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe Is continuously contacting employers after 2.5 years going out of her way to disrupt my life move on already.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1250134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1250134\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1250134 size-full lazyload\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor &amp; Brittany Cartwright Are Going After Each Other On Social Media Amid Messy Divorce -- Here\u2019s Why! \" height=\"2260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama-544x1024.jpg 544w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama-768x1446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama-816x1536.jpg 816w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jax-Taylor-Brittany-Cartwright-Brand-Deal-Drama-1087x2048.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1250134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(c) Jax Taylor\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To which Brittany replied on her own account:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get caught making things with ai so you continue making things with ai <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"customEmoji lazyload\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F602.png\" height=\"16\"\/>\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And this isn\u2019t the end of the situation! Jax spoke to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Saturday to further call out Brittany for allegedly attempting to \u201csabotage\u201d his career and \u201cdamage\u201d his reputation:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYesterday was just another example of Brittany going out of her way to publicly embarrass and humiliate me. Instead of reaching out privately to address the situation, she chose to contact the brand, laugh about it on her podcast, and post false accusations on social media, turning something that could have been handled privately into a public spectacle. Unfortunately, this has become a pattern. It\u2019s just another example of her ongoing attempts to damage my reputation, interfere with my ability to work and earn a living, and make it as difficult as possible for me to move forward and rebuild my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jax claimed it has been \u201cover two and a half years\u201d since they separated and \u201cnearly two years of trying to finalize\u201d their divorce, and they\u2019re nowhere close to ending things because of her:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDuring that time, I\u2019ve worked incredibly hard on my sobriety, my mental health and becoming the best father I can be. I\u2019ve stayed silent for the past year out of respect for Cruz and because I believed taking the high road was the right thing to do. But staying silent while Brittany continues to lie about me publicly and find any opportunity to humiliate me has been incredibly difficult. Last week we spent eight hours in court hoping to finally move this divorce forward, but it went nowhere because Brittany had not provided the financial disclosures that were required and came completely unprepared. She has also been subpoenaed by her own attorneys because she\u2019s failed to provide the information they needed. My attorney has also gone on record confirming that she has never had to pay for my taxes, despite her continuing to publicly claim otherwise. This process has dragged on way longer than it should, and I just want to close this chapter and move on with my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Jax, Brittany has \u201cinterfered\u201d with several opportunities he had to \u201crebuild\u201d his career, including a spot on <em>Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn top of that, every time I\u2019ve been presented with an opportunity to rebuild my career, those opportunities have been interfered with by Brittany. She has contacted networks and brand opportunities I had secured, resulting in jobs being jeopardized or lost. Her actions have directly impacted my ability to work, support myself and earn a living. I was set to film this season of Special Forces and after all the paperwork completed and taking multiple vaccines and my uniform in hand the offer was retracted days prior to me leaving. I came to find out that Brittany contacted them and once again interfered with an amazing job opportunity that would have helped me move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Acknowledging he\u2019s \u201cmade mistakes,\u201d he continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just want the same opportunity Brittany has had \u2014 to tell my truth, continue my recovery, focus on my son and build the next chapter of my life in peace. I\u2019m not dismissing my past actions or behavior. I know I\u2019ve made mistakes, and I\u2019ve worked hard in my recovery and I\u2019m sober now for 1 year and 8 months. I just wish there was space for me to grow, heal, and move forward instead of having every step I take toward rebuilding my life met with another attempt to tear me down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for Brittany? A source close to her told <em>Us<\/em> that <em>The Valley<\/em> star \u201cis and always has been the victim\u201d of Jax and feels it\u2019s \u201ctime people stop trying to rewrite that reality,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWatching someone continue to blame Brittany for the consequences of his own actions is beyond disappointing and frustrating. Brittany is not responsible for his behavior, and she never has been. The accountability lies with Jax, yet he continues to lie, deflect, and refuse to take responsibility for the damage he\u2019s caused. If he\u2019s struggling to book jobs, it\u2019s because of his own actions \u2014 both on and off camera \u2014 not because of Brittany.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When it comes to the divorce delay claims, the insider shut it down! They explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe already know, and it has been stated multiple times that the divorce has been prolonged because of Jax\u2019s multiple stays in rehab, but instead of focusing on bettering himself, he continues grasping at straws to try to continually make Brittany look bad. It isn\u2019t working and he keeps showing everyone exactly who he is. The narrative that Brittany somehow needs him is laughable. She has been raising and providing for their son without meaningful financial help from Jax for years. Brittany has worked incredibly hard to build a stable life for her child despite everything she\u2019s had to endure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The source claimed Jax\u2019s allegations\u00a0are \u201cmore of the same behavior we\u2019ve all seen for years,\u201d and Brittany is over it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBrittany is done allowing him to rewrite history and perform as though he\u2019s \u2018changed,\u2019 while his actions continue to tell a completely different story. Enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"highlight\">Oof\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What are YOUR thoughts on the situation, Perezcious readers? 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