Jax Taylor
Television personality and former Vanderpump Rules and The Valley cast member
- Entries
- 11
- On the record
- 6
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- Nov 6, 2026
The record
Jax Taylor was an original cast member of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules and appeared for eight seasons before the network confirmed in December 2020 that he and his wife, Brittany Cartwright, would not return; a source close to him disputed that he was fired, TMZ reported. He later joined the Bravo spinoff The Valley. His earliest court record is from Hawaii, where he was arrested in July 2015 over a pair of sunglasses taken from a Honolulu shop.
TMZ reported that he was held on suspicion of felony theft because the glasses were valued above Hawaii's $300 threshold for that charge, and that in February 2016 he took a plea in Honolulu, telling the judge he had had too many mai tais. He received no jail time and one year of probation, with the conviction to be erased if he stayed out of trouble.
He married Cartwright in June 2019 at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky. Her August 2024 divorce petition listed January 24, 2024 as the date of separation. In August 2026 a judge granted her a temporary domestic violence restraining order after she alleged years of abuse; Taylor said he strongly disputed some of the allegations, noted that no police reports or criminal charges followed, and said he was ashamed of how he behaved in 2024. In October 2026 he asked the court to declare him legally single.
Roles and honours on the record
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- Filed
TMZ reported Taylor's filing asks Cartwright to pay $17,401 a month in spousal support, $250,000 in fees and $10,000 for an accountant. Jax Taylor seeks $17,401 a month from Brittany Cartwright
- Ruled
A judge partly granted Taylor a temporary restraining order against Cartwright pending a Sept. 24 hearing, per Us Weekly. Jax Taylor seeks $17,401 a month from Brittany Cartwright
Stories in this file
The record, entry by entry
- 2015-07-17 Reported He was arrested at his Honolulu hotel on suspicion of felony theft over a pair of sunglasses allegedly taken from a nearby shop, TMZ reported. TMZ report
- 2016-02-18 Admitted He took a plea in Honolulu on the felony theft charge, telling the judge he had had too many mai tais. He received no jail time and one year of probation, with the conviction to be erased if he stayed out of trouble, TMZ reported. TMZ report
- 2017-01-23 Reported Bravo was set to air a spinoff starring Taylor and Cartwright, filmed in Kentucky where her family lives, TMZ reported. TMZ report
- 2019-06 Reported He married Brittany Cartwright at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky. TMZ report
- 2020-12-04 Reported Bravo confirmed that Taylor and Cartwright would not return to Vanderpump Rules. A source close to Taylor disputed that he was fired, saying the couple felt the show's direction did not fit their growing family. TMZ report
- 2024-08-27 Filed Cartwright's divorce petition cited irreconcilable differences, gave January 24, 2024 as the date of separation, sought primary legal and physical custody of their son with visitation for Taylor, and asked the court to bar spousal support to either party. TMZ report
- 2026-08-28 Filed Cartwright alleged in Los Angeles Superior Court filings a decade-long pattern of abuse. A judge granted her a temporary domestic violence restraining order requiring Taylor to stay 100 yards away, and denied her request for sole custody pending a hearing. TMZ report
- 2026-08-28 Reported Taylor said he strongly disputed some of the allegations and would address them in court, noted that no police reports were filed and no criminal charges brought, and said he was truly ashamed of his behavior in 2024. TMZ report
- 2026-10-13 Filed He asked the court to bifurcate the divorce and declare him legally single while financial, property and support issues are resolved, and sought more than $9,000 in sanctions against Cartwright for prolonging the case. TMZ report