Jax Taylor is working on himself for his son. One day after ET confirmed that the Vanderpump Rules alum was seeking in-patient treatment for mental health, Jax broke his silence on Instagram.
The reality star, 45, shared a photo of himself kissing his smiling son, Cruz. Jax shares 3-year-old Cruz with estranged wife Brittany Cartwright. The Bravo stars tied the knot in 2019 and went public with their separation in February.
“Working on getting better for you buddy, I love you,” Jax wrote alongside the sweet pic.
On July 30, Jax’s rep confirmed his client’s decision to seek help, telling ET, “Jax has always been candid about his mental health struggles, especially during the past few months on his podcast.”
“He has made the decision to seek in-patient treatment,” the rep said of the When Reality Hits podcast host. “This is a particularly sensitive time for him and his family. They ask for privacy and respect until he is ready to speak more on this matter.”
Fans witnessed the deterioration of Jax and Brittany’s relationship during season 1 of the VPR spinoff, The Valley. On the show’s season finale, Brittany revealed that she decided to leave Jax and move out of their shared home after a particularly volatile argument.
“I just kind of hit this point where I started noticing everything that he did to me. It just hit me like a ton of bricks or something. And then I was just kind of like, ‘What am I doing? Why am I here?'” Brittany told her friends, before adding in a confessional, “I’ve come into my own. I make a lot of money. I just feel like I have woken up. I feel so much stronger now. I know I’ll be OK. I know my worth, and I know I do not deserve to be in a relationship like this. What was I thinking, staying with him this long?”
As for where their relationship stands today, Jax revealed in May that he and Brittany have agreed to see other people amid their separation.
The following month, Jax tweeted in the middle of the night, claiming that Brittany had been sleeping with someone else for four months. He quickly deleted the social media post, though.
The Valley is currently in production for season 2.
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