
Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright.
Bravo/Invision/AP/ShutterstockHe was number 1 in the group. |Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright there are many opinions on all of that Vanderpump Rules more than two years after his departure from the event.
During the merger Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen seen on March 22, Taylor, 43, and Cartwright, 34, ono Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal with Rachel Lewis – and the subsequent split from Ariana Madix.
While the Kentucky native indicated that he was “surprised” by the news, the Sharknado 4 star claimed he was “called from day one” before calling back to his previous allegations.
“I’m on my first week of vacation in Miami. I’m on week [Tom and Ariana] started dating,” Taylor said, referring to season 3 Pump Rules episode where rumors swirled Sandoval, 40, had cheated on Madix, 37, during a getaway to Florida. “I said it many times, but no one wants to believe me… 100% happened. I was in the next room.”
While hosting Andy Cohen ask if the Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky Believer Tom Schwartz – who previously made out with Leviss, 28, on Scheana Shay and Brock Davies Wedding in August 2022 – knowing about the relationship, Taylor replied, “100%.
“I talk to Schwartz every day so I know, he knows [about the cheating scandal]. … He said, ‘I know for a while. I tried to tell him to go ahead.’ He has told me verbatim and I have to apply his words.
Cartwright added that he’s “taking all the Easter eggs” now that news of Sandoval and Leviss’ relationship has become public, but previously speculated that the two spent a lot of time together because “Sandoval made friends so quickly.”
Taylor – who admitted he did not “have a leg to stand on” when it comes to cheating – echoed his wife’s sentiments, saying, “The last time we saw them was at our friend’s house in Orange County on Labor Day. The two of them were together. Now that makes sense. … Ariana called him and said, ‘My grandma passed away’ or got sick or something and he didn’t come home. He didn’t go. He used the fact that he couldn’t get an Uber.
This isn’t the first time Cartwright and Taylor have opened up about Sandoval’s affair. The former reality star weighed in on the cheating scandal after Us Weekly confirmed the news earlier this month.
“I’ve said a lot of things on the show that people never believe…everything I say is true.
Cartwright, for her part, uploaded an Instagram photo of herself and Ariana Madix, wrote, “Obviously.” (Madix and Sandoval separated after nine years together because of their relationship with Leviss.)

Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix
Nicole Weingart/BravoAt the time, a resurfaced interview with Taylor revealed that the former SUR bartender knew Madix and Sandoval were going to quit.
“It has nothing to do with it,” Taylor said in a TikTok clip in March. “Again, I have no ill will toward either of them. I just see them as roommates. Honorable roommates that we hook up with occasionally.
While Cartwright and Taylor had harsh words for Sandoval and Leviss on Wednesday WWHLThe two men gushed over Madix’s long pal, calling her “a strong and independent woman” who could not be “controlled” by Sandoval.
“He can control Raquel,” Taylor explained. “He’s easy to manipulate and he’s too dependent to do that. He can’t do that with Ariana.”
The Michigan native’s ups and downs with Sandoval were documented during that time Vanderpump Rules. Taylor, who married Cartwright in 2019, announced his departure with his wife. Vanderpump Rules in December 2020.
“8 years ago Vanderpump Rules It’s been some of the most challenging, fun and exciting years of my life,” she wrote in a separate statement via Instagram. “Although it’s hard to share, Brittany and I won’t be back for another season. Vanderpump Rules. We are excited to take this time to focus on our growing family and share with you our new venture. @bravotv, @evolutionusa and our Vanderpump castmates will always be close to our hearts. Thank you to all our fans who have shared our journey with us and supported us through it all. We love you.”
At the time, Cartwright seemed to be hinting that his decision to leave might not be just for the couple. “Do you really think we should write whatever we want?” he replied to the fans who pointed out the same goodbye message of the two people.
Since coming out, Taylor and Cartwright have continued to make headlines for dramas with their past costars. The duo, who shared the son of Cruz, 23 months, recently found himself at odds with Stassi Schroeder after they did not attend her wedding Clark is handsome in May 2022.
The former SUR host explained why she and Taylor missed the Italian wedding, explaining on the “Betches Moms” podcast in June 2022, “We had real reasons why we couldn’t go that we didn’t discuss. Like, Cruz’s passport didn’t come in, my mom passed away in the family and had to go home. I really tried to be there, until the last minute.
Earlier this month, Shay, 37, claimed she saw her former co-worker having an affair Lala Kent’Samudra’s daughter’s 2nd birthday party.
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“I saw him talking. I didn’t know what he was saying, but I saw him,” the California native, 37, said on the “Jamie All Over” podcast. “I know Stassi reached out when Brittany’s dog passed away and I know it meant a lot to her.”