Jax Taylor Will Not Return For ‘the Valley’ In Order To Focus On Sobriety And Mental Health

Jax Taylor, who has been a champion connected Bravo reality tv for complete a decade, will not return for Season 3 of “The Valley” to attraction connected his sobriety and intelligence health.

"After an incredibly challenging twelvemonth and galore honorable conversations pinch my squad and producers, I’ll beryllium stepping distant from nan adjacent play of 'The Valley,'" Taylor said successful a connection provided by his representatives to NBC News.

"Right now, my attraction needs to beryllium connected my sobriety, my intelligence health, and coparenting relationship," Taylor said. "Taking this clip is basal for maine to go nan champion type of myself — particularly for our son, Cruz."

US Weekly first reported Taylor's departure.

Ahead of nan Season 2 premiere successful April, Taylor revealed his on-and-off conflict pinch cocaine addiction for much than 2 decades. The ongoing travel pinch sobriety and intelligence wellness has been a important plotline of nan existent play of "The Valley" for nan 46-year-old, arsenic good arsenic nan fallout of his divided pinch Brittany Cartwright, pinch whom he shares a 3-year-old son, Cruz.

Taylor’s behaviour passim Season 2 has spurred interest from fans, including a heated on-camera statement pinch Cartright earlier he checked himself into a intelligence wellness curen facility. While astatine nan facility, Cartwright and nan different castmates received angry texts from Taylor.

"I don’t moreover admit who you are anymore," Cartwright said during nan statement earlier Taylor’s departure to nan curen center. "Jax, you frightened me!"

Representatives for Taylor did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. Bravo said they had nary comment.

Taylor’s determination to time off “The Valley” is not nan first clip nan reality TV prima has near a Bravo show owed to his conduct. After 8 seasons connected “Vanderpump Rules,” wherever Taylor was known for his brash and toxic behavior, he was ousted from nan reality show. Cartwright, who was pregnant astatine nan time, besides did not return for Season 9 of “Vanderpump Rules.”

"The past 8 years connected Vanderpump Rules person been immoderate of nan astir challenging, rewarding and fulfilling years of my life," Taylor said successful a December 2020 station connected Instagram alongside photos from his clip connected nan show. "Although this is difficult to share, Brittany and I will not beryllium returning for different play of Vanderpump Rules. We are excited to return this clip to attraction connected our increasing family and stock pinch you our caller endeavors.”

"Thank you to each nan fans who person shared our travel pinch america and supported america done everything. We emotion you," he added astatine nan time.

Cartwright yet revenge for divorcement successful 2024 while filming Season 2 of "The Valley," citing “irreconcilable differences.” The Season 2 finale is group to aerial connected July 22 connected Bravo. Taylor is group to look astatine nan show’s reunion.

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