Jax Taylor Breaks Silence on Dating Brittany Cartwright’s Ex Publicist

The Timeline of Jax Taylor's Romance With Brittany Cartwright's Ex Publicist Lori Krebs RevealedJax Taylor is standing by his new romance. After E! News confirmed that Vanderpump Rules is dating his and estranged wife Brittany Cartwright’s former publicist, Lori Krebs, Taylor officially broke his silence on their relationship. When a fan suggested in the comments of his July 29 Instagram post that Taylor should be the next Bachelor, he responded with a red heart emoji, writing, “No thanks I am taken.” While the 47-year-old did not mention Krebs by name, a source previously confirmed their relationship to E! News, noting that there was no overlap with their romance and his 2024 split from Cartwright—with whom he shares 5-year-old son Cruz. “There was never a years-long secret affair, and there was no romantic relationship while Jax and Brittany were together,” the source clarified. “Their relationship changed only in the last several months, after both had already been separated.” Still, many were surprised by the news that Taylor and Krebs were dating, with former costar Kristen Doute voicing her disdain that Taylor would date someone who was so close to his ex-wife.“Jax is so diabolical,” she told host Andy Cohen during a July 22 appearance on Watch What Happens Live. “Like, of course." But the Valley star had the harshest words for Krebs—who is also in the midst of a divorce— as she had been Cartwright’s publicist for over a decade. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for LA Art Show"This is Brittany’s trusted paid professional, a friend, basically part of her family for the past decade,” Doute continued. “It’s so totally deceitful. It’s her publicist. The one person who knows the ins and outs of everything." As for Cartwright herself, she is keeping mum on the surprise romance for now and saving all of her thoughts for the future. "All I’m going to say about this at this moment is I will be speaking my truth—the truth—on this matter very soon whenever I’m ready," the 37-year-old said on the July 17 episode of her podcast When Reality Hits. "As of right now, I am focusing on me and the most important thing in my life, which is my beautiful son.” For a look at where all the couples from Vanderpump Rules currently stand, keep reading. Tommy Garcia/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesJax Taylor & Stassi Schroeder: SplitMuch of Vanderpump Rules' first season, which debuted in 2013, focused on the drama surrounding Jax Taylor cheating on then-girlfriend Stassi Schroeder in Las Vegas. And after his hook-up with co-star Kristen Doute was revealed during season two, the couple broke up for good.Instagram/@stassischroederStassi Schroeder & Beau Clark: MarriedThe VPR alum began dating the casting executive in 2017 while she was still on the show. After she was fired from the series in 2020, Schroeder and Beau Clark legally tied the knot in September of that year during the COVID-19 pandemic before welcoming daughter Hartford in January 2021. The two later held a formal wedding in Italy in May 2022 and welcomed their second child, son Messer, in 2023.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty ImagesJax Taylor & Brittany Cartwright: SeparatedTaylor and Brittany Cartwright met during a 2015 trip to Vegas following his breakup from Schroeder. After surviving a cheating scandal involving Taylor and their former co-star Faith Stowers, he and Cartwright wed in 2019 at a castle in her native Kentucky. Their wedding special aired on Bravo shortly after. The pair welcomed their son Cruz in April 2021, a year after they walked away from the show. Six months after they announced their separation in February 2024 (and Taylor's subsequent trips to rehab), she officially filed for divorce.Todd Williamson/BravoTom Sandoval & Ariana Madix: SplitFollowing his breakup from longtime girlfriend Doute, Sandoval and fellow bartender Ariana Madix began dating when she joined the show during the third season in 2013. The duo proved to be one of VPR's most dependable couples for nine years as they bought a house, adopted dogs and even wrote a cocktail book together. Because of their stability, fans were shocked when the TomTom co-owner's seven-month affair with their co-star Rachel "Raquel" Leviss came to light in March 2023, leading to his and Madix's breakup. Since the cheating scandal, Sandoval has credited a lack of intimacy as one of the reasons they drifted away. He also claimed they were separated when news of his cheating went public, though he revealed he and Leviss first kissed in August 2022 long before Madix found out.Instagram/@thestrongwaiAriana Madix & Daniel Wai: DatingOne month after Madix broke up with Sandoval for cheating on her with Leviss, the reality star moved on with fitness trainer Daniel Wai. The two were spotted making out and getting cozy in April 2023 at weekend one of Coachella. "I think when you know, you know," the Love Island host explained to E! News in 2025 of finding her person (and personal trainer), "and I think very early on I was just like, 'There's something different about this guy.' He continues to show up for me, like, consistently."Instagram/@scheanaScheana Shay & Brock Davies: MarriedTwo years after her 2017 divorce from ex Mike Shay, SURver Scheana Shay met Brock Davies while out with friends in San Diego and it was love at first sight. The couple welcomed their first child together—daughter Summer Moon Honey—in April 2021 before tying the knot. Their August 2022 Cancún wedding aired during VPR season 10, but Shay actually revealed on the show's April 2023 episode that they were secretly legally one year prior to the destination ceremony. However, Shay revealed in her 2025 memoir My Good Side that the Australian athlete cheated on her in 2020 during her pregnancy, but only came clean about the affair during 2023's Scandoval controversy.Maarten de Boer/E! EntertainmentKatie Maloney & Tom Schwartz: DivorcedLongtime lovers Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz got married in August 2016 after six years of dating. However, their tumultuous relationship played out on the Bravo series and after years of tension and fighting, Maloney had enough. The duo was together for 12 years in total before she decided to divorce the TomTom co-owner in March 2022. While they initially remained friendly exes, Schwartz's makeout with Leviss in August 2022 ruined any chances of amicability between the two. During season 10 of VPR, Maloney introduced a new love interest, actor Satchel Clendenin, though the two are no longer dating.Instagram / James KennedyJames Kennedy & Raquel Leviss: SplitJames Kennedy (who also briefly dated Doute) and Leviss were together for five years—and even got engaged—before breaking up in November 2021. The former beauty queen later credited Kennedy's anger issues as one of the reasons for their split. During VPR's season nine reunion, which aired in January 2022, Kennedy and Leviss revealed they barely had sex in the two years leading up to their breakup.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesJames Kennedy & Ally Lewber: SplitJust two months after his split from Leviss, Kennedy was spotted with a new lady, Ally Lewber, in January 2022 and they made their first official red carpet appearance together the next month. Lewber made her Vanderpump Rules debut on the 2023 premiere of season 10 and fans later saw the couple move in together. Their romance hit a speed bump in December 2024 when Kennedy was arrested for domestic vioence after an incident with Leviss. By the next month, the former couple announced they had broken up amid Kennedy's legal troubles, which did not result in any formal charges against him. Bravo / Getty ImagesLala Kent & Randall Emmett: SplitLala Kent called off her engagement with film producer Randall Emmett in October 2021 after three years together. Before breaking up, they welcomed daughter Ocean in March 2021. Kent later chalked up their split to Emmett's alleged cheating, though he's denied having affairs. During the 10th season of VPR, Kent revealed she hadn't had sex since their breakup, but dove back into the dating pool by hooking up with a guy during a girls trip to Lake Havasu.Instagram/@kristendouteKristen Doute & Luke Broderick: EngagedAfter a six-year romance with Sandoval—and her fling with Taylor—Doute dated Brian Carter on and off before moving on with Alex Menache. The pair ended their two-year romance in June 2022. That same month, the former SURver met Colorado-based Luke Broderick when they served as a bridesmaid and groomsman in their mutual friend's nuptials. Settling into life in L.A., he joined her on the VPR spinoff The Valley and regularly co-hosts her podcast Love, Sex and What Else Matters. Nine months after the pair announced their engagement in September 2024, they welcomed daughter Kaia. Instagram/@kristinakellyKristina Kelly & Max Ville: DatingFormer SUR waitress Kristina Kelly, who made multiple appearances on the show since season two, welcomed her first child—baby boy River—with partner Max Ville in March 2023. The two have been together for more than a decade. Nicole Weingart/Bravo/Instagram/@sophiaskoroTom Schwartz & Sophia Skoro: SplitSchwartz finally committed to his first serious relationship since his 2022 divorce when he started dating Sophia Skoro. "We love each other," he shared in March 2024 of the vingtage clothing busniess owner, calling her "one of the coolest human beings on earth. The baddest b---h alive. She's got this unconventional sense of humor. She's sharp as hell, super successful." However, their romance fizzled out by the following year, with Schwartz sharing on an April 2025 episode of his Detox Retox podcast, "We're really good friends."Katie Maloney/InstagramKatie Maloney & Nick Martin: DatingMaloney announced that she's "in love" and in a serious relationship two years after her divorce from Schwartz. "He just makes me feel really special, and he's really special," she shared of her new man on her Disrespectfully podcast in October 2024. "I'm just really, really happy." Two months later, she hard-launched the romance, revealing her boyfriend to be Sleeping With Sirens guitarist Nick Martin. The couple, who share an L.A.-area apartment, will appear together on Schroeder's new Freeform series House of Stassi. Kiana Carroll/InstagramTom Schwartz & Kiana Carroll: DatingSchwartz met model Kiana Carroll in 2024 at his now-shuttered Schwartz & Sandy's bar, but their relationship didn't turn romantic until October of the following year. "Probably longer than we’ve been dating, we were just friends,” he told Swoon in April 2026. “It kind of started evolving and becoming something more than just friends." And Schwartz believes he's become a better person because of Carroll. "She's my karma for some of my douchiness," he joked in a July 2026 episode of E!'s Hot Goss. "She's so quick to call me out and I'm so much better at taking constructive criticism and using it, learning from it."Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Caesars EntertainmentJames Kennedy & Jordan Meyers: EngagedAfter meeting at one of the DJ's shows, Kennedy and influencer Jordan Meyers hard-launched their relationship in June 2026 by announcing Meyers' pregnancy. "We have previously kept our relationship out of the public eye, and this is the first time we’re sharing it publicly," he told People at the time. "We wanted to keep things personal while we were building our relationship together, and we’ve shared this news privately with close friends and family for some time now." Three weeks after the baby news, Kennedy and Meyers announced their engagement.Charlie SykesTom Sandoval & Victoria Lee Robinson: SplitNearly a year after Scandoval, the bar owner hard-launched his romance with a kiss, posting a February 2024 Instagram Story of model Victoria Lee Robinson laying one on his cheek. "We work very well, we have similar goals and it feels like we could really grow together," he noted to Us Weekly the following year. "I feel so fortunate and lucky to have her in my life. She’s been my rock and stuck by me." But their relationship shifted in June 2026 when Sandoval was granted a temporary restraining order against Robinson over allegations that she attacked him during an argument that led to her arrest, according to court documents obtained by E! News. "I have filed my own legal action," Robinson said in her own statement, "because I have my own account of what happened. I cannot allow a false narrative to control my future." Both sides are due to return to court in August 2026. For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App