Just over three weeks since we found out about this Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright broke up their marriage after four years as husband and wife, someone very close to the former couple has finally spoken out.
How does Lisa Vanderpump feel about the end of this union?
Let’s just say her jaw didn’t exactly hit the floor when she found this out.
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 9 Lisa Vanderpump on the red carpet](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1491419187-1024x955.jpg)
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“Everyone predicted that when they got married,” the Vanderpump Rules Leader told E! News on March 18, ahead of the premiere of her new Hulu series, Vanderpump Villa.
“They said, ‘Oh, this won’t last long,’ but I never liked drawing conclusions.”
Unfortunately, these predictions have now been proven to be accurate.
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 11 Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-976771852-1-1024x674.jpg)
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 12 Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-976771852-1-1024x674.jpg)
To be clear, though, the spouses — who tied the knot in 2019 and share a two-year-old son named Cruz — have not yet filed for divorce.
Explained Cartwright on the February 29th edition of his podcast:
“Jax and I are separating and I have made the decision to move to another house to have some space for the sake of my mental health.”
A few days after she alerted listeners to the situation, however, Taylor claimed the pairing worked things out.
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 13 Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor attend the DailyMail.com and DailyMailTV Holiday Party with Flo Rida on December 6, 2017 at The Magic Hour in New York City.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-887396040-2-1024x833.jpg)
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 14 Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor attend the DailyMail.com and DailyMailTV Holiday Party with Flo Rida on December 6, 2017 at The Magic Hour in New York City.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-887396040-2-1024x833.jpg)
This prompted a follow-up comment from Cartwright, who told TMZ in early March that she truly loves her husband, but it’s up to him to fix whatever went wrong in their relationship.
If he changes a few things and changes a few things in his life, maybe we can get back together. But now, I don’t know,” Brittany told the aforementioned celebrity gossip outlet, emphasizing at the time that Jax is “not really trying very hard right now.”
Most people close to Jax and Brittany, however, suppose Taylor cheated.
Years ago, he confessed to sleeping with Faith Stowers behind Brittany’s back… only for Cartwright to accept an offer from Jax about a year later.
![Lisa Vanderpump isn't surprised by the Jax Taylor-Brittany Cartwright split 15 Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 4th Annual World Dog Day at West Hollywood Park on May 18, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1150186186-1-683x1024.jpg)
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Vanderpump, for her part, Taylor is at least to blame for this split.
“I imagine it probably had something to do with Jax’s bad behavior. I’m not sure, but the indicator of future behavior is usually past behavior,” she told E! this week.
That may be the case, but Taylor said on March 14 that he and his unit remained loyal to Cartwright.
“We’re just having some communication issues right now. That’s it, there’s nothing else,” he also told E! on that date, concluding:
“There is no infidelity anywhere. It’s just communication. I know it’s shocking, but sometimes people just don’t get along and that’s life.”