Brittany Cartwright Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Jax Taylor After Alleging Years of Abuse and Threats

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright with their son Cruz in 2023.

Brittany Cartwright has been granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, after alleging a years-long pattern of threatening, controlling and abusive behavior.

The Valley star, 37, filed her request on Thursday, Aug. 27, claiming that Taylor, 47, had subjected her to repeated incidents of alleged domestic violence during and after their relationship. Cartwright and Taylor, who began dating in 2015 and married in 2019, share a 5-year-old son, Cruz.

According to Cartwright’s declaration supporting her request for protection, the alleged behavior stretched back as far as 2017 and continued after the couple separated in 2024.

Cartwright told the court that although the nature of Taylor’s alleged conduct had changed since their separation, she believed the broader pattern had continued.

She claimed that their required communication regarding their son had become another source of conflict, accusing Taylor of using custody-related exchanges and discussions to intimidate, harass and disturb her peace.

Cartwright alleged that Taylor had confronted her during interactions connected with Cruz, threatened to embarrass her publicly through social media and continued behavior that left her fearful.

In her filing, Cartwright said she was in “genuine fear of my safety and my peace of mind.”

She also described what she characterized as a decade-long pattern involving coercive control, financial abuse, psychological and emotional mistreatment, gaslighting and alleged physical violence.

Among the most serious allegations included in the declaration, Cartwright claimed that Taylor had threatened her life on multiple occasions, including allegedly telling her he would “gut me like a fish.”

She further alleged that Taylor had physically attacked her, thrown furniture in a manner that caused her injury and damaged several of her personal electronic devices during their relationship.

According to Cartwright, at least three of her iPhones and one iPad were broken. She also accused Taylor of destroying property inside their home.

The reality television personality additionally alleged that her estranged husband had attempted to break into the residence, stalked her and accessed private communications without her permission.

Cartwright claimed Taylor had gained access to her iPhone, personal messages and Instagram account without her consent, and that he had deleted some messages from her phone.

She also accused him of removing jewelry from the home without her authorization and refusing to return it.

Another significant concern raised in the filing involved social media.

Cartwright alleged that Taylor had increasingly threatened to make accusations about her publicly. She claimed he had already shared private communications from OurFamilyWizard, a platform commonly used by separated or divorced parents to manage communication regarding their children.

According to Cartwright, those messages included private information relating to their son and were allegedly posted on platforms including Instagram, Threads and X.

The filing described the most recent alleged incident as having occurred on Aug. 26, just one day before Cartwright sought the restraining order.

Following her request, a judge granted the temporary restraining order on Aug. 27.

Under the order, Taylor must remain at least 100 yards away from Cartwright. He is also required to stay at least 100 yards away from her residence and vehicle, as well as from Cruz’s school.

Taylor has additionally been denied visitation with Cruz pending a court hearing scheduled for Sept. 17.

Representatives for both Cartwright and Taylor were contacted for comment.

Taylor later addressed the situation publicly in a statement shared to his Instagram Story on Aug. 28.

In his response, Taylor acknowledged that he had behaved in ways during a difficult period of his life that he now regrets.

“I made a lot of mistakes and behaved in ways during that period of my life that I’m truly ashamed of and regret and take full responsibility for,” he wrote.

Taylor said that the person he was during 2024, which he described as the darkest period of his life and the height of his addiction struggles, did not represent who he believes he is today.

He said he sought professional help, entered treatment and has continued participating in therapy.

Taylor also stated that he is now one year and nine months sober.

“I got help, went to treatment, and today I’m 1 year and 9 months sober,” he wrote, adding that he remained committed to treatment, therapy and changing his life.

Taylor previously entered an inpatient treatment facility in 2024 to address mental health concerns. He later publicly discussed his struggles with substance use, including cocaine.

During the April 17, 2025 episode of his In The Mind of a Man podcast, Taylor said he had been attending therapy for some time and had reached 139 days of sobriety from both alcohol and cocaine.

At the time, he said he no longer had any interest in drinking alcohol or using drugs.

However, in his Aug. 28 statement, Taylor also disputed portions of Cartwright’s allegations.

He said he was surprised that accusations involving alleged incidents from more than two years earlier were being raised at this stage of their divorce proceedings.

Taylor emphasized that there had been no police reports or criminal charges brought against him in connection with those alleged events.

“There are allegations being made that I strongly dispute,” he wrote.

Taylor said he intended to address what he described as the full context and evidence through the court process rather than litigating the claims publicly.

“The full story, context and evidence will be addressed where it belongs — in court,” he said.

Despite challenging some of the allegations, Taylor said he would comply with the temporary restraining order and respect the legal process.

He added that his priorities remained maintaining his sobriety, continuing to work on his mental health and being the best father possible to Cruz.

“All I can do is own my mistakes, stay committed to the changes I’ve made and make sure the choices I make today reflect the man and father I want to be,” Taylor concluded.

The legal development comes during an already contentious period between Cartwright and Taylor as their divorce continues.

Their separation has also been complicated by Taylor’s recently public relationship with Lori Krebs, who previously worked as Cartwright’s publicist.

Krebs had also represented Taylor.

Brittany Cartwright; Jax Taylor.

Cartwright spoke about the relationship in an Aug. 5 interview, saying she viewed the situation as an enormous personal betrayal.

She described Krebs as someone who had been “like a sister to me for 10 years.”

“It’s just complete, complete betrayal,” Cartwright said.

Cartwright and Taylor’s relationship has been documented publicly for years through reality television, including their appearances within the Vanderpump Rules universe and more recently on The Valley.

Their separation in 2024 marked the beginning of a highly public breakup, with disputes over their marriage, parenting arrangements and personal lives increasingly becoming public.

The temporary restraining order now adds a serious legal dimension to the former couple’s ongoing conflict.

For the moment, the allegations described by Cartwright remain allegations contained in a civil court filing, while Taylor has publicly disputed some of the claims and said they will be addressed through the judicial process.

The next major development is expected at the Sept. 17 hearing, when the court can consider additional evidence and determine whether the temporary protections should be modified, extended or otherwise addressed.

Anyone experiencing domestic violence in the United States can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit thehotline.org. Support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and calls are confidential.