Jax Taylor’s reason for entering a mental health facility is clear.
“Trying to get better for you buddy, daddy loves you so much,” the “Valley” star, 45, wrote atop an Instagram Story photo Wednesday showing him carrying and kissing his 3-year-old son, Cruz.
In the tender shot, Cruz — whose mother is Taylor’s estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright — was seen eating an apple as his dad doted on him.
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Taylor’s rep told Pvnew on Tuesday that the Bravolebrity had “made the decision to seek inpatient treatment.”
“Jax has always been candid about his mental health struggles, especially during the past few months on his podcast,” the rep explained, adding that “this is a particularly sensitive time for him and his family.”
The rep concluded, “They ask for privacy and respect until he is ready to speak more on this matter.”
Early last month, Taylor revealed on his joint podcast with Cartwright, “When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany,” that he had met an “absolutely amazing” female doctor at his new sports bar, Jax’s Studio City.
“And I went in there, and I literally just broke down,” he shared.
“I’m like, ‘This is what’s wrong with me, and this is what I’m doing, and this is who l’m attacking. And I have serious, serious anger issues, and I have a child, and I don’t want him to see me act like that.'”
Cartwright, 35 — who was co-hosting the episode with Taylor — added that they were trying to “exhaust everything else” before divorcing.
Taylor continued, “We’re trying to live separately, we’re trying to possibly date other people, we’re trying to, you know, figure out what works for us.”
The pair, who rose to fame on “Vanderpump Rules,” announced their separation at the end of February after almost five years of marriage.
In April, Taylor insisted that he was “definitely working on” himself in the hope of winning Cartwright back.
