Despite his previous condemnation of everything Tom Sandoval, Jax Taylor may claim that his differences with the man are history.
“People were inquiring as to whether or not I conversed with Tom Sandoval or spent time with him during BravoCon.” I did,” 44-year-old Jax stated on Friday, November 10th, on his and wife Brittany Cartwright’s “When Reality Hits” podcast. “As I previously mentioned, I believe that enough time has passed for us to be able to sort of put this to rest.”
Alongside Kristen Doute, Jax and Brittany, 34, who first left Vanderpump Rules in 2020, made an unexpected cameo at the fan event in Las Vegas. The three have been progressively reintegrating into the Bravo world since filming a spinoff of Vanderpump Rules earlier this summer. Since then, Jax has acknowledged that he also recorded parts for the popular Bravo series’ eleventh season, which allowed him to make amends with Sandoval, 41.
Jax reported on Friday, “I had a really, really nice conversation with him.” But what he experienced changed his life. Yes, I spoke with him. We had an excellent discussion. We spent almost two hours just sitting and talking. All I wanted to do was make sure he was alright. I was keeping an eye on him.
He added: “I do film a scene with Sandoval. It’s actually a very intense scene. It’s not just with Sandoval either, it’s with a couple of the other guys. It takes place in a pretty iconic spot and there were so many people there watching this scene too.”
Brittany was less thrilled to potentially have Sandoval back in their friend group.
“It’s good you had conversations but you have to take it slow and make sure that people really change. It takes a long time to change. You know from experience,” Brittany told her spouse. “We’ll see how this ends up.”
Despite Brittany’s not-so-enthusiastic response, Jax stood by his new opinion of Sandoval, adding, “I think he’s a good person. He’s just gone through some things. Everybody makes mistakes in life. Everybody screws up in life. Yes, what he did is wrong. But I’m not gonna write the guy off.”
Since making his debut on Vanderpump Rules alongside Sandoval in 2013, Jax has changed his tune quite a few times about his costar. The pair were friends when Bravo starred following the group working at Lisa Vanderpump‘s SUR restaurant. Jax’s season 2 hookup with Sandoval’s then-girlfriend Kristen, 40, was one of many times their bromance almost fell apart.
News broke in March that Sandoval had an affair with costar Raquel Leviss. His nearly decade-long relationship with Ariana Madix ended as a result of his infidelity. Jax and Brittany were quick to rejoin the Vanderpump Rules conversation in the aftermath of the scandal.
“I mean, I don’t wanna say I predicted it, but I predicted it. I mean, I’m just not surprised, I’m just not surprised, I’ll just leave it at that,” he told Entertainment Tonight in March, referring to his past allegations that Sandoval cheated on Ariana, 38. “You know, he’s done this before and nobody believed me. It’s just not his first time.”
Jax gave his old friend some advice during his Sandoval-related publicity trip. “You know, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes in life, and God knows we all do,” he went on at the moment. “I believe that the nine-piece cover band and the small bar in the strip mall have somewhat taken over him, and he needs to, like, come down to earth and realize what he’s done.” Once more, it’s coming from me, so it doesn’t mean much. Still, try to be a little more humble and sympathetic.
Jax and Brittany also publicly weighed in on the drama in a three-episode stint for Peacock’s Watch With feature during season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.