Brittany Cartwright feels blindsided and hurt by her publicist Lori Krebs\u2019 newly exposed romance with the \u201cValley\u201d star\u2019s estranged husband, Jax Taylor.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s feeling betrayed by Lori more than Jax because she doesn\u2019t expect much from him at this point,\u201d a source told Page Six Tuesday, noting that Cartwright found out about the pair\u2019s secret fling shortly before TMZ published photos of them canoodling at a Mexico resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Jax-Lori rumors first started swirling two years ago, Brittany chose to believe Lori that nothing was going on. She continued to work with her and trust her, and this is how Lori repays her?\u201d<\/p>\n Brittany Cartwright (pictured) feels blindsided and hurt by her publicist Lori Krebs\u2019 newly exposed romance with the \u201cValley\u201d star\u2019s estranged husband, Jax Taylor. brittany\/Instagram<\/p>\n A source told Page Six that Cartwright found out about the pair\u2019s secret fling shortly before TMZ published the above photo of them canoodling at a Mexico resort. TMZ<\/p>\n Cartwright, 37, filed for divorce<\/a> from Taylor, 46, in August 2024 after first announcing their split<\/a> that February. In her petition, she claimed they had been separated since January 2024.<\/p>\n The following month, Taylor and Krebs sparked romance speculation after posting pictures on their respective Instagram Stories showing them leaning in closely for selfies<\/a> and kissing each other on the cheek<\/a>.<\/p>\n A blind item later began circulating online alleging that the duo had hooked up in a bar bathroom in Canada<\/a> while on some kind of work trip.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s feeling betrayed by Lori (pictured in 2025) more than Jax because she doesn\u2019t expect much from him at this point,\u201d our source explained. STAR INFLUX LA \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Jax-Lori rumors first started swirling two years ago, Brittany (above) chose to believe Lori that nothing was going on. She continued to work with her and trust her, and this is how Lori repays her?\u201d our source added.<\/p>\n Cartwright \u2014 who shares 5-year-old son Cruz with Taylor<\/a> \u2014 quickly dismissed the chatter on the exes\u2019 formerly shared podcast, insisting she was \u201ccracking up\u201d that \u201ceveryone was going crazy\u201d over the \u201cridiculous\u201d rumors.<\/p>\n She went on to call Krebs a \u201cvery, very good friend\u201d of hers, an \u201camazing publicist\u201d and a \u201csuper hard worker.\u201d<\/p>\n But the speculation continued, prompting Taylor to deny the claims again in April 2024.<\/p>\n Our source argued, \u201cLori has always inserted herself into moments that should be about her clients \u2026 but this time, she inserted herself into her clients\u2019 divorce and crossed a line she cannot come back from.\u201d (Krebs and Cartwright are pictured in 2025.) STAR INFLUX LA \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Cartwright filed for divorce from Taylor (seen together in happier times) in August 2024 after first announcing their split that February. In her petition, she claimed they had been separated since January 2024. mrjaxtaylor\/Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cOh, that? Not again,\u201d the \u201cValley\u201d alum told \u201cEntertainment Tonight\u201d<\/a> at the time. \u201cThat was all just hearsay, and it\u2019s just a shame that that happened. But yeah, no, nothing happened there.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the former couple\u2019s breakup \u2014 which has not yet been finalized \u2014 Krebs continued to represent them both. It\u2019s unclear whether that has changed in light of recent news, and Page Six has reached out to all three parties for comment.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, our source argued, \u201cLori has always inserted herself into moments that should be about her clients \u2014 like photo opps and red carpets \u2014 but this time, she inserted herself into her clients\u2019 divorce and crossed a line she cannot come back from.\u201d<\/p>\n Cartwright and Taylor (pictured announcing their pregnancy) share 5-year-old son Cruz. mrjaxtaylor\/Instagram<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether Krebs (seen on the Mexico getaway with Taylor) still represents both parties. TMZ<\/p>\n Krebs has since deactivated her Instagram account.<\/p>\n As for Taylor and Cartwright, allegations of infidelity plagued their three-year relationship and almost-five-year marriage<\/a> since they starred on \u201cVanderpump Rules.\u201d<\/p>\n But Taylor \u2014 who celebrated being a year and a half clean and sober<\/a> this past April \u2014 has only ever copped to one instance of cheating on Cartwright<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brittany Cartwright feels blindsided and hurt by her publicist Lori Krebs\u2019 newly exposed romance with the \u201cValley\u201d star\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":934580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[9056,69374,569,4349,571,172,171,6335,51114,7964,51115,173,67,132,68,10040,93706],"class_list":["post-934579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bravo","tag-brittany-cartwright","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-dating","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-jax-taylor","tag-sex-and-relationships","tag-the-valley","tag-tv","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-vanderpump-rules","tag-virtual-reali-tea"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116919144852965296","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}