On the evening she filed to end their five-year marriage, the 45-year-old reality star was seen with his close friend and The Valley co-star Jesse Lally, as well as the real estate agent’s new girlfriend, Lacy Nicole. The trio had dinner on Tuesday at Craig’s in West Hollywood. Unlike his estranged wife when she went out with her pal, Jax had no smile on his face as he left the establishment! And that’s most likely because, as Jesse put it in a video obtained by The US Sun, the Vanderpump Rules alum “is going through it right now.”

Related: Brittany Cartwright Posts Empowering Thirst Trap After Leaving Jax Taylor For Good!

Well, if Jax listened to and didn’t berate Brittany so much — or do whatever else “transpired” these past few months — perhaps he wouldn’t be “going through it right now.” We mean, she made it very clear what needed to happen if he wanted her back. The former model has no one to blame but himself for how things turned out between him and Brittany. Just saying… See pics from their night out HERE.

Obviously, Jax is “leaning on” his pals during this difficult time. An insider told The US Sun on Wednesday that he and Jesse have even become closer than ever as they both are dealing with divorces from their longtime partners. Remember, Jesse and his wife Michelle Saniei broke up earlier this year, just days before the first season of The Valley premiered. So if anyone understands what Jax is experiencing right now is him! The source said:

“He is close with Jesse Lally right now and they are leaning on each other amid divorces. Jesse invited him out on Tuesday evening to Craig’s to support him after the news. Jax arrived about 7 pm and left two hours later. He got in an SUV and then drove down and got Jesse and his new girlfriend, who also jumped in before they headed home.”

It sounds like they had an early night!

“His friends don’t want to leave him alone at the moment, and are rallying around him, but they also have children and responsibilities and I hear he went home alone on Tuesday night.”

As for how Jax is doing after the filing, though? While he “respects” Brittany’s decision to divorce him, he is also “gutted” by how things turned out — which is why his pals, including Jesse, “don’t want to leave him alone” right now. The insider explained:

“Jax is understandably gutted it has come to this, but he respects Brittany’s decision, she is still the mother of his child, and they are focused on making Cruz the priority.”

At the end of the day, Cruz is what matters most here. We just hope Brittany and Jax can co-parent amicably once the dust settles for their 3-year-old’s sake. Thoughts, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments.

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Early on Wednesday, Teresa Giudice took to Instgram to post pictures of her 18-year-old daughter Milania beginning her freshman year at the University of Tampa in Florida. First off, it’s insane to us that Milania is 18 and off to college. Where did the time go?! We are old AF! LOLz!!

But the story here isn’t Milania’s arrival to adulthood (time flies!) or her matriculation to the U of T (congrats!). The story is how the Real Housewives of New Jersey star can’t help but make herself the center of attention even amid her daughter’s big moment!!

Related: Teresa Is THE Queen Villain In Tense New ‘House of Villains’ Trailer! WATCH!

Ch-ch-check out Tre’s IG post for yourself (below) to see what we mean. In it, the mother-daughter duo is together in scantily-clad swimsuits in front of a pool, along with a video of them posing for other pics on an oversized chair:

Tre… you have PLENTY of attention back home with your Bravo career. So, come on, girl! It’s Milania’s turn to shine on her own without her momma forcing her way into every social media snap!!

Now, to be fair, Tre looks f**king incredible for 52 years old. Nobody is debating that! If we had that bod, we’d be flaunting it, too. Ha!! But at Milania’s college drop-off?! Really?? It’s giving “momma making it all about herself” vibes!!

It’s time for the teen to spread her wings. Take easy classes, drop hard classes, talk to boys, maybe join a sorority, definitely party a little bit… you know, that whole deal. And Tre’s husband Luis Ruelas certainly knows that whole deal, even if he’s been creepy as f**k about it.

BTW, we’re not the only ones who feel this way. In the comments, IG users are offering up criticisms of Tre taking Tampa by storm:

“Milania is just like a her mom attention seeking! Teresa is eating this up!”

“The video is so cringe. Lol Teresa is trying too hard.”

“Teresa, relax. Just be normal it’s only a picture”

“Stop your mom from hanging out near the young kids! It’s weird!”

“Now let her be herself. Go home. Time to spread her wings and grow.”

“What’s with the legs!! Always posing!”

“What every college mom does, poses for pictures on their daughter’s campus.”

BAM!!!

What do U think, Perezcious readers?! Is Tre making this ALL about herself?! Does she need to recede just a little bit and let Milania have her moment?? TBH, if this is college drop-off… can you even imagine what Tre’s four daughters’ weddings will be like?? Just saying!

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Hours after filing for divorce from Jax Taylor on Tuesday, the 35-year-old reality star was spotted out with her close friend and The Valley co-star Zack Wickham. The pair enjoyed dinner at the Japanese restaurant Taisho in Sherman Oaks, California. And if you expected Brittany to be down in the dumps about the end of her five-year marriage to Jax, think again! In the photos, the momma was all smiles during the outing. She also looked HAWT AF!

Related: Brittany Cartwright Once Said EXACTLY What Would Make Her Divorce Jax Taylor!

For the hangout session, the Vanderpump Rules alum rocked a blue midi-dress. She accessorized with gold hoops, black heels, and a brown Louis Vuitton purse. Check out the entire look (below):

Brittany Cartwright hits the town with ‘Valley’ co-star Zack Wickham after filing for divorce from Jax Taylor https://t.co/YvAFU6CFTg pic.twitter.com/zEM3aW5F4w

— Page Six (@PageSix) August 28, 2024

Hell yes, Brittany!!!

She looks amazing and so happy here! We guess that is what happens when you’re finally free and getting your “sparkle back” after years with a man like Jax Taylor! We hope Brittany continues to shine bright during this next chapter of her life! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments below!

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As we’ve been reporting, the 35-year-old Cartwright filed for divorce earlier on Tuesday. It wasn’t a complete shock — the couple’s problems had been well-documented for a very long time — but it still landed with a major thud when word of the divorce hit the news. So, it’s really over.

Related: Brittany Posts HOT Thirst Trap After Leaving Jax Taylor For Good!

And now, an insider is speaking to People about what went into that decision by the Kentucky native. Speaking carefully about the process, the source began by saying:

“[Divorce is] something Brittany knew she had to do for the best interest of herself and her son … in order to move forward and put a stop to this tumultuous cycle they’ve been living in.”

Whoa. That last part is certainly cryptic. And the comments only got even more cryptic from there! Noting that “a lot has transpired” in recent months, the insider reasoned that Brittany simply couldn’t go on as she had been:

“There’s a lot that has transpired over the past few months that she could not look past. This decision wasn’t made lightly but she feels adamant that it was the right one.”

Yikes…

Meanwhile, that same source says that Jax is “feeling mixed emotions” about the divorce. But Brittany is going headlong into the future, and committed to seeing it through. The insider concluded:

“She knows this is ultimately the right decision but is sad that things ended up the way they have. It’s been an emotional month for him and he’s trying to stay strong for his son.”

And really, Cruz is the most important part here. As long as both parents can stay strong for the little guy and do what needs to be done to give him the love and support he’ll so desperately need, then it’ll all work out in the end. We hope.

Related: Never Forget Jax Partying In Vegas Amid Marriage Troubles…

Still, these new cryptic comments really have us feeling some type of way. What were the things that went down over the last few months that “she could not look past”?? Is there more going on behind the scenes than even all the stuff that the world already knew about?! Guess we’ll have to wait and see on that…

What do U make of this source’s statements, Perezcious readers? And in the meantime, now that Brittany’s divorce decision has been out there for 24-ish hours, how is it sitting with you? Sound OFF with your reactions in the comments (below)…

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Just hours after filing for divorce from Jax Taylor following months of marriage issues on Tuesday, Brittany took to her Instagram account to share a HOT new selfie! Posing in a hot pink tank that perfectly highlighted her chest with her long brunette hair flowing over her shoulders, she flashed a sultry smile for the camera! And she captioned the thirst trap with these four words and a sparkle emoji:

“Getting my sparkle back. “

Yes, girl!

Related: Jax Taylor Receiving In-Patient Mental Health Treatment

Jax is gonna be missing out! But he had his chances! Ch-ch-check it out:

Britt’s former Vanderpump Rules co-star Scheana Shay cheered her on in the comments, writing:

“ shining bright baby!”

Alum Dayna Kathan also wrote:

“and we LOVE to see it!!!.”

We really do!

The Valley star Nia Sanchez added:

“Yes!! Love you queen Britt “

Bravo star and pal Zack Wickham also gushed:

“Stunning love you so much .”

Even fans joined in on the celebrating, sharing:

“You got it back gurl”

“Heck yes queen you deserve way better”

“Yes girl!!! Don’t turn back!”

“Breaking unhealthy cycles looks gorgeous on you”

Gotta love all the support!! It’s not easy to walk away from a lover — let alone the father of your child — after so many years. But the reality star is finally putting herself first, and it already seems to be paying off! Thoughts? Share ‘em (below)!

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Back in April, Brittany spelled out exactly what would push her to divorce the 45-year-old House of Villains alum. She told Us Weekly that to stay together they, for starters, needed to be able “to have a serious conversation” that doesn’t end in a heated fight:

“Every time I try to talk to him, it turns into an argument but I’m obviously not going to do this for very long.”

And she remained to her word… Until the momma saw some change in or effort from Jax, she would not entertain the idea of them getting back together!

Related: J.Lo ‘Didn’t Want A Divorce’ — And Is NOT Doing As Well As Ben Affleck With It!

Brittany explained things were “in his hands if he’s going to fix some things” in their relationship. But at that point, she was “not seeing enough effort” from him! Brittany continued:

“He needs to go to therapy. He doesn’t need to be staying out at the bar all the time. He needs to respect me more and stop taking me for granted. I was the closest person to him and was kind of like his punching bag. He was always giving me jabs. I can’t deal with that for the rest of my life.”

A person can only take so much before they break, and it sounds like Brittany had enough at this point. But no one can blame her! We mean, this is Jax Taylor. The guy repeatedly lied, cheated, and acted nasty toward Brittany for years! Heck, he even continued drinking and partying with other women after claiming he was “working things out” with his estranged wife — something she wouldn’t have been cool with due to his history. Jax has always been all talk and no action. Girl deserved so much better! Thankfully, she finally realized it.

At the time, Brittany said there was “definitely” a “chance” she and Jax could rekindle their romance. However, the former model needed to put in the work first because Brittany refused to continue with their “toxic situation.” She said:

“But I won’t waste my time and get back into a toxic situation. Now the veil has been lifted and I see how much I was always cleaning up Jax’s messes. I’m thrown in the middle of all these fights and constantly forced to apologize for him in the media and to friends. It’s hard.”

Oof…

Months later, Brittany has now officially pulled the plug on their marriage. And we bet she did it because Jax barely attempted to save their relationship. She was sick of waiting on him, and we get it! Good for her for not settling and knowing when it’s time to bounce! She already put a lot of energy into this man for far too long, and it’s now time to move on from him once and for all.

Reactions, Perezcious readers? Share ’em in the comments!

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Brittany Cartwright suffered through five years of marriage to Jax Taylor!

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On Monday’s very special episode of My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast, Vicki opened up about a recent health issue she had. It was so bad, the Real Housewives of Orange County star had to bring along her beau Michael Smith to explain the parts she forgot due to “amnesia”. OMG!

She revealed it all started earlier this month when she had a routine hair appointment. She said everything was going “as usual” until she started to have gaps in her memory:

“There seems to be about an hour or two that I was missing and I don’t know where I was. So I got to the office … I had a client coming in and she said I was talking gibberish and I wrote an email out and the email didn’t make sense.”

The client she’d been communicating with was a “retired ER physician” and feared the worst — that Vicki might’ve been having a stroke! He reached out to Michael’s daughter Olivia and told her about the situation:

“He got up and told Olivia that I was possibly having a stroke, we didn’t know. I don’t remember anything and [Olivia] took me to the hospital.”

So scary! The Bravolebrity admitted she doesn’t “recall much” about that night, but she was discharged after she was diagnosed with a sinus infection. Sadly, this was only the beginning for her medical issues…

Related: Madonna Celebrates ‘Miraculous Recovery’ From ‘Life-Threatening’ Infection

Michael said Vicki did have a sinus infection a few weeks prior, but it felt “different” than the ones she’d had before:

“It lasted a little longer and she was really not feeling that well.”

But that didn’t slow them down at the time. She took her antibiotics and “was doing better” so they went on their vacay to Europe. Michael said things were “OK, for the most part” during their trip, but when they got back to the states, everything started to go awry. When Olivia had to take Vicki to the ER, she called her dad to come home. He recalled:

“[Vicki] was lethargic and she really didn’t understand where she was.”

Doctors were dismissive of the whole thing, satisfied with the sinus infection diagnosis since she’d had one recently. When Michael got home, though, something happened that he described as “one of the scariest” moments of her whole health scare:

“I walk in and she’s pretty much passed out [in the bath]. I grabbed her, pulled her out of the water, put her in bed. The doctor said she just needed to sleep, so I put her in bed and she slept literally 13, 14 hours straight.”

When Vicki finally woke up, however, things did NOT get better. She was “disoriented”, so Michael brought her back to the ER. Doctors took her more seriously this go-around, and quickly got her into an exam room where they realized they’d misdiagnosed her with a sinus infection before — things were MUCH more serious than anyone realized.

The 62-year-old’s boyfriend explained:

“She had a massive infection. It was actually sepsis, but it was pneumonia. And what happened — and I’m no doctor, but when they explained it — is that when your body is fighting that big of an infection and that dangerous of an infection, your whole body attacks it, which affects the brain and everything else in your body because your body sends everything it has to fight it.”

SEPSIS?!? OMG!

Michael said he’s been sticking by his lady’s side until she starts feeling like herself again:

“It was dangerous. I mean, I’m just trying not to play into it, but it was scary.”

Vicki’s recovery has been “a long process” and she’s tried “everything under the sun” to help her get better. In fact, she said Michael and Olivia are her “guardian angels” — because she “would have probably died” had she been home alone. She’s got some major amnesia surrounding the entire ordeal, too:

“I don’t remember much, and that’s the trauma of the brain. It’s very similar to a stroke or PTSD where the brain kind of just goes into quiet mode. … There was just a litany of things that could have happened and gone wrong and it didn’t.”

Her trauma is completely understandable, too. She recalled she had a conversation with a neurologist who revealed she only stood a “10 to 20 percent” chance of surviving the infection:

“I wanted to be sure I was understanding everything correctly. … I said, ‘Did I hear this right, that I had a 10 to 20 percent [chance of] survival?’ And the lady said on the phone — she’s been calling me every day — she said, ‘Yes, the sepsis that went to your body is deadly and you survived it.’”

We’re so glad she made a recovery! We can’t imagine how stomach-churning that was to hear…

Vicki admitted it’s taken a toll on her mentally:

“I cry a lot. And Michael keeps saying, ‘Why do you keep crying?’ I don’t have an answer. I mean, rewind a week ago, we were in Barcelona walking 16 [to] 20,000 steps and we were having the time of our life. And three days later, [I’m in the hospital].”

So sad. But she’s making sure everyone knows she’s okay now. Michael told listeners:

“She will be fine. She’s coming out of it.”

You can hear the full story (below):

What a relief she’s making a full recovery. Sending her so much love and light. Reactions, Perezcious readers?

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As you’ll no doubt recall, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne‘s estranged husband is the focus of a major lawsuit over the compensation granted to the families of those who died in the Lion Air Flight 610 crash in Indonesia. The 85-year-old and his now-shuttered law firm Girardi Keese are accused of winning hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation on behalf of those families, and then cheating them out of the money in a mind-blowing fraud and embezzlement scheme.

Related: Erika Jayne Thought About Suicide ‘Many Times’ Amid Tom Girardi Embezzlement Battle

On Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times and others, Girardi himself stunningly took the witness stand in his own defense. His defense lawyers previously contended he was mentally incompetent to go to court due to the ravages of progressive cognitive decline related to his age. But last year, a federal judge rule that he was fit to stand trial and face four counts of wire fraud. We still didn’t expect him to testify though! And Thursday’s testimony was jaw-dropping!

Per the Times, those present in the courtroom gasped when his very own lawyer, federal public defender Samuel Cross, called him to the witness stand. Girardi shuffled in with his hands trembling, and then proceeded to shakily answer question for more than 45 minutes! It started with Cross, ironically on direct, asking about Girardi Keese, and what made the law firm so good. Tom replied:

“The firm was doing so well because of the wonderful people who worked there and still work there.”

But then, Cross started appearing to test Tom’s mental acuity (or, based on the defense’s argument, his lack thereof) for the jury. Cross asked:

“Is your law firm still open, Tom?”

It’s not… but Tom replied:

“Yes.”

Then his lawyer asked:

“Tom, what’s my name.”

To which Girardi answered:

“I don’t know. Bad, mean, terrible, it’s one of those.”

Uhhh… what?!?!

Tom did tell Cross all about the work he did in the famous real-life lawsuit featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, though — trying to paint himself as a hero, we guess. But when it came time to talk about the Lion Air accusations, Tom deflected and deflected and deflected! In those interactions with Cross, he claimed he’d had no idea that others at the firm were allegedly embezzling client funds. (FYI, Girardi’s longtime chief financial officer Chris Kamon is among those charged with wire fraud in connection with this investigation, too.)

Related: Erika Begs Andy Cohen To ‘Eviscerate’ Kyle Richards At RHOBH Reunion Over THIS!

But then the tone got REALLY weird again when Assistant US Attorney Ali Moghaddas began his cross-examination. To start it off, Moghaddas asked Girardi how he was feeling. The embattled lawyer answered:

“That’s up to you. You’ve got to be nice.”

Damn. Testy!!

After Moghaddas grilled him on a separate embezzlement accusation other than the Lion Air case, and accused Girardi of making up stories in his own defense, the lawyer lashed out from the witness box:

“It’s not a story, it’s the truth.”

Moghaddas accused Girardi of taking excess salaries from the firm during his time working there, too, but Girardi blew up at the accusation as well:

“I’ve never taken a salary as a lawyer. I wasn’t going to quote, ‘go steal money.’ I wouldn’t think of it.”

And when Moghaddas brought up Erika Jayne — specifically regarding Girardi’s expensive jewelry purchases on her behalf — Tom INSISTED that those buys were not made with ill-gotten client funds. He roared:

“Every client got every penny that every client was supposed to get. Every single client — and I swear to you — got every single penny that they were supposed to get.”

Oh, well if he swears it, then that’ll no doubt be good enough for the judge and jury. LOLz…

Inneresting how his lawyers were trying to paint him as unable to answer simple questions — but it seems he’s perfectly capable of denying any accusations. Like most defendants.

Soon after that, in another exchange on the stand, Girardi said a very curious thing to Moghaddas again:

“Be nice to me.”

That’s notable, because as the Los Angeles Times acknowledges, that was the exact phrase Girardi used repeatedly when dealing with enraged clients who were trying to get their money from him. So, it’s pretty unsettling — to say the least — that Girardi would go to that phrase under oath while being cross-examined by the federal prosecutor, too. Almost like he can’t help it. Jeez!!

As for the shocking decision for him to take the stand in the first place, the legal community is completely perplexed by it. As the Times notes, legal experts are gobsmacked that the 85-year-old would have been put on the stand in the first place. Former federal prosecutor Michael Weinstein, who is not involved with this case, explained to the Times that Girardi’s presence in the witness box — especially amid his defense hinging on his supposed cognitive decline — is a MASSIVE risk:

“If he mumbles, and forgets and acts as though he’s living in some parallel universe, the defense benefits. Conversely, if the government is able to draw out that he is aware, in whole or part of his actions, and made coherent decisions and is aware of his surroundings, his testimony will support government efforts to hold him accountable.”

By the end of this trial, we’ll certainly see whether that accountability comes. Reactions, Perezcious readers?? Share ’em in the comments (below)…

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