Former Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor has been spotted cozying up with a publicist he once shared along with his ex-wife, Brittany Cartwright.
An eyewitness exclusively tells Us Weekly that Taylor, 47, and Lori Krebs were seen visiting the Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, earlier this month – and Us has exclusive photos of the birthday getaway.
On Thursday, July 9, the duo were spotted within the resort’s pool hugging and showing PDA, per the eyewitness.
“At one point, a random woman on the pool was trying to provide them relationship advice,” shares the eyewitness.
The eyewitness tells Us, “I asked him, ‘How long have they been married?’ And he said ‘we’re each happily divorced.’”
Lori Krebs and Jax Taylor Us Weekly
The twosome were also spotted on the pool the following two days, including Saturday, July 11 — Taylor’s forty seventh birthday.
“That they had their arms wrapped around one another and looked very close,” says the eyewitness. “It seemed obvious that they were very much together.”
“That night they went to a Latin-themed party on the hotel and sat where nobody could see them, but they didn’t stay long,” adds the eyewitness.
In keeping with a source, Taylor and Krebs traveled abroad to have a good time two major milestones.
“Lori and Jax were celebrating his 1.5 yr sober anniversary and forty seventh birthday with a gaggle of individuals from his recovery center and another friends,” says the source. “The group celebrated his birthday at an Italian restaurant on the hotel after which went to the rooftop for Latin night.”
Adds the source: “He’s in a very good place and is the happiest he’s ever been.”
Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright Erik Voake/Getty Images
Us Weekly has reached out to Taylor, Cartwright and Krebs for comment. TMZ was first to report the news and identified that the duo were in Puerto Vallarta with a bigger group of friends.
Cartwright, 37, filed for divorce from Taylor in August 2024 after five years of marriage. The exes — who each had Krebs as their personal publicists throughout their marriage and on the time of their split — proceed to coparent their 5-year-old son, Cruz.
Cartwright severed ties with Krebs once photos surfaced, a second source tells Us.
“Lori has all the time been loyal to Jax and has helped him get his life back on course,” says the second source.
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This isn’t the primary time the character of Taylor and Krebs’ relationship has raised some eyebrows.
In February 2024, Taylor posted a selfie along with his publicist that resulted in the web questioning their status. He and Cartwright, nonetheless, quickly shut down any romance rumors.
“It was cracking me up how everyone was going crazy about that picture you posted with our publicist Lori,” Cartwright said on a Feb 2024 episode of the “When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany” podcast. “She’s our publicist and [a] very, excellent friend of mine so a photograph like that, people I do know were saying lots of crap about it, nevertheless it really wasn’t that big of a deal. I intend to make that clear, because Lori’s an incredible publicist, a brilliant hard employee and she or he does a lot amazing work for us. I just wish to ensure we clear that up because that’s just ridiculous.”
For the reason that photos in Mexico have gone public, Krebs has seemingly deleted her Instagram.