Jax Taylor Reveals He's Regularly Drug Tested as He Gives Update on His Sobriety: 'I Want to Be Held Accountable'

Published: June 18, 2025

Jax Taylor, the 45-year-old star of Vanderpump Rules, has confirmed that he is getting regularly drug tested, both by his therapist and his ex-wife Brittany Cartwright. This update comes nearly a year after he entered an in-patient facility for treatment.

Taylor, who shares a 4-year-old son with Cartwright, made the revelation on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on June 17. He also issued a public apology for his behavior on The Valley season 2 on WWHL, which he said he's "utterly embarrassed" of.

Taylor shared that he is "201 days sober" and revealed he is regularly drug tested to maintain his commitment to sobriety. After sharing that he is over 200 days sober — ever since he exited rehab in August — Taylor was asked by Cohen how his sobriety can be trusted.

"I have my therapist [drug test me] when I go into therapy, it was kind of the deal," The Valley star said. "I don't have to do that legally, but I said, you know what, I want to be held accountable."

Cartwright, 36, also has access to drug tests to keep Taylor on track. "Brittany has drug tests at the house [so she] can drug test me anytime you want."

Taylor revealed his addiction issues, which he said he'd had "on and off since I was 23," on a March podcast episode. He said at the time he didn't "necessarily think I have an alcohol problem," but that his substance issues, which were primarily with cocaine, went "hand in hand" with drinking.

The Vanderpump Rules alum said that staying sober is not his biggest problem right now. Among those are his "ego, my control, my manipulation," he said.

He also took the chance to issue a public apology to fans of The Valley and his ex-wife for his behavior, which he's "utterly embarrassed" of. "I want to apologize to everybody who's watching this right now."

"It's just, the stuff that was shown [on season 2 of The Valley] is pretty triggering to a lot of people and you know I'm watching it back, I watch the episodes now, which is a first. You watch it back and it's just, like, I'm utterly embarrassed of my actions."

He continued, "Nobody should ever have to deal with the way I acted, nobody should ever have to deal with, you know, verbal abuse from anybody ... I'm really sorry that people had to see all that."

Season 2 of The Valley can be streamed on Peacock.