The Valley alum Jax Taylor is speaking out about his new romance with his former publicist, Lori Krebs.
“I love [Lori] to death. You can’t help who you fall in love with. Everybody deserves to find happiness,” Jax, 47, told Page Six on Thursday, August 6, noting that he is “in love” with Lori, 42. “I’m in the happiest place I’ve ever been, and I couldn’t be happier right now. My mental health has been so amazing since I’ve been with her,” he went on, adding that he’s “in love with her.”
Jax further claimed that he and Lori “love each other very, very much.”
“I’m with somebody who I love very much, and she’s good for me,” Jax gushed, noting that the publicist is “the best thing that’s ever happened” to him.
Jax and Lori’s relationship first made headlines last month. In photos obtained by Us, the duo were spotted canoodling in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, while celebrating the reality TV alum’s birthday. An eyewitness to Us claimed that Jax and Lori packed on the PDA at the Hotel Mousai pool one day and told individuals that they were both “happily divorced.”
Jax was married to Brittany Cartwright for five years before they separated in 2024. The now-exes have claimed their divorce is nearly finalized as they continue to coparent 5-year-old son Cruz.
Brittany, who cut ties with Lori ahead of the scandal, has alleged that she was blindsided by the news of Jax’s romance.
“I’m shaking. I mean, this person was not only my publicist, she was like a sister to me for 10 years. It’s just complete, complete betrayal,” the Valley star, 37, told People in a Wednesday, August 5, sit-down. “I mean, this person guided me through my horrible divorce, guided me through all the Airbnbs I was living in [after Jax and I split] and would come to my house and let me cry on her shoulders. … She knows every in and out of everything in my life and still chose to sleep with the enemy, basically.”
Hours later, Brittany claimed on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that she got a heads-up about the new couple mere hours before the photos from Mexico went viral.
“[Lori] sent me a text message, morning [the photos were released], two hours before the TMZ photos came out and let me know that things had changed and that she knows I will feel betrayed,” Brittany recalled. “[Lori said] she loves me and [Brittany and Jax’s son, Cruz] and she’s never told Jax anything. Come on.”
A source later told Us that Brittany’s account wasn’t accurate.
“Lori understands why Brittany feels betrayed. But the narrative that they were still ‘like family’ when this all happened isn’t accurate,” the insider stated. “Brittany and Lori haven’t been close in a very long time. Their relationship had changed significantly. They saw each other only a couple of times in the past year, never spoke outside of work, and Lori’s role had been reduced primarily to coordinating media interviews. She had already been trying to transition away from representing Brittany because she increasingly felt caught in the middle of an extremely difficult situation.”
The source pointed out, “Throughout Jax’s addiction and recovery, Lori supported both of them in different ways. As Jax made progress and focused on rebuilding his life, the professional and personal dynamics shifted. None of that changes the fact that Lori understands Brittany’s hurt, but the picture being painted of their relationship at the time isn’t an accurate one.”
