Seth Rogen does not think Jax Taylor is the “no. 1 guy in the group.”
The notable Bravo superfan has weighed in on Taylor’s recent problematic behavior on The Valley that led to his ultimate exit from the Vanderpump Rules spinoff series, and Rogen did not hold back.
“I don’t think Jax should come back at this point,” Rogen told PEOPLE at the premiere of Platonic season 2. “He’s a pretty, maybe, just bad person. We can say that he’s been that way for 20 years on television or however long it’s been — he doesn’t seem like he’s going to change. He seems no better. Maybe he seems worse the older he gets, I think, in a lot of ways.”
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Jax Taylor and Jesse Lally on ‘The Valley’
Rogen felt especially confident about his opinion after watching the first episode of The Valley season 2 reunion in which Taylor’s estranged wife Brittany Cartwright claims he was violent towards her, body-shamed her, and lied about paying their mortgage bills, amongst many other issues.
“I did watch the first episode of the reunion already this morning, and, I mean, he was so f—ed up,” Rogen said. “What a f—ing a–hole. Yeah, a very bad, bad, bad character.”
Representatives for Taylor and The Valley did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly‘s request for comment.
Taylor recently announced that he was leaving The Valley after season 2.
“Right now, my focus needs to be on my sobriety, my mental health, and co-parenting relationship,” Taylor said in a statement on July 16. “Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself — especially for our son, Cruz.”
However, a source told PEOPLE that the “cast was absolutely blindsided by this news,” and “were not given any advance notifications about his exit,” despite Taylor claiming that he made the decision after “many honest conversations with my team and producers.”
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Taylor and Cartwright announced their separation after four years of marriage just a few weeks before the series premiere of The Valley in 2024. Shortly after, Taylor entered an in-patient facility for treatment for substance abuse issues, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD.
While Taylor claimed that he was 201 days sober and is regularly drug tested in June, Cartwright denied that.
“He’s sober from some things, but not all things,” she said on Watch What Happens Live. “I’ll just say that.”
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