NEED TO KNOW
- Seth Rogen is sharing his ideas with PEOPLE about Jax Taylor’s departure from The Valley
- As a giant fan of the fact sequence, Rogen says he agrees with the choice for Taylor to depart after years of proving that he’s not “going to vary”
- Taylor introduced his exit earlier this month after two seasons on the Bravo spinoff
Seth Rogen is chiming in on the newest Bravo drama.
The comedic actor, 43, spoke with PEOPLE on the season 2 premiere of his present Platonic in Los Angeles, the place he shared his opinions on Jax Taylor’s exit from The Valley. A self-proclaimed Vanderpump Guidelines superfan, Rogen says he agrees with the 46-year-old actuality star’s transfer to step away from the cameras.
“I do not assume Jax ought to come again at this level,” Rogen admits. “He is a fairly, perhaps, simply unhealthy particular person. We will say that he is been that means for 20 years on tv or nevertheless lengthy it has been — he would not look like he’ll change. He appears no higher. Perhaps he appears worse the older he will get, I feel, in loads of methods.”
“I did watch the primary episode of the reunion already this morning, and, I imply, he was so f—– up,” the actor continues of the latest episode, wherein Taylor’s estranged spouse, Brittany Cartwright, accused him of “body-shaming” her and never contributing to their household’s mortgage or payments. “What a f—— asshole. Yeah, a really unhealthy, unhealthy, unhealthy character. Yeah.”
Gilbert Flores/Selection through Getty; Paul Archuleta/Getty
Whereas Taylor is leaving an empty spot on the VPR spinoff, Rogen jokes he’d don’t have any drawback filling in.
“Perhaps, if there is a function, I’d,” she reveals. “Sure, if there is a function, I’d.”
Taylor introduced that he was “stepping away” from The Valley forward of season 3 on July 16.
He claimed the choice was made “after an extremely difficult 12 months and lots of sincere conversations with my group and producers.”
“Proper now, my focus must be on my sobriety, my psychological well being, and co-parenting relationship,” he stated within the assertion shared with Selection. “Taking this time is critical for me to develop into the most effective model of myself — particularly for our son, Cruz.”
A supply later informed PEOPLE that the “solid was completely blindsided by this information,” and “weren’t given any advance notifications about his exit.”
NBC Common
This got here virtually a 12 months after Cartwright filed for divorce in August 2024 following 5 years of marriage.
Shortly after their separation, Taylor entered an in-patient facility in September 2024 after he revealed he was recognized with bipolar dysfunction and PTSD. Then, in March, Taylor opened up about going to remedy for substance abuse points.
On July 23, Cartwright, 36, stated throughout an look on Watch What Occurs Reside with Andy Cohen that she thought Taylor’s departure from The Valley “was an amazing choice. By everybody.” Host Andy Cohen echoed her sentiment in an announcement to PEOPLE when the information broke, additionally calling it a “good choice.”
“I feel he must work out s— with out cameras round,” Cohen, 57, added.
Nevertheless, Cartwright famous that her personal relationship with Taylor, with whom she shares 4-year-old son Cruz, is “horrible” and there’s “no belief in anyway.” She additionally pushed again in opposition to his claims in June that he was 201 days sober and is commonly drug examined.
“He is sober from some issues, however not all issues,” she stated on WWHL. “I am going to simply say that.”
By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free each day publication to remain up-to-date on the most effective of what PEOPLE has to supply, from superstar information to driving human curiosity tales.
The Valley airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, and Platonic season 2 premieres its first two episodes on Wednesday, Aug. 6, on Apple TV+.