He certified his feedback to Selection by including, “That does not put a gloss on what is actually occurring. This subject material is darkish.”

The couple, who share 4-year-old Cruz, have had a rocky relationship for some time now, culminating within the reveal of Taylor’s dependancy issues and his choice to finally search assist. Outdoors of the present, he’s celebrating greater than 200 days sober.

Within the present, which filmed some months in the past, the couple is irreparably estranged, dwelling individually, and struggling to determine co-parenting with Taylor’s erratic, indignant, and at instances dangerously unstable conduct.

He additionally determined to enter a 30-day psychological well being remedy facility to concentrate on his anger after one notably brutal struggle with Cartwright. Whereas he was there, Cartwright made the choice that it was time to formally divorce him after 5 years of marriage.

And all of this has occurred with the cameras of the Vanderpump Guidelines spinoff rolling, which has left many followers questioning one factor: Why on earth has Jax Taylor not been kicked off the present but?

In addressing this query, Baskin wished to push again at an accusation that is been floating round that by persevering with to highlight Jax as a principal character on The Valley, he is “platforming an abuser.”

“Our job is to inform the total story,” Alex countered. “If we did not inform the story in its completeness, then we’d be masking up one thing that actually occurred and denying Brittany the possibility to share what she had been by.”

“I do not suppose that is actually ‘platforming an abuser’ as a lot as that’s platforming the story,” he added, “which incorporates Brittany’s expertise in addition to Jax’s.”

Brittany has been very candid in speaking in regards to the finish of her tumultuous relationship with Jax. Whereas she is supportive of his ongoing sobriety, she’s additionally admitted that she’s considerably skeptical. As she put it, she’s simply been by an excessive amount of and seen too many issues over time.

Followers are undoubtedly seeing a few of the worst of it on this season of The Valley. From explosive fights to rehab to preventing over the home and custody, it has been a troublesome watch at instances.

That goes for Taylor, too, who dropped by Andy Cohen’s Watch What Occurs Dwell clubhouse Tuesday evening after the most recent episode and kicked off his look with an apology.

“To start with, I wish to apologize to all people who’s watching this proper now,” he stated. “These things that was proven is fairly triggering to lots of people. And I am watching it again — I watch the episodes now — and also you watch it again, and I am totally embarrassed of my actions.”

He continued, “No person ought to ever must cope with the best way I acted. No person ought to ever must cope with verbal abuse from anyone. That being stated, I am actually sorry that folks needed to see all that… very sorry to Brittany. It was a really, very, very robust yr for each of us.”

For the reason that present episodes aired, Jax moved out of the home they used to share, permitting Cruz and Brittany to maneuver in and start to make it their residence. Brittany additionally revealed that Cruz is on the autism spectrum and that co-parenting stays a little bit of a problem.

Ought to The Valley select to maintain the exes within the solid for Season 3 and past, there is definitely nonetheless loads of drama to discover. However that call has but to be made, Baskin tells Selection.

“We’re determining all of it,” whereas admitting, “It’s totally probably the present does look totally different subsequent season, however I do not know what totally different means.”

And whereas nobody is secure, even longtime franchise solid members like Taylor, Baskin did provide a tease that his time many not be over but.

“Many instances earlier than, we have needed to make a change primarily based on somebody’s conduct. However searching for assistance is the alternative of that,” Baskin defined. “Searching for assist is clearly what we utterly help.”

Season 2 of The Valley airs Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. on Bravo.