As the new season unfolds, the "Scandoval" drama seems to get bigger, which seems fishy for using the “no publicity is bad publicity at all” strategy.
Everyone has weighed in on the affair between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss roughly one month after it became public knowledge. However, one of the most outspoken stars on “Vanderpump Rules” has kept his opinions to himself for the most part.
Jax Taylor has posted the occasional “I told you so” on Twitter. Still, for someone who has waited a decade for this moment, he has displayed surprising patience. Jax was holding out for an interview, a chance to confront his former friends formally.
This week, he did just that when speaking with Entertainment Tonight. In a recent interview with ET’s Rachel Smith, Jax recalls with delight the day he learned about Sandoval. Taylor stated, “My friend Jason texted me and said, ‘Hey, you were right all along.'”
“I believed he was angry with me. Did I commit an error? Therefore, I texted him, and he responded, “No, did you see, wake up this morning and read anything, visit any tabloids or whatever? We had practically just awoken and stared at one another as if to ask, “Are we reading this? Are you able to see this? And then it all went south from there,” Jax added before engaging in another instance of I told you so.
He continued: “I didn’t predict it, but I did. I am not surprised, I am not surprised, and I will leave it at that. I find it astonishing because it was those two.”
“He’s done this before, but nobody believed me. It’s hardly his first rodeo,” added Taylor.
“Nobody believed me. Here’s the problem, however. When I was on the program, everyone would hide behind me, as if I were the villain,” Taylor continued, noting that he’s not attempting to defend anything in any way.
This is not the end of Jax and Brittany’s redemption tour; they are scheduled to appear on “Watch What Happens Live” Wednesday night after a new “Vanderpump Rules” episode. Some of the castmates who judged Taylor’s actions the harshest turned out to be just as unethical as he was during his worst moments.
However, suppose he seeks to rewrite history and persuade everyone that he is a wonderful person with a poor edit. In that case, he may find that his efforts fail. A significant portion of the individual’s–whole behavior was captured on tape, and the racist crap for which he was fired remains abhorrent.
The scenario with Sandoval and Raquel did not make Jax’s actions less distasteful. This side of the story served as a reminder that virtually no one who has ever appeared on “Vanderpump Rules” can be trusted.