Homophobic reality star Jax Taylor is at it again.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live!, the Vanderpump Rules star outed his co-star Ariana Madix on live television then quickly walked it back with a faux apology.
It all started when a caller asked Taylor about Madix and her boyfriend Tom Sandoval’s relationship. In the middle of the question, Taylor interrupted by mumbling, “She likes women.”
That’s when Taylor’s wife, Brittany Cartwright, who was sitting alongside him, jumped in and said, “Don’t say that! Don’t say that!”
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“Sorry,” Taylor replied, unconvincingly. “I didn’t mean that. I’m sorry.”
But by then the cat was already outta the bag.
Cohen quickly interjected, “You think Ariana likes women? What do you mean you didn’t mean it? You just said it.”
That’s when Cartwright tried shutting down the conversation by saying Madix “likes everybody, just like most of us do!”
“Just own it,” Taylor quipped. “That’s fine. Just don’t lie about it.”
Jax Taylor is a truly garbage human, shit like this is gross #WWHL #PumpRules https://t.co/vihVqWE6fg
— Dick Grayson (@ETKevinsMind) January 8, 2020
For the record: Just because a person isn’t out publicly doesn’t mean they’re lying about their sexuality or that they aren’t “owning” their identity. It just means they don’t feel the need to share it with the entire world. Even reality TV stars have a right to privacy.
After the show aired, Madix took to Twitter to set the record straight, letting everyone know that, yeah, she’s bisexual.
“I DO like women AND men. it’s called being bisexual,” she tweeted. “Ever heard of it? #thisisnthard”
https://twitter.com/ariana2525/status/1214771508712599552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1214771508712599552&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Ftv%2Fariana-maddox-fires-back-after-jax-taylor-says-she-likes-women%2F
Madix’s sexuality came up last season on Vanderpump Rules when it was revealed she had a sexual encounter with another woman in the past, but she has never publicly come out as bisexual. Until now.
This isn’t the first time Taylor has let his true true colors show. Last November, he spouted off homophobic remarks on Twitter then claimed he can’t be antigay because he used to live in West Hollywood and 50 percent of his friends are homosexual.
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socaliscorpio
Good for her for coming out on Twitter as bisexual. But it wasn’t his place to force it out.
ATX1954
No, it wasn’t his place. Frankly I sick of this perpetual teenager and all his angst. His fiance’ needs to ditch his ass while she can and spare herself the sequential tantrums by this “punk-ass bitch” in a man costume.
Cam
“”Madix’s sexuality came up last season on Vanderpump Rules when it was revealed she had a sexual encounter with another woman in the past, but she has never publicly come out as bisexual. Until now.””
It was on a national TV show that she slept with a woman? IT sounds like she was already kind of out. Just because she hadn’t said the words out loud, admitting to that on camera was pretty much a coming out already, I don’t get what the guys point was.
RIGay
How does this garbage still remain a “thing”?
Rock-N-RollHS
such hypocrisy on this site and among the “gayz”; they are always accusing male celebrities of being gay and closeted yet claim to support that people have the right to be publicly “not out.” Further, “Homophobic” gets thrown around so much, I’m beginning to think it’s a compliment.
Cam
It’s cute when people pretend not to know the difference between speculation, and telling a secret a friend has told you.
jsmu
@Rock-N-RollHS Gee, MORON, do ya think there’s any difference between being a toxic, hatemongering, homophobic BIGOT like Leningrad Lindseybitch and all her other closet-queen friends in the Senate (including but not limited to PUTABITCHMoscowMitch!) and being allowed to choose when one comes out WHEN ONE IS DOING NO HARM AND MAKING NO HOMOPHOBIC LAWS?!?!?! Gawud, you’re so effing stupid you shouldn’t cross the street alone.
Grandolphrz
We already knew Ariana has been with girls. Why does she have to announce it? Jax is so stupid. If there’s somebody who will open his mouth and look like a fool, it’s Jason, I mean, Jax.
sonic_source
How does Jax even have any friends? He’s such a piece of s–t.
Bob LaBlah
Never heard of the show nor its stars and I do believe this incident was staged to get publicity for the show. The gay women who are in the same boat that I am will no doubt tune in to this show that they too never heard of just to see what its about and two minutes later kick themselves for even pretending to care.
Kangol2
Girl, where have you been? Vanderpump Rules is a popular TV show, but if you watch any current TV (or at least catch TMZ, Entertainment Tonigh, etc.), you might have heard of Lisa Vanderpump, who’s a celeb in her own right, but also owns a Hollywood hotspot that some imbecile plowed into with his sports car this past weekend. (And the restaurant didn’t close but opened the next day.) It was on every TV news program and on online newssites as well. I don’t know these particular people, but the show and its star, who first gained notoriety on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are pretty well known.
ShowMeGuy
It doesn’t take much to be a famous “reality star” and it takes even less to be called a “popular” television show in this day and age.
jkthsnk
As if we needed more proof that Andy Cohen is trash.
Theweatherman
Andy played right into it. He’s the gay Jerry Springer except more of an ass kisser, less famous and less successful.
Jax is a jerk for sure. He’s desperate to be in the news and not very bright.
Mack
It’s interesting because on some sites Jax is labeled as “Bi”. Guess he’s trying to deflect the eyes away from himself.
ShiningSex
WHO IS HE? A NOBODY DOUCHEBAG.
ALSO, IF YOU DON’T WANT ANYONE TO OUT YOUR, THEN DON’T TELL ANYONE. IT HAPPENS. STAND UP AND SPEAK UP BEFORE SOME IDIOT DOES IT FOR YOU.
truckproductions
What a bunch of BS!! Anyone who actually watches the show knows Jax is the furthest thing from a homophobe. A few inappropriate uses of derogatory words does NOT a homophobe make. He’s been an eager participant in Gay pride since BEFORE it was cool to do so. You guys spend way too much time tearing down our supporters over minor infractions while ignoring COMPLETELY those who do much more disservice to us. Sad.
nmarkwb
If this guy were Gay and he outed someone he wouldn’t have very many friends left. Outing Someone against their will is an unforgivable offense.
GayEGO
This is ridiculous. I was with my lifetime partner for 29 years before I decided to come out to the public. It is more about relationships, something we do not hear a lot about, we usually hear about the sex!
OhHellNo
Oh, my God. A garbage person on “Real Housewives”?
Isn’t that all of them?
enlightenone
Just another consequence of TRASH TV perpetrating as “entertainment!