Jax Taylor Suggests Son’s Speech Delay Is The Result Of Vaccines — Despite Studies Proving Their Safety

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright candidly opened up about their three-year-old son’s speech struggles on the most recent episode of The Valley. Following the episode, Taylor seemed to suggest in a social media comment that Cruz’s delay was linked to vaccinations he had received.

“My son crawled early, walked early and even spoke early,” Taylor wrote in the controversial comment. “Then we got him vaccinated and it all stopped. I am not saying vaccines are the cause but what else could it be, how can [a] kid be talking fully, walking fully then stop two weeks after vaccinations?”

It should be noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says vaccines are “very safe.” The CDC’s official site states, “The United States’ long-standing vaccine safety system ensures that vaccines are as safe as possible. Currently, the United States has the safest vaccine supply in its history. Millions of children safely receive vaccines each year.”

Despite his remarks, it appears Taylor has been vaccinated in the past himself. He posted on X in 2021, “This second vaccine shot is kicking my ass!!” likely referring to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Taylor and Cartwright, who welcomed Cruz in April 2021, revealed on the most recent episode of The Valley that they had hired a speech therapist to help their son.

“Cruz has done everything on time when it comes to crawling, walking, sitting up,” Cartwright said in the episode. “He was saying dada, mama, doggy, things like that. And then he just seemed to regress one day. He stopped talking almost altogether. And now we are going to put him in speech therapy just to make sure that he has all the help that he needs.”

Taylor referred to Cruz as a “smart kid,” telling his now-estranged wife, “I feel like I’ve been researching everything and I feel like I’m doing everything I’m supposed to be doing.”

The Jax’s Studio City owner admitted that he often “[compares] my child to other kids and that’s pretty much Parenting 101, you should not do that.” Meanwhile, Cartwright said that she was concerned for her son.

“It can make you really, really sad sometimes because you just want your kid to be so perfect and whenever things go a little bit different than you planned it can be a lot of pressure for a mom,” she said in her confessional interview. “I don’t ever want to see him struggle with anything.”

Cartwright and Taylor announced their separation ahead of The Valley’s premiere, but they have each maintained that their son is their main priority.

While speaking with DECIDER earlier this month, Cartwright confirmed that she was excited to share her son with the world on the new reality show. “It can be a little scary because people judge you like crazy, but he’s the best thing in my entire life and he’s my whole world. Having him be a part of all this is really exciting,” she said.

The Valley airs on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.