The already volatile public image of The Valley star Jax Taylor has taken yet another hit after explosive off-hours video leaked showing the Bravo bad boy allegedly starting a physical altercation with a male fan inside a packed Los Angeles nightclub.
According to multiple eyewitnesses and a grainy 47-second clip obtained by DailyMail+, the incident unfolded just after midnight at West Hollywood hotspot The Fleur Room, where Taylor, 44, had been drinking with a small group of friends in a VIP corner. The night appeared to be going smoothly until a male club-goer, believed to be in his late 20s, reportedly shouted across the room: “Hey Jax, how’s the cheating going?”
What happened next was pure chaos. In the leaked video, Taylor can be seen standing abruptly, knocking over a bottle of champagne in the process, and striding towards the heckler with what one witness described as “a look that could burn a hole through steel.” The fan, holding a drink in one hand, appears to smirk before Taylor shoves him hard in the chest, nearly sending him backward over a low table.
“It was instant,” a source at the club told DailyMail+. “There was no hesitation. Jax just lunged at him, shouting ‘Say it again! Say it to my face!’ Everyone froze for a second because it went from zero to nuclear in two seconds flat.”
Bystanders can be heard in the footage gasping and shouting “Whoa, Jax!” as security rushes into frame. But Taylor, clearly enraged, tries to swing at the man again, causing a scuffle that spills partially onto the dance floor. Two large bouncers physically restrain him, locking their arms around his chest and dragging him backwards toward the exit as he continues to yell profanities.
One onlooker claims Taylor shouted: “You don’t know s** about my life!”* as he was hauled past the bar and out onto the sidewalk. The alleged victim, meanwhile, appeared shaken but uninjured, and was escorted to a separate area of the club by staff.
“It was like watching reality TV come to life, but without the Bravo cameras to clean it up,” said another club patron. “He looked completely out of control. People were whispering, ‘This is the real Jax.’”
While no police report has been confirmed at this time, multiple witnesses say security threatened to call LAPD if Taylor attempted to re-enter the venue. Sources close to the situation tell DailyMail+ that Taylor was “heavily buzzed” and had been drinking steadily for several hours before the confrontation.
The timing of the incident couldn’t be worse for Taylor, who is already under intense scrutiny following the highly charged The Valley reunion taping, where his behavior was widely criticized by fans — and even Hollywood star Seth Rogen.
For now, Taylor has not publicly commented on the nightclub scuffle, but the viral clip is already making the rounds on Bravo fan pages, sparking fierce debate about whether his fiery temper is a product of the show… or simply who he’s always been.
As one commenter bluntly put it: “You can take Jax out of reality TV, but you can’t take the reality TV villain out of Jax.”
