“This is just to say thank you” – Brittany Cartwright faces explosive scandal as cousin leaks $4,800 hush-money PayPal transfer tied to Jax Taylor’s alleged affair with married fan during Nashville trip that vanished from The Valley’s cameras - suong

Brittany Cartwright is facing a new media firestorm after a close family member—her cousin, Lauren Cartwright-Davis—flipped and came forward with alleged proof of hush-money payments made to cover up what she claims was a serious affair between Jax Taylor and a married fan during a now-infamous Nashville trip in 2024.

According to PayPal transaction logs obtained by DailyMail+, Brittany transferred $4,800 to Lauren at 2:13 a.m. on November 22, 2024. The attached note simply read: “Emotional therapy support ❤️”. But in a sworn statement provided to our team, Lauren insists the payment had nothing to do with mental health services. She says it was a payoff to keep her silent about what she witnessed during a tense summer night with the couple in Nashville—a night that, if true, could expose one of the most calculated image-control campaigns in Valley history.

Lauren recalls being with Brittany and Jax at a local whiskey tasting event in June 2024. As Brittany posed for photos with guests, Jax allegedly disappeared for more than two hours with a woman Lauren described as “very attractive, early 30s, and definitely wearing a wedding ring.” When she asked Brittany where he’d gone, Brittany reportedly snapped, “Don’t start. That girl’s got a husband—and he’s military. If this blows up, we’re f**ked.”

Weeks later, a grainy surveillance video briefly surfaced on Reddit, appearing to show Jax holding hands with the woman as they entered an unregistered Airbnb in downtown Nashville. The clip was quickly deleted, but not before fans saved it—and speculated about its authenticity.

Sources close to The Valley production say Brittany insisted the incident never be addressed on camera and threatened to walk off the show mid-season if producers pushed it. One insider told us, “That trip had a huge gap in footage. We thought she was just dodging a drinking scandal. Now it all makes sense.”

The hush-money claim became more explosive when Lauren revealed that Brittany had contacted her via an encrypted app just days before The Valley’s reunion taping. Brittany allegedly urged her to “delete everything” and “not stir up anything that could come back to Cruz.” Within 24 hours, Lauren received the PayPal transfer with a message: “You know I love you. This is just to say thank you.”

“I took the money,” Lauren admitted. “But now? She’s out here selling ‘Single Mom Energy’ hoodies and playing the victim while I sit on this mess? Enough.”

The Cartwright family has reportedly cut Lauren off, with one relative calling her “jealous” and “unstable.” Still, at least three sources close to the family confirmed the payment took place, though they refused to comment on Brittany’s intentions.

Jax has remained silent on the matter, but insiders say he is “panicking” behind the scenes, fearing the alleged Nashville scandal could be revisited in The Valley’s upcoming season. Legal experts note that if Brittany paid Lauren to withhold damaging information during an ongoing reality show production, it could constitute a breach of her contract’s “image integrity” clause—potentially exposing her to fines or even termination.

So far, Brittany’s legal team has not responded to requests for comment. But among The Valley fandom, the backlash is growing. Reddit threads are ablaze with fans demanding that Bravo “air the whole truth, not the sanitized version.”

As one longtime industry insider put it: “If Lauren has more receipts—and Bravo has the guts to air this—Brittany might be in for a bigger reckoning than she ever saw coming.”