Why Brittany Cartwright 'Didn't Care' About Hurting Estranged Husband Jax Taylor's Feelings After Hooking Up with His Friend

Brittany Cartwright has no regrets when it comes to hooking up with her estranged husband Jax Taylor’s friend.

In the episode of November 11 Bravo’s Hot Mic podcast, Valley star, 35, clarified that she and her ex didn’t have a “friend group no-go rule” after their split in February.

“We never talked about it because why would we? First of all, I didn’t think I would get involved with his friend. … It wasn’t planned,” she shared. “I wasn’t trying to attack one of his friends. It didn’t happen that way.”

“What we said is: ‘No one around [the couple’s 3-year-old son] Cruz and no one in our home that we own together that we own together… Please don’t have girls in the house.’ Those were two rules. I don’t know if he had anyone around Cruz, but he had people at my house. I caught them both times. … I caught him twice!” she declared.

PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Cartwright and Taylor for comment.

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The reality star then further described her decision to hook up with Taylor’s friend, who she did not name.

“It wasn’t planned, but he was also someone I felt like I knew,” she shared. “And in our world, it’s so crazy because, like, how do you trust people? And I was single for the first time in LA – another weird thing about my life is that my whole story in LA was with Jax and on camera mostly, so I never lived in LA without Jax, so that this is also a new thing for me.”

While it is Vanderpump Rules The alum found her friend “hot,” and also no longer cared what Taylor thought of her decision.

“I was so mad at Jax that I didn’t care if I hurt his feelings,” she explained. “Why should I care? He never cared how he hurt my feelings over the years. He put me down. He did so much to me. Like I’m sorry you’re so upset about who it is, but at the same time, you haven’t given me any attention or affection or anything in years.”

“Jax doesn’t have a leg to stand on,” she added.

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She recalled an early flirtation between her and a friend, saying, “I could tell this guy was flirting with me. I always flirted with him. He’s my guy. One time I flirted a little via DM and I said, come. Get into the DMs.”

When asked if she’s back on dating apps, Cartwright said: “No, I’ve never been on a dating app before…I don’t think I’m that ready.”

Cartwright’s comments come nine months after the reality star announced she and Taylor were “separating”. She filed for divorce on Tuesday, Aug. 27, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE days after Taylor completed a 30-day stint at a mental health facility.

Cartwright cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.

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