"I think she wanted to be the first to publicly say, ‘I'm divorcing him,’ when, in all honesty, I was the one that initiated it," Taylor insisted, despite Cartwright filing first

Following his comments, the 'Vanderpump Rules' alum's ex denied his claims, saying she was just trying to be on good terms with him.

Cartwright explained that she and Taylor agreed to keep potential love interests away from their shared Los Angeles house and their 3-year-old son, Cruz.