Jax Taylor has revealed very personal news … coming clean that he has been addicted to cocaine for half his life.

The 45-year-old reality star was clearly nervous to make the candid confession on Tuesday’s “Hot Mic” podcast episode … but did so to set his story straight ahead of Season 2 of “The Valley.”

He explains … “I just want to let people know this is a really, really tough disease and it’s a really tough sickness … So to come out and say that I have an addiction [and] that I have a sickness that I have to work on the rest of my life is a really big deal for me.”

He admits he checked himself in the second time after he caught himself in a fit of rage in front of his son, Cruz, he shares with his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright. He recalls feeling “utter disgust” with himself, adding … “That’s when I knew that I have a problem and it’s still there.”

Remember TMZ broke the story that Jax decided to seek inpatient treatment for his mental health in July 2024. After he got out, he declared he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD.

During his chat on “Hot Mic,” he said he doesn’t think drugs and alcohol are ever the base problem — rather that people turn to substances to deal with their problems.

Irina Shayk knows how to make a splash, and she did just that in her eye-popping outfit that showed off her amazing bod during Brazil’s Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

The model — who’s the rumored girlfriend of ex-NFL star Tom Brady — strutted down the street in her blue peacock-like costume as if it were a catwalk, joining thousands with carnival fever Tuesday in the city of Rio De Janeiro.

As you can see, Irina is all smiles, and why wouldn’t she be … she’s in total party mode like everyone else there, samba dancing the night away.

By the way, in case you’re wondering, Irina has been hanging out with good ol’ Tom lately and some think the two have rekindled their romance. However, the pair haven’t confirmed that.

J.D. Vance was skiing among a bunch of folks who made their hatred for him well known, but the Secret Service tells us there was never a threat to him or his family … despite Vance nearly being taken out by an out-of-control skier.

Multiple Secret Service sources tell TMZ … the Vice President was never in danger this weekend during his ski trip to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont … despite how things may have looked.

We obtained video of Vance being heckled in line for ski lifts — someone called him  “Putin’s Puppet” — and during one of his runs he almost got barreled into — first by a snowboarder … then by another skier, who crashed into someone just feet away from the Veep.

In fact, we’re told some of the agents are featured in our videos.

The Secret Service is notoriously discreet when it comes to details of their security operations, but our sources told us about some of the means and methods typically used to protect Vance.

There’s a heavy emphasis on line of sight, with agents protecting any position a shooter might be able to take. Agents also control access to areas around Vance and place temporary flight restrictions for aircraft and drones in the skies above.

Protesters who line the streets as Vance makes his way through town are no issue at all. The Vance security detail just keeps him on the move, with no lingering near demonstrators.