Why Garcelle Beauvais’ Son Jax Won’t Appear on RHOBH Season 14

Garcelle Beauvais won’t be sharing as much of her family life on the upcoming 14th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

In fact, after her son Jax, 16, faced online bullying from social media trolls during the Bravo series’ 12th season two years ago, the actress is keeping her teen out of the spotlight for now.

“Right before this season, Jax said to me, ‘Mom, I can’t do it anymore. It was too negative for me,'” Garcelle—who is also mom to 16-year-old Jaid and 33-year-old son Oliver from another marriage—revealed in E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at the Aug. 27 episode of GMA and ABC Audio’s Pop Culture Moms podcast. “And I respected that. So he’s not on this season at all. Actually, I haven’t said it to many people, so you’re the first really hearing it.”

The social media hate wasn’t the only source of stress. Jax, then 14, also became a storyline during that same season after longtime castmate Erika Jayne drunkenly cursed him out while filming a cast party.