Brad Pitt Opens Up About Dark Times Post-Divorce from Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt first time opened up back in 2019, about spending time in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for a profile interview with the New York Times.

At that time, he shared, he entered the programme in 2016 after his marriage with Angelina Jolie hit splits Ville and she filed for divorce.

“It was actually really freeing to just expose the ugly sides of yourself,” he told the publication at that time after entering the programme.

"There's a great value in that."

Brad Pitt Opens Up on Dax Shephard’s podcast

Fast forward to 2025, six years on. The Fury actor hit nostalgia mode and reflected on alcohol journey.

He called it (Alcoholics Anonymous) AA programme an “amazing thing.”

It’s not about being a winner

Shepard, who has been hosting the Armchair Expert since 2018, asked Pitt whether he was nervous about connecting publically given the vulnerability of recovery groups. The Seven actor replied in a tone of reassurance, “quite at ease.”

Pitt’s next film, F1: The Movie, where he plays a race car driver set to hit theaters on June 27.

Is the F1 movie based on a true story?

Though, F1 film isn’t factually based on one true story, however it’s believed to have been inspired by true events. The plot of the film centers around Sonny Hayes (played by Pitt), who’s making a comeback following a career-ending accident in the 1990s.

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