Actor Brad Pitt has stated he’s now not sober and has opened up about experiencing a quick interval of suicidal ideas amid what he described as “household stuff”. The actor spoke about his psychological well being, alcoholism and private struggles whereas reflecting on the years-long fallout from his break up from Angelina Jolie amid abuse allegations levelled by her.
In an interview with Esquire, the Oscar-winning actor talked about that his household troubles had taken a toll on him. He additionally stated he now drinks moderately after beforehand getting sober following his separation from Jolie.
Pitt stated, “I used to be by no means suicidal in any manner. It was simply not my make-up.” He added, “In reality, if I’ve any afflictions, it is most likely being a congenital optimist. Which has helped many instances, and it is also acquired me – I’ve walked foolishly head-on right into a Mack truck due to my optimism.”
Whereas declining to enter element, Pitt stated “household stuff” performed a task in his deteriorating psychological well being. He stated, “I’ve by no means been suicidal aside from one little interval. And in that one little interval, I simply did not see a manner out.”
He added, “The ache was so oppressive that – I wasn’t going to behave on this – however I might really feel the chilly metal of the bullet in my head, and it felt like aid.” Pitt went on to say, “And I believed, ‘Oh, OK, now I perceive.’ I perceive suicide, within the sense that it is simply aid. It is simply on the lookout for aid from the ache. However I additionally assume we now have unbelievable survival instincts. And for me, that instantly kicked in.”
The Combat Membership actor additionally stated he now drinks moderately. “I used to be sober for seven years. After which I acquired again off the wagon. In a extra restrained method. I acquired overconfident a few instances, went, ‘Yep, nope, not good for me.’ Not in large portions,” Pitt stated.
In 2019, Pitt informed The New York Instances that he enrolled in Alcoholics Nameless for a 12 months and a half after his separation from Jolie. The next 12 months, he credited buddy and fellow actor Bradley Cooper for serving to together with his sobriety throughout a speech on the Nationwide Board of Evaluate Awards.
Sobriety later grew to become a significant turning level for Pitt, who spoke in regards to the impact of his AA conferences throughout a June 2025 interview on the Armchair Skilled with Dax Shepard podcast. “I used to be just about on my knees, and I used to be actually open, I used to be attempting something and everybody: something anybody threw at me. It was a very tough time. I wanted rebooting,” he stated.
Pitt and Jolie, as soon as dubbed “Brangelina” on the top of their Hollywood relationship, filed for divorce in September 2016 after two years of marriage.
In an October 2022 submitting, Jolie accused Pitt of assaulting her and two of their youngsters on a personal flight from France to Los Angeles in 2016. In later court docket filings, the Maleficent actor stated Pitt’s abuse of her started “lengthy earlier than” the alleged aircraft incident, however claimed that was the primary time the kids had been subjected to it.
They had been declared legally single in 2019, and finalised their divorce in December 2024.
Within the years since, the previous couple have remained locked in a collection of authorized battles which have make clear their household life. A dispute over Chteau Miraval, the French winery they as soon as collectively owned, introduced out Jolie’s allegations of bodily abuse in opposition to Pitt.
The break up has additionally appeared to pressure Pitt’s relationship together with his youngsters. The F1 actor shares six youngsters with Jolie: Maddox, 25; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 20; and 18-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. Within the final two years, a number of of the kids of the Mr & Mrs Smith stars have both dropped Pitt’s surname or filed court docket requests to take action, together with Vivienne, who sought a reputation change in Los Angeles court docket on July 20.
Pitt’s newest remarks join his psychological well being struggles, his ingesting and the long-running household dispute that adopted the tip of their marriage.
In the meantime, Pitt will subsequent be seen in the survival thriller, Heart of the Beast (2026). The movie is directed by David Ayer and written by Cameron Alexander and is about for a theatrical launch on September 25, 2026.
The actor’s last theatrical release was F1 (2025). The Joseph Kosinski directorial additionally featured Javier Bardem in a vital position.
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