Brad Pitt Reveals that He’s Drinking Again After 7 Years of Sobriety but ‘Not in Big Quantities’
Pitt said he now drinks in smaller amounts after seven years sober, prompting renewed debate over abstinence and harm-reduction treatment.
- Actor Brad Pitt, 62, revealed he has returned to drinking after maintaining sobriety for seven years, telling Esquire he is now consuming alcohol in a more restrained manner.
- Following his 2016 split from Angelina Jolie, Pitt spoke openly about his alcohol struggles and credited Bradley Cooper with helping him achieve sobriety during a 2020 awards event.
- Acknowledging he once became "overconfident," Pitt explained he now manages intake carefully, stating, "Yeah. I can have a few," while emphasizing his need to remain professional.
- A 2023 National Institute article on Alcohol Abuse discussed harm reduction as an alternative to total abstinence, with psychology professor Katie Witkiewitz noting reduced drinking can lower risks and harm.
- Alcoholics Anonymous maintains that people with alcoholism cannot safely return to controlled drinking, and experts advise that treatment decisions should be made with qualified professionals rather than based on celebrity experiences.
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Recently, Brad Pitt has made a confession that he has managed to reopen one of the most complicated episodes in his story with Angelina Jolie. And it is that the 62-year-old actor has recognized that he has re-drinked after seven years without doing so. Yes, he recognizes that now he does so in a much way ... Continue reading "The reaction of Angelina Jolie after Brad Pitt confessed to having re-drinked after years sober"
[OSEN=Reporter Choi Yi-jeong] As news spread that Hollywood actor Brad Pitt (62) had broken his seven-year sobriety and started drinking again, the reaction of his ex-wife Angelina Jolie (51) has been revealed. According to the Daily Mail on the 11th (local time), regarding Brad Pitt resuming drinking after declaring he was quitting in a recent interview with a media outlet, a close associate of Angelina Jolie said, “Jolie [is in this situation
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Angelina Jolie reportedly was not surprised to learn that Brad Pitt had started drinking alcohol again after spending seven years sober. The 62-year-old actor recently revealed that he had ended his long period of sobriety, explaining that he now approaches alcohol in a much more restrained way. His admission has attracted particular attention because Pitt previously spoke openly about giving up alcohol following his separation from Jolie in 201…
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