Brad Pitt Recalls Split From Angelina Jolie As 'Self-Inflicted', Said, 'I Was Boozing Too Much...'

Brad Pitt confessed his drinking was the reason behind his split from Angelina Jolie, calling it 'self-inflicted'.

Brad Pitt is back in the news, and this time the actor had some major confessions to make. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that he started consuming alcohol again after being sober for nearly seven years. Pitt’s drinking had always been one of the major concerns for his loved ones, and when the actor had split from Angelina Jolie, reports stated that it was his drinking problems that led to their split.

Brad Pitt accepts his drinking problem led to his ‘self-inflicted’ divorce from Angelina Jolie

In 2016, Angelina Jolie filed for a divorce from Brad Pitt, and it came as a shock to everyone as they were hailed as the power couple of Hollywood. Jolie stunned the world when she filed for divorce after an alleged dispute between Pitt and their 15-year-old son, Maddox, aboard the family’s private jet.

After the filing, Pitt sat in for an interview with GQ Style and accepted his drinking problem as one of the reasons behind his split from Angelina Jolie. Calling his split ‘self-inflicted’, Pitt said:

“I hit the lottery and I still would waste my time on those hollow pursuits. The split was self-inflicted ... If you love someone, set them free. Now I know what it means, by feeling it. It means to love without ownership. It means expecting nothing in return. It doesn’t mean f**k all to me until, you know. Until you live it.”

Pitt also confessed that he had quit booze since his split, as he was aware that having it wrecked his relationship. Pitt also confessed how he enjoyed drinking wine so much that he often lost control. Elaborating why he stepped away from drinking, the actor confessed:

“I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional ... I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family. But even this last year, you know — things I wasn’t dealing with. I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem.”

Brad Pitt underwent therapy for his heavy drinking

Brad Pitt had revealed multiple times how drinking and pot smoking cut him off emotionally from others. To curb his drinking habits, Pitt underwent therapy. In the same interview with GQ Style, Pitt revealed that he quit drinking, replacing alcohol with cranberry juice and fizzy water. Pitt spent nearly a whole year going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He also credited his contemporary actor Bradley Cooper for supporting him during his sobriety. 

Angelina and Brad Pitt began dating in 2004 and the duo got married in 2014. The couple expanded their family and adopted children, Maddox and Zahara. Soon, Jolie and Pitt welcomed their first biological child, Shiloh, in 2006, and subsequently adopted Pax. They completed their family of six with the birth of twins, Knox and Vivienne, in 2008. Within two years of their marriage, Angelina filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016.

The two then indulged in a custody battle, but in 2021, the former couple reached a confidential divorce and settlement agreement, keeping the final custody details private. Later, four of the six kids that Angelina Jolie shares with Brad filed a petition to remove his surname from their names. According to reports from Us Weekly and People Magazine, Brad Pitt is "deeply hurt," "devastated," and "upset" to learn that his children no longer want to be associated with his name. 

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