Brad Pitt recently revealed that he faced criticism from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) after publicly acknowledging his involvement with the recovery group.
The 60-year-old Hollywood icon has spoken openly about his path to quitting alcohol, especially after his much-publicised divorce from Angelina Jolie. Following their separation, reports emerged that the two had a heated argument over Pitt’s drinking.
When sitting for an interview GQPitt got candid about his personal life with his Ocean’s 11 co-star George Clooney. During the conversation, Pitt said, “Do you know they turned on me for that? AA did that.”
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“They were like, ‘It’s anonymous.’…” Clooney expressed surprise, saying, “Really? You have anything to do with that?”, Pitt said, and added, “I’m not exposing anybody. Everybody knows you exist. What’s the problem?”
Pitt’s journey to sobriety began after his breakup with Jolie
“I had a really nice group of men here that was really private and selective, so it was safe,” the Bullet Train star told GQ in 2022.
The actor noted how some individuals were recorded while sharing deeply personal stories in other circumstances, a breach of trust that he found deeply disturbing. “It’s very reprehensible to me,” he said.
Speaking to the New York Times in 2019, Pitt said, “I had taken things as far as I could, so I had my drinking privileges taken away.” To support his sobriety, he attended AA meetings for a year and a half after his split from Jolie.
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“All of you sitting here were so open and honest like I’ve never heard before,” he said.
“It was a safe space where there was very little judgment, and therefore very little judgment of myself as well.” Pitt felt “freeing” in sharing the more difficult aspects of himself with a group of strangers.
