Overview
- Pitt told Esquire on Monday that he experienced a single, short period when he felt suicidal while dealing with what he described as "family stuff," and that his survival instinct prevented him from acting on those thoughts.
- He said he ended seven years of sobriety and now drinks in a controlled way, describing occasional overconfidence followed by limits such as having only a few glasses and avoiding heavy consumption.
- Several of his children have publicly or legally moved to drop the surname Pitt, most recently a July petition by daughter Vivienne, a visible sign of ongoing estrangement within the family.
- Pitt has repeatedly denied abuse allegations tied to the 2016 private-plane incident, and past official reviews by the FBI and Los Angeles child-welfare authorities did not produce criminal charges.
- The interview also noted Pitt’s grief over his mother’s death and upcoming film work, and it adds a personal update to a decade-long, highly public split from Angelina Jolie that has involved lengthy litigation and disputes over their Miraval estate.