Overview
- Brad Pitt told Esquire he has started drinking again after a multi‑year period of sobriety and said he now drinks in a “more restrained manner” and must be “professional” about it.
- Reporting notes Pitt previously credited steps such as Alcoholics Anonymous and said he quit drinking after his split from Angelina Jolie.
- An unnamed source quoted in coverage said Jennifer Aniston supports Pitt and would “happily have a drink” with him, reflecting some sympathetic private reactions.
- Columnist Bryony Gordon sharply criticized Pitt’s public claim that he can moderate, warning that people with a history of problem drinking rarely succeed at controlled use and noting Jolie’s past allegations and reports of family estrangement.
- Pitt’s choice to disclose the change appears aimed at controlling the narrative rather than letting paparazzi images define it and there have been no new confirmed legal developments reported in the recent coverage.