Brad Pitt Pal Claims He Had An ‘Angelina Problem,’ Not Drinking

Brad Pitt has reportedly been enjoying the occasional drink again after a seven-year abstinence from alcohol, but one source isn’t worried, claiming the actor had an “Angelina” problem, not a drinking problem.

Pitt, 62, has openly acknowledged that he struggled with alcohol abuse while also dealing with the estrangement from his six kids with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie as part of the fallout from the divorce.

The former couple, whose marriage officially ended in 2024, have both tried moving on, with Brad Pitt embracing a quieter life with his girlfriend Ines de Ramon and Angelina Jolie publicly speaking about reclaiming her life.

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Speaking to the Daily Mail, a source close to Pitt made a remark concerning the actor’s drinking after almost a decade since his marriage to Jolie collapsed following a private plane incident in 2016.

According to the source, “Pitt never had a drink problem; he had an Angelina problem.”

The insider claims that the actor’s real issue was never with drinking too much and added that he had “worked hard on himself” and was “finally, in a really good place.”

Another long-time associate similarly explained that the actor may have gone through a period where he excessively consumed alcohol, but he has since addressed the issue.

“Did Pitt go through a period where he drank too much? Yes,” the associate said, adding that “He had some issues with alcohol and he addressed them. He worked through them.”

Pitt and Jolie began dating in 2005 and got married in 2014. Jolie filed for divorce two years later and made allegations concerning the actor’s behavior during the plane incident, while Pitt denied the allegations.

As reported by People Magazine, the FBI investigated the incident but closed the case without bringing any charges. The L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services also ended its investigation without finding any evidence of abuse.

Their divorce was finalized in 2024, officially ending a marriage that, according to one source, was “happy for a while, but when things went bad, they went very, very bad.”

The Actor Has Admitted He’s Drinking Again

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Pitt has openly acknowledged that he struggled with alcohol following the end of his marriage to the woman he once reportedly said he trusted with his life.

The Hollywood A-lister reportedly had to join Alcoholics Anonymous to deal with his alcohol addiction and was able to abstain from consuming any amount of alcohol for seven years.

In an August 2026 Esquire interview, Pitt revealed that he had begun drinking again after his seven years of sobriety. “I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,” Pitt told the outlet.

After a little laugh, he immediately clarified his newfound approach to the substance, saying, “In a more restrained manner. I got overconfident a couple times, went, Yep, nope, not good for me. Not in large quantities.”

When asked if he could have a glass of wine, Pitt explained, “I can have a few. But I can’t have a lot. I have to be professional about it.”

Brad Pitt Got Candid About His Struggles After Dealing With ‘Family Stuff’

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Discussing what he called “Family stuff,” he explained that he came to a point where he understood how someone could contemplate suicide as an option.

“I understand suicide,” he said, adding that he gets it “in the sense that it’s just relief. It’s just looking for relief from the pain.”

Pitt struggled a lot following the separation, but his greatest pain was perhaps the estrangement from his kids.

A source told the Daily Mail that for the actor, it is the “worst thing that ever happened to him.”

Brad Pitt Has A Strained Relationship With All His Children

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Pitt and Jolie welcomed six children together, namely, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.

After the split, as they started to get old enough, several of the children have chosen to remove their father’s name from their surnames, keeping only Jolie’s.

Shiloh legally dropped “Pitt” from her surname in 2024 after turning 18, with Maddox following suit in 2026. Zahara and Vivienne, like their siblings, have both officially filed to drop the actor’s name too.

A source described the situation to People Magazine, calling it a “tragedy” and saying there is “very little communication” between the actor and his children.

A separate source close to Pitt said that the rift between the father and his children was the result of “a prolonged campaign of alienation of children against their parent” and claimed that one parent had weaponized the children against the other.

According to the Daily Mail source, “Brad has fought and fought for them,” and though Jolie has allegedly used his children against him, “his door will always be open to them.”

Brad Pitt And Angeline Jolie Are Moving Forward Post Divorce

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Pitt has been linked to his current girlfriend since 2022, and she recently accompanied him to the premiere of his movie “Heart of the Beast” in Franklin, Tennessee.

As per the Daily Mail, the premiere itself was different from the traditional Hollywood red carpet fanfare, as Pitt chose the FirstBank Amphitheater, which one source says is in the “middle of nowhere.”

Jolie Meanwhile has also started a new chapter; speaking to Variety, she said, “I think my fighting spirit is finally back.”

She continued, “I got kind of taken down a little bit, and it’s coming back in large part thanks to my children, who are now older, and encouraging it.”