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‘Brad Pitt never had a drink problem, he had an Angelina Jolie problem’: Amid fresh humiliation from his children, friends reveal ‘worst thing that ever happened to him’ after marriage sent his life ‘spiraling’
Brad Pitt’s long-running family drama with Angelina Jolie has once again drawn attention, with renewed discussion surrounding the actor’s difficult years during and after their marriage.
Some people described as friends or sources close to Pitt have reportedly offered their own interpretations of what happened behind closed doors, including claims that the breakdown of his marriage had a profound effect on him. However, those characterizations remain the views of the individuals making them and should not be treated as established fact.
Pitt and Jolie married in 2014 after years together and share six children. Their relationship became the subject of intense public scrutiny following their separation in 2016, followed by years of legal and family disputes.
Pitt has previously acknowledged that alcohol played a role in problems he experienced and has spoken publicly about becoming sober. That history makes it misleading to reduce the situation to a claim that he “never had a drink problem.”
At the same time, the former couple’s relationship and their family disputes have generated competing accounts over the years. Neither public speculation nor statements attributed to unnamed sources can provide a complete picture of what happened privately between the family members.
The continuing attention surrounding Pitt and Jolie illustrates how difficult it can be for high-profile families to escape public scrutiny—even years after a relationship ends.
For fans, the biggest unanswered questions remain private ones: how the family will move forward, how the children feel about their parents’ highly publicized history, and whether the years of conflict will eventually give way to greater peace away from the cameras.