{"id":39204,"date":"2026-08-11T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39204"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:51:48","slug":"brad-pitt-says-hes-drinking-again-after-seven-years-of-sobriety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39204","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt says he\u2019s drinking again after seven years of sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2025\/06\/26\/NY_Premiere_of__F1_The_Movie__11063_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brad Pitt says he has resumed drinking alcohol after seven years of sobriety, revealing the change in an Esquire interview published Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,\u201d Mr. Pitt said, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/10\/brad-pitt-no-longer-sober\/\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old actor said the return to drinking has come with limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can have a few,\u201d he added. \u201cBut I can\u2019t have a lot. I have to be professional about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Pitt first gave up alcohol in 2016 after his split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie, spending nearly two years in recovery with Alcoholics Anonymous, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/brad-pitt-says-bradley-cooper-helped-him-get-sober-n1113031\">NBC News<\/a>. He has spoken about the experience in several interviews since, including a 2020 awards-show speech in which he credited fellow actor Bradley Cooper with helping him get sober, the outlet reported at the time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. The contents of this report are based solely on The Washington Times&#8217; original reporting, wire services, and\/or other sources cited within the report. For more information, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/ai-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI policy<\/a> or contact Steve Fink, Director of Artificial Intelligence, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/11\/brad-pitt-says-hes-drinking-seven-years-sobriety\/mailto:sfink@washingtontimes.com\">sfink@washingtontimes.com<\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          The Washington Times AI Ethics Newsroom Committee can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/11\/brad-pitt-says-hes-drinking-seven-years-sobriety\/mailto:aispotlight@washingtontimes.com\">aispotlight@washingtontimes.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Pitt says he has resumed drinking alcohol after seven years of sobriety, revealing the change in an Esquire interview published Monday. \u201cI was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,\u201d Mr. Pitt said, according to a report from TMZ. 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