{"id":40472,"date":"2026-08-12T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40472"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:03:28","slug":"angelina-jolie-reacts-to-brad-pitt-drinking-again-after-7-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40472","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie Reacts to Brad Pitt Drinking Again After 7 Years"},"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<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/tags\/angelina-jolie\" target=\"_blank\">Angelina Jolie<\/a> wasn&#8217;t exactly rushing to check in on <a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/tags\/brad-pitt\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Pitt<\/a> after the actor revealed he was drinking again following seven years of sobriety.<\/p>\n<p>According to a source close to Jolie, the news didn&#8217;t come as a surprise to the actress, who had long believed that giving up alcohol didn&#8217;t necessarily mean the issues underlying Pitt&#8217;s drinking had disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Angelina is not surprised. She tried to warn people. She knew this was always a possibility,&#8221; a source spilled.<\/p>\n<h3>Angelina Wasn&#8217;t Surprised by Brad&#8217;s Drinking<\/h3>\n<p>Pitt revealed Monday that he had &#8220;got back off the wagon&#8221; after seven years of sobriety, though he said he was now drinking in moderation and knew he couldn&#8217;t have too much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/brad-pitt-drinking-again-after-sobriety\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Pitt Broke His Sobriety. Now, He\u2019s Setting Rules for Drinking<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That explanation hadn&#8217;t changed Jolie&#8217;s perspective, according to the insider.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She doesn&#8217;t believe Brad has fundamentally changed. She believes Brad is who Brad is, and no amount of sobriety or reinvention changes that,&#8221; the source whispered to <a href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-angelina-jolies-blunt-reaction\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Naughty But Nice<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag v3 alignnone\">\n<div class=\"theframe \" data-loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/252\/files\/2026\/08\/attachment-gettyimages-2175532657.jpg?w=980&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3332\"\/><\/div><figcaption>Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images<\/figcaption><span class=\"visually-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pitt stopped drinking after his 2016 split from Jolie, following the infamous private-plane incident that became a major turning point in their marriage. Jolie later made allegations about Pitt&#8217;s behavior during the flight and involving their children, which Pitt disputed.<\/p>\n<p>The former couple finally settled their divorce in 2024 after eight years of legal battles.<\/p>\n<h3>Brad&#8217;s Latest Chapter Isn&#8217;t Angelina&#8217;s Problem<\/h3>\n<p>According to the source, Jolie had no interest in revisiting that chapter of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Angelina&#8217;s attitude is simple:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;I told you so.&#8217; She doesn&#8217;t believe him, and she doesn&#8217;t want to get dragged back into his drama.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For Jolie, the past was the past \u2014 and whatever came next for Pitt was his business, not hers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">18 Country Artists Who Are Sober<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Although country music is known for its raucous drinking songs, several artists have sworn off the stuff completely. Be it a lifestyle change or a life-saving decision, each one of these artists can say that that their lives have changed for the better since giving up the bottle. 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