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Brad Pitt Confesses He's No Longer Sober Seven Years After Quitting Alcohol: 'I Got Back Off The Wagon' · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Brad Pitt has confessed he's no longer sober.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seven years after quitting alcohol, radaronline.com can reveal.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The 62-year-old's admission comes in the midst of his ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pitt stated, I was sober for seven years and then I got back off the wagon.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He elaborated on his struggles, admitting he got overconfident a couple of times.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: During the interview with Esquire,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He offered reporter Ryan Dagestino some wine.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pit mentioned, I can have a few glasses, but I can't have a lot.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He stressed that he has to be professional about it, reflecting on his challenges.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pit also revealed that family struggles pushed him to consider suicide at one point.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He spoke about how oppressive the pain was, saying he understood the feeling of relief.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Despite filming blockbusters he admitted, this SD ain't easy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pittsburgh's road to sobriety began after an alleged incident on a private plane in 2016.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was accused of being abusive toward Jolie and their children during the flight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jolie stated that Pitt choked one child and struck another during the alleged incident.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Pitt claimed he had attended a 12-step program since the split from Jolie.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Recently, many of the couple's children have sought to drop his last name.