Brad Pitt Admits AA Meetings ‘Woke the F**k Up’ After Angelina Jolie Divorce
Oh, fantastic—just what the tabloids needed: Brad Pitt spilling more life lessons for our collective therapy session. The Oscar winner sat down with Dax Shepard on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and confessed that he hit rock bottom after his 2016 split from Angelina Jolie, which led him straight into an Alcoholics Anonymous room. According to TMZ and corroborated by People, Pitt described himself as “on his knees” during the divorce fallout and decided he had to “wake the f**k up.”
He didn’t even clock the date of his first AA meeting, but he did reveal that he stuck with the program for about a year and a half. That’s right—no fancy timeline, just a blur of confessions and coffee. Watching “regular guys” on the mend inspired him, he said, especially coming from the Ozarks where men are expected to grin and bear it. Pitt implied that peeling back the veneer of Hollywood glam to sit in a circle of strangers was nothing short of revolutionary for a guy of his stature.
Dax Shepard didn’t let Pitt have all the fun, admitting he nearly threw hands with Eric Dane at his inaugural AA meeting—proof that Hollywood’s “tough love” can get literal. Shepard and Dane have since patched things up, but the anecdote underscores a key takeaway: AA isn’t all group hugs and kumbayas. It’s raw, unfiltered honesty, whether you’re a “Fury Road” star or a guy next door.
Pitt’s refusal to glam up his experience—no celebrity VIP lounge, just plywood folding chairs—underscores how universal addiction can be. He praised the program for teaching him to listen before he led, a lesson he’d surely skip on most movie sets. And while he’s off filming “F1,” he’s clearly mindful of staying in check. Because nothing says “action star” like asking for help.
So, will Brad carry that newfound humility back to the red carpet? Or is this just another celebrity checklist item to score PR points? Stay tuned, because when Hollywood’s golden boy gets vulnerable, you know the headlines are just getting started—and that’s today’s dose of reality. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ (2025/06/23), People Magazine, Armchair Expert Podcast
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