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Brad Pitt admits he began drinking again after years of sobriety

First publishedAug 10, 20:50 UTC
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After seven years of sobriety, Brad Pitt started drinking again.The startling confession came as Pitt reflected on his darkest moments, the lasting scars of grief and the complicated reality of struggling despite having "won the lottery" in life."I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon," Pitt told Esquire for the September cover story.COUNTRY SINGER RUSTON KELLY COMMITS TO SOBRIETY AFTER RELAPSING ON DRUGS FOLLOWING FREAK GOLF CART CRASHThe actor said he approached drinking differently after giving up his sobriety, describing his consumption as more limited than before.

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After seven years of sobriety, Brad Pitt started drinking again.The startling confession came as Pitt reflected on his darkest moments, the lasting scars of grief and the complicated reality of struggling despite having "won the lottery" in life."I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon," Pitt told Esquire for the September cover story.COUNTRY SINGER RUSTON KELLY COMMITS TO SOBRIETY AFTER RELAPSING ON DRUGS FOLLOWING FREAK GOLF CART CRASHThe actor said he approached drinking differently after giving up his sobriety, describing his consumption as more limited than before. "In a more restrained manner," he clarified. "I got overconfident a couple times, went, ‘Yep, nope, not good for me.

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After seven years of sobriety, Brad Pitt started drinking again.The startling confession came as Pitt reflected on his darkest moments, the lasting scars of grief and the complicated reality of struggling despite having "won the lottery" in life."I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon," Pitt told Esquire for the September cover story.COUNTRY SINGER RUSTON KELLY COMMITS TO SOBRIETY AFTER RELAPSING ON DRUGS FOLLOWING FREAK GOLF CART CRASHThe actor said he approached drinking differently after giving up his sobriety, describing his consumption as more limited than before.
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