Brad Pitt breaks silence on hitting rock bottom amid divorce from Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt is speaking candidly about his recovery journey and time in Alcoholics Anonymous following his high-profile split from Angelina Jolie.

The Oscar-winning actor joined Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast on June 23, where he described the support group as “an amazing thing.”

Pitt, now 61, said he joined AA in 2016 during a particularly low point in his life. The actor recalled being “on [his] knees” and open to any solution after his divorce from Jolie. “I needed rebooting. I needed to wake the f--- up in some areas,” he told Shepard, who also has publicly shared his experiences with sobriety.

“There’s something really special about a group of men being honest about their experiences, their missteps, and their aches,” Pitt said. “There was a lot of humor, too. It became something I looked forward to.”

Despite initial nervousness, Pitt said he felt “quite at ease” being vulnerable, especially knowing Shepard from previous AA meetings. He described his early therapy sessions similarly, calling his approach “desperate,” but helpful.

The F1 actor also acknowledged his stubbornness but emphasized his commitment to personal growth. “When I’ve stepped in it, I’m pretty good at taking responsibility. Then it’s like, what can I do to make it right?”

Pitt first publicly discussed his sobriety in 2019, revealing that he began attending AA meetings after Jolie filed for divorce in 2016.