Editing Brad Pitt (section)

===Alcohol and drug use===
In September 2016, Pitt got sober and began attending [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/movies/brad-pitt-ad-astra.html|first=Kyle|last=Buchanan|title=The Planets, the Stars and Brad Pitt|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310122128/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/movies/brad-pitt-ad-astra.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, he wrote an article for ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' in which he talked with his ''Legends of the Fall'' and ''Meet Joe Black'' costar and fellow recovering alcoholic [[Anthony Hopkins]] about their experiences with addiction and recovery.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Brad|last=Pitt|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/anthony-hopkins-talks-to-brad-pitt-about-movies-mortality-and-mistakes|title=Anthony Hopkins Talks to Brad Pitt About Movies, Mortality, and Mistakes|magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320062901/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/anthony-hopkins-talks-to-brad-pitt-about-movies-mortality-and-mistakes|url-status=live}}</ref> Pitt credits fellow actor [[Bradley Cooper]] with helping him in his sobriety.<ref name=Tapp>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/brad-pitt-bradley-coopers-oscar-directing-snub-hes-used-to-it-hes-a-philadelphia-eagles-fan-watch-1235820991/|title=Brad Pitt Roasts Pal Bradley Cooper Over Oscar Directing Snub: "He's Used To It. He's a Philadelphia Eagles Fan" – Watch|last=Tapp|first=Tom|website=Deadline|date=February 9, 2024|access-date=February 9, 2024|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210000459/https://deadline.com/2024/02/brad-pitt-bradley-coopers-oscar-directing-snub-hes-used-to-it-hes-a-philadelphia-eagles-fan-watch-1235820991/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Pitt has admitted to using [[cannabis]] in the late 1990s as a way to deal with his increasing fame.<ref name="Marijuana">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Brad Pitt's Battle With Marijuana: a History |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/09/brad-pitts-battle-with-marijuana-a-history.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625153422/https://www.vulture.com/2016/09/brad-pitts-battle-with-marijuana-a-history.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Nominee">{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2012-01-25 |title=Oscar Nominee Brad Pitt On The Unmentionables: Marriage, Politics and Religion |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-oscars-moneyball-tree-of-life-284533/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625152919/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-oscars-moneyball-tree-of-life-284533/ |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Pitt: "I was hiding out from the celebrity thing; I was smoking way too much dope; I was sitting on the couch and just turning into a doughnut."<ref name="Marijuana" /><ref name="Nominee" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-21 |title=If Brangelina broke up over marijuana, what could it mean for their divorce? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/21/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-brangelina-divorce-marijuana-use |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625152922/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/21/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-brangelina-divorce-marijuana-use |url-status=live}}</ref> He reduced his cannabis use and focused on his work after a trip to Morocco, where he witnessed extreme poverty and suffering.<ref name="Marijuana" /><ref name="Nominee" />