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Brad Pitt Broke 7 Years of Sobriety and Insists He Only Drinks in Moderation Now. Angelina Jolie Doesn’t Buy It

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A source close to Jolie says the news didn’t shock her at all. Her private response to Pitt drinking again, after all the years and all the court battles, comes down to three words: “I told you so.”

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Angelina Jolie at the “Coutures” premiere held at Pathe Palace in Paris on February 9, 2026, wearing an embellished silver gown. Photo by Aurore Marechal / Getty Images.

Pitt said Monday that he’d “got back off the wagon” after seven years sober, insisting he now drinks in moderation and knows he can’t have too much. People close to Jolie aren’t convinced, and neither is she.

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Brad Pitt waves to the crowd at a New York party celebrating the premiere of “Johnny Suede” at Tilt on August 11, 1992. Photo by Catherine McGann / Archive Photos via Getty Images.

“Angelina is not surprised. She tried to warn people. She knew this was always a possibility,” a source told Naughty But Nice.

Pitt stopped drinking after the 2016 split, which followed the private-plane incident that became a turning point in the marriage. Jolie later made allegations about his behavior on that flight and toward their children, allegations Pitt has disputed. The couple settled their divorce in 2024 after eight years of legal battles.

The source says Jolie doesn’t believe he’s fundamentally changed: “She believes Brad is who Brad is, and no amount of sobriety or reinvention changes that.” Her stance now is to stay out of it. “She doesn’t believe him, and she doesn’t want to get dragged back into his drama.”

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