Megyn Kelly, Maureen Callahan Speculate Brad Pitt Drinking Admission Aims to Get Ahead of Trouble
In a segment of The Megyn Kelly Show, host Megyn Kelly and guest Maureen Callahan (Daily Mail columnist) discuss a new Esquire profile in which Brad Pitt, 62, reveals he ended seven years of sobriety by drinking again, describing it as "in a more restrained manner" after offering the reporter wine during the interview. They recount the 2016 plane incident and divorce filing by Angelina Jolie, Pitt's subsequent GQ cover admitting alcoholism and entering AA, and speculate he is proactively shaping the narrative around potential future issues. The conversation frames Pitt's openness as strategic rather than candid, with Kelly expressing worry that his controlled-drinking stance contradicts traditional recovery advice. The segment relies on the just-published Esquire article by Ryan D'Agostino (Aug. 10, 2026), Pitt's past interviews, and the hosts' personal interpretations and Hollywood reporting experience. No new sources, on-the-record friends, or addiction experts are interviewed; the throughline is skepticism of Pitt's motives and concern for his well-being amid family estrangement.
Source: Megyn Kelly