Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has credited his friend and fellow actor Bradley Cooper for helping him through his drinking problem.
Brad Pitt, 56, dropped this hint on Wednesday night during the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala.
The wine-loving old star won the Best Supporting Actor award and presenting him the honor was his good pal, Bradley Cooper. After hugging Cooper on the gala’s stage, Pitt gushed over his friend, revealing to the applauding crowd that Cooper helped him get sober.
He said; “Thank you, Bradley just put his daughter to bed and then rushed over to do this. I got sober because of this guy.” The actor continued, “he’s a sweetheart , and every day has been happier ever since. I love you, and I thank you.”
Pitt won the award for best-supporting actor for his portrayal of Cliff Booth, a hunky and air-headed stunt double in the flick Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Following Pitt’s split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie in 2017, he spent a year and a half in Alcoholics Anonymous and has been sober ever since.
Pitt has reportedly been pals with the A Star is Born actor for years and the two were recently seen chatting at the American Film Institute Awards in Los Angeles.
Cooper has also been booze-and-drug free for more than 15 years, he told the Hollywood Reporter in 2012. He has claimed he stopped being an alcoholic because he felt it was going to ruin his life.