Brad Pitt has a new outlook on life following his divorce from Angelina Jolie.
The “F1” star, who recently opened up about life’s “struggles” during the latest episode of Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, wants to move forward and put the past behind him.
“The divorce is something that had been controlling his life for so many years,” a source told Us Weekly of his split from the “Maleficent” star. “He loved her and he knows he made mistakes.”
“It was such a divisive, toxic situation,” the insider added of their divorce that took eight years to finalize.
Pitt and the “Tomb Raider” star started dating in 2004. They tied the knot 10 years later, but the marriage only lasted two years. Throughout their 12-year romance, they expanded their family and now share six children together: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
Following the split, however, Pitt’s relationship with his kids became strained as he and the “Girl, Interrupted” actress spent years fighting over custody.
The events surrounding their split — like the 2016 plane incident and his battle with alcoholism — “turned the kids against him.” However, Pitt “doesn’t blame [Jolie] for everything,” the insider said.
The “Fight Club” star also hopes to make things right with his kids. His “biggest regret is he can’t repair this,” the source revealed. “The case is over but there are no winners.”
“To have that behind him is a relief. But on the other hand, it’s been hard for him because he doesn’t have a great relationship with his kids.”
Since the split, the “Moneyball” actor, 61, has been working on his sobriety and it has reportedly changed his perspective on life.
“Ever since he stopped drinking, everything has changed,” the insider said.
During a June appearance on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Pitt told listeners that he went to AA meetings while “pretty much on [his] knees” and needing to “wake the f–k up.”
The Golden Globe winner recalled, “I was trying anything and everything, anything anyone threw at me. … It was a difficult time. I needed rebooting.”
However, Jolie, 50, “is still not in a place where she is going to forgive him or ever will,” the insider told Us Weekly in their report published Thursday.
The insider explained that Pitt, who is now in a serious relationship with Ines de Ramon, is “relieved that this [divorce] is over.” Still, “the lasting impact is something he’s going to live with forever.”
A rep for Pitt did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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