<p id=”par-1_67″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/brad-pitt/?swcfpc=1″>Brad Pitt </a>has been pretty open about his sobriety journey in recent years. His recent podcast appearance offered further insight into that journey and the grace he found inside a recovery program. One comment he made about needing “rebooting” seemed very purposeful. Fans and critics both think the <em>Ad Astra </em>star was slyly referencing a comment<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/jennifer-aniston-explains-where-relationship-with-brad-pitt-stands.html/”> his first ex-wife</a>, Jennifer Aniston, made about him back in 2006.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-brad-pitt-discussed-needing-rebooting-during-his-recent-podcast-appearance”>Brad Pitt discussed needing ‘rebooting’ during his recent podcast appearance</h2>
<p id=”par-2_54″>Brad Pitt opened up candidly about his personal struggles during his June 23 appearance on the <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us4ddWJeZIY” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>Armchair Expert</em> </a>podcast with Dax Shepard. Pitt reflected a lot on his sobriety and his journey to get there following his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/angelina-jolie-doesnt-regret-marrying-brad-pitt.html/”>divorce from Angelina Jolie</a>. Delving into the process, he discussed what he thought he needed the most.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_60″>Reflecting on his post-divorce period, Pitt described himself as being “pretty much on my knees.” He credited Alcoholics Anonymous with getting him to a better place. He acknowledged that he needed “rebooting.” The computer reference seemed odd for someone like Pitt, but now fans are drawing a parallel between the comment and one Jennifer Aniston made about him years ago.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-comment-seemed-connected-to-jennifer-aniston-s-2006-comment-about-brad-pitt”>The comment seemed connected to Jennifer Aniston’s 2006 comment about Brad Pitt</h2>
<p id=”par-4_42″>While Brad Pitt’s comments were refreshing and hopeful, longtime fans could not help but draw a comparison between his use of the term “rebooting” and a comment his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, made about her former love all the way back in 2005.</p>
<p id=”par-5_76″>In 2006, not long after her split from Pitt, Aniston, who had remained mostly quiet about the divorce, opened up about her feelings during an interview with <a href=”https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/09/aniston200509?srsltid=AfmBOop3eCFdXkvPLtRzuDh0ZK8X1xmPRlcyQPRqKkCvB5DKRcY1b9Pp”>Vanity Fair.</a> The <em>Friends</em> star told the publication that she wished Pitt had handled his post-divorce romance and his words with a bit more tact and decorum. She suggested Pitt may not have realized what he was doing. She theorized that her ex-husband had “a sensitivity chip that’s missing.”</p>
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<p id=”par-6_80″>Pitt didn’t comment on Aniston’s thoughts at the time, but fans are drawing comparisons to the two computer-themed comments. Could Pitt have been coyly referencing his ex’s comment from 20 years ago? It’s always possible. While Aniston has spent years trying to shake the persona of a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/jennifer-aniston-always-little-bit-difficult-relationship.html/”>“jilted woman” </a>in the media, she and Pitt seem fine as acquaintances. There doesn’t seem to be bad blood there, and Pitt likely didn’t mean anything bad if he was referencing the comment.</p>