PROMISES TO KEEP

Credit: The Hollywood Reporter

Brangelina’s Kids Are Pressuring Them To Put A Ring On It

By Kenny Sibbitt

BRADD PITT ADMITS HE WANTS TO MARRY LONG-TIME GIRLFRIEND Angelina Jolie soon despite once declaring the couple would not wed until gay marriage is legalized in the US.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pitt says making that final commitment means a lot to his brood of six.

“We’d actually like to,” the Moneyball Oscar contender said. “And it seems to mean more and more to our kids. We made this declaration some time ago that we weren’t going to do it till everyone can. But I don’t think we’ll be able to hold out.”

The 48-year-old actor, who’s making the media rounds in advance of the Feb. 26 Academy Awards, repeated the comments Sunday to CBS News, revealing the kids tell him to “get mommy a ring.” His reply: “Okay, I will! I will.”

The couple once pledged not to marry until gay couples were legally allowed to marry.

In the wide-ranging interview with THR, Pitt also talks about his drug use in the late 90’s and how it affected his life.

“I was hiding out from the celebrity thing,” he recalled. “I was smoking way too much dope.”I was sitting on the couch and just turning into a dough-nut and I really got irritated with myself.”

The father of six with Angelina Jolie revealed that he had his fair share of dark moments. “I used to deal with depression, but I don’t know, not this decade — maybe last decade,” he said. “But that’s also figuring out who you are. I see it as a great education, as one of the season or a semester.”

Hollywood’s alpha actor says his wakeup call came after trips to Yugoslavia and Morocco where he saw “poverty to an extreme I had never witnessed before.”

“I just quit,” he said. “I stopped grass then — I mean, pretty much — and decided to get off the couch.”

So what’s next for Brad and Angelina? Don’t be surprised if his buddy George Clooney isn’t planning his bachelor party a lot sooner than many thought.

Kenneth Sibbett has hitchhiked Europe and America collecting stories about people and places. He’s now back in his sweet home North Carolina where he writes short stories, fiction and nonfiction. You can visit him at OpenSalon or follow him on Twitter @scannersalon.