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Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
While some headlines report on Brad Pitt's candid interview about sobriety, others question his story or highlight his recent drinking.
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What happenedIn a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff.".
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Brad Pitt’s sobriety story deserves more scrutiny". The center frames it as "Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview".
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80/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBrad Pitt’s sobriety story deserves more scrutiny
Salon · Left · News report
CenterBrad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report
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Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
opens upcandid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
opens upcandid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
Brad Pitt opens up about sobriety, suicidal thoughts and more in candid interview
In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire published on Aug. 10, the Academy Award winner said he's no longer sober and that he's felt suicidal over "family stuff."
