OK! Magazine reports, citing unnamed sources, that George Clooney and Brad Pitt's long friendship is under strain. The report says Clooney has distanced himself from Pitt, even though Pitt attended the Albies, the human rights awards hosted in London by Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney. Neither actor is quoted in the piece, and the distancing claim rests entirely on anonymous sourcing.
One insider told OK! it was "touch-and-go" whether Pitt would be invited. According to that source, the Clooneys discussed whether his presence could draw attention away from the foundation's work and decided to invite him so that reports of a feud would not overshadow it. The Albies, established in 2022, recognise people campaigning against injustice and human rights abuses. The piece says the two men last worked together on Wolfs in 2024.
The article links the reported tension to renewed attention on allegations made by Pitt's former wife, Angelina Jolie, in court documents. She alleged that Pitt behaved abusively toward her and their children during a private flight shortly before their 2016 separation. Pitt has denied the allegations. The FBI and Los Angeles child welfare authorities investigated the incident, and no criminal charges were brought. The article does not present new evidence on that matter.
A second source told OK! that friendships change over time and that the controversies around Pitt's personal life may raise hard questions for a friend married to a human rights lawyer. The source also said Pitt's Albies appearance challenges claims that he has been frozen out. That is the verifiable detail here: a public invitation and attendance. The state of the friendship itself is known only through anonymous claims, and the source concedes that a public reunion does not reveal private dynamics.
This story is based on a public report by OK Magazine. Its status here is rumour; that label does not turn a claim into a confirmed fact.
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