Brad Pitt Opens up, Retirement Rumors

Brad Pitt has set the record straight. The 58-year-old actor stated in a recent interview that he believed

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The Academy Award-winner answered that he didn't have a 5-year plan in mind when he was asked. I just do what feels right for me at the moment. That's how I operate.

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