Los Angeles:
Brad Pitt is in damage controlmode after calling his marriage to ex-wife Jennifer Aniston apretense.
The 47-year-old star, who has attracted criticism on theinternet for his uncharitable comments, says he was"misinterpreted".
In an interview to Parade magazine, Pitt had said thathe pretended to make his marriage to Aniston "something thatit wasn't".
"I think that my marriage (to Jennifer Aniston) hadsomething to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage wassomething that it wasn't.
"I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck thefull celebrity cacophony. I started to get sick of myselfsitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It startedfeeling pathetic. It became very clear to me that I was intenton trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but Iwasn't living an interesting life myself," said Pitt.
But Pitt has sought to clarify himself in a statementissued by his talent agency, the Hollywood Reporter said."It grieves me that this was interpreted this way. Jen isan incredibly giving, loving, and hilarious woman who remainsmy friend. It is an important relationship I value greatly.The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, butthat I was becoming dull to myself - and that, I amresponsible for," Pitt said in the statement.
The actor, who was married to Aniston from 2000-05,raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie, whom hereportedly met and fell in love with while he was stillmarried to the Friends star.
Pitt-Jolie came out with a family album in W magazinesoon after his split from Aniston, forcing her to remark thatthe actor was missing a "sensitivity chip."
The 47-year-old star, who has attracted criticism on theinternet for his uncharitable comments, says he was"misinterpreted".
In an interview to Parade magazine, Pitt had said thathe pretended to make his marriage to Aniston "something thatit wasn't".
"I think that my marriage (to Jennifer Aniston) hadsomething to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage wassomething that it wasn't.
"I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck thefull celebrity cacophony. I started to get sick of myselfsitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It startedfeeling pathetic. It became very clear to me that I was intenton trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but Iwasn't living an interesting life myself," said Pitt.
But Pitt has sought to clarify himself in a statementissued by his talent agency, the Hollywood Reporter said."It grieves me that this was interpreted this way. Jen isan incredibly giving, loving, and hilarious woman who remainsmy friend. It is an important relationship I value greatly.The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, butthat I was becoming dull to myself - and that, I amresponsible for," Pitt said in the statement.
The actor, who was married to Aniston from 2000-05,raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie, whom hereportedly met and fell in love with while he was stillmarried to the Friends star.
Pitt-Jolie came out with a family album in W magazinesoon after his split from Aniston, forcing her to remark thatthe actor was missing a "sensitivity chip."
