Brad Pitt did not refuse to present the new film "The Machine of War" because of the death of close friends

The movie star 53-year-old Brad Pitt yesterday presented his latest work - the film "The Machine of War" in which he played the title role. The premiere show was held in Tokyo, and despite the fact that Brad is now experiencing a terrible depression due to the death of two close friends, at least so the press wrote several days ago, the actor nevertheless appeared on the show.

Brad Pitt

Pitt can control his emotions

After the tape was shown, a conference was held with Pitt, where he answered questions. As the pictures shown at the moment of communication with fans show, Brad is now in a good mood or plays the role of a positive character. He joked and laughed a lot. In addition, before the photographers at the photo gallery the actor appeared in a very positive image.

However, it is rumored that behind all this there was a deep melancholy, which he experienced because of the death of two close friends. Recently, Brad Gray, ex-president of Paramount Pictures, died of cancer. A week ago Pitt was struck by another terrible news: Chris Cornell, the leader of the Soundgarden group, committed suicide in one of the rooms of the MGM Grand Detroit. His body was found in a loop in the bathroom. After the investigation into Cornell's suicide was carried out, a police report was published in the press. From it it became clear that before the suicide he was brought to the drug ativan, which can cause severe depression. A similar version was confirmed by the ex-wife of Chris Vicky, telling that after the musician began to drink this medicine, he repeatedly told her that he wanted to die.

Brad Pitt, Chris Cornel and Sting

As the insider tells E! Online, these two deaths on the Hollywood star made an indelible impression, but Brad, as a very skillful actor, knows how to control emotions in public. Such words were in the statement:

"Pitt is very depressed. He was shocked at how quickly his good friends had passed away. To the death of Brad Gray, the actor was ready, because he is one of the few who knew about cancer. But Chris's death literally knocked him down. However, despite such sad news, Brad took himself in hand and did not change plans at work in connection with this. "
Brad Pitt and colleagues at the conference

However, let's return to the press conference. One of the questions on her was the topic of suicide. The audience was very interested in knowing how Pitt relates to suicide. Here is what the famous actor said:

"Frankly, the last time - one of the most difficult periods in my life, which only I had. Despite all this, I'm not inclined to suicide, if you about it. I believe that we must live so that it does not happen. There is a lot of beauty in the world that can lead to any of the depression. And a lot of love. The most important thing is to strive for this. "
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Pitt in the tape "Machine of War"