Brad Pitt’s prior history with teenage girls has recently come to the fore as fans question the charismatic actor’s true colors.
In the early 90s, Pitt was linked to two underage women, both of whom he had met while working on the set of two different film productions.
Brad Pitt dated Juliette Lewis when she was just 17.
Pitt’s controversial track record began in 1990 after the actor began dating Juliette Lewis, his co-star in the movie “Too Young to Die.” Lewis and Pitt first met when Lewis was 16, but didn’t start dating until they were 17, and Pitt was 27.
Lewis and Pitt dated for three years, and during their relationship, the actress spoke to the Los Angeles Times in 1993 about her relationship with the actor.
“We met on a movie of the week and started dating when it was over. I already liked him as an actor, plus you have to respect someone who is in the same field as you,” Lewis said.
“We’re like at the point in love, where we just like to see each other every day and we don’t get bored with each other, so it’s really, really nice. Also, we get to be together when we’re working and … let’s talk and collaborate.”
The couple finally called it quits shortly after Lewis’ LA Times interview, but Pitt went on to talk about the relationship once more in 1995 during an interview with Vanity Fair, via Geo News.
“I still love the woman. There’s a real genius there. I had a great time with her. It was one of the greatest relationships I’ve ever had. The thing is, we grow up with it. this view that love conquers all, and it just isn’t, is it?’ he said.
At the time, Lewis had been emancipated from her parents and living on her own, which didn’t deter fans from wondering why Pitt decided to date someone much younger than him.
In 2006, Lewis opened up about her relationship with Pitt again, revealing it was her longest relationship.
“He’s not in my world at all now. It feels like a high school relationship because now he’s a very famous person. I look at this person with whom I shared a little history. I hope he finds happiness because I sincerely loved him. He’s a good person, very upright. … It was my longest relationship and we both lost our anonymity together,” Lewis told the Guardian, via Geo News.
Brad Pitt is rumored to have dated Shalane McCall when he was 15.
Pitt was linked to his 15-year-old co-star Shalane McCall when he was 24 after the two met during Pitt’s appearance on “Dallas” in 1998.
“I met him an hour before the shoot,” McCall, who had been Pitt’s first on-screen kiss, told People, via The Things, in 1988 when asked what she was up to. thought of filming romantic scenes with the actor. “But it wasn’t awkward. We were laughing and joking.”
However, rumors that Pitt and McCall had dated were dashed by McCalls’ mother, Cherie, who confirmed that they had never dated.
In an interview with People, via The Things, Cherie opened up about her daughter’s experience filming scenes with Pitt. “I can tell you there was anxiety on Shalane’s part. It’s not cool at her age to admit how inexperienced you are. She’s only kissed about three boys in his life.”
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