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This photo doesn't look much like him, can't we find a better one? Richard75 (talk) 23:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, I think the previous one was better. Schazjmd (talk) 23:18, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changed back. Richard75 (talk) 13:19, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That lasted 23 hours and 10 minutes: [1]. You need to update the caption when you change the picture. Truc Bizarre (talk) 03:30, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The opening paragraph of this page says Brad Pitt has one two Academy Awards, but he's only won one. Ashleythewriter (talk) 15:25, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done... according to List of awards and nominations received by Brad Pitt, he wontwo, one as director, a second as actor. - Adolphus79 (talk) 16:24, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why has the Scientology section been removed. Poor sourcing?

Scientology

Pitt had a multi-year engagement with Scientology in the '90s before denouncing it.^[1] He was introduced to it by his then girlfriend, Juliette Lewis ^[2], who has also since left the cult and now says she no longer identifies as a Scientologist but as "spiritual" ^[3]^[4].

NotQualified (talk) 12:54, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It was removed by a vanished editor here. The edit summary explains that the sources are merely reporting on what The Sun (which is a deprecated source) published. The NYT and WaPo sources don't say anything about Pitt and Scientology. Schazjmd (talk) 14:05, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/details-brad-pitts-scientology-initiation-22711851

good enough? NotQualified (talk) 14:09, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Mirror (a tabloid) is re-reporting what Page Six (another tabloid, one considered generally unreliable on wikipedia) wrote. All of these tabloid articles are based on what one anonymous person claimed. Unless reliable sources mention Pitt and Scientology, it seems to me to be undue to add to this article. Schazjmd (talk) 14:16, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Kelly, Alice (August 24, 2023). "Brad Pitt Allegedly Had a Turbulent Introduction to Scientology Before Turning Away From the Religion". SheKnows. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ https://www.thethings.com/brad-pitt-scientology-purification-ritual-would-lead-to-a-negative-experience-with-the-church/
^ Ryzik, Melena (December 27, 2021). "Juliette Lewis, an 'Imagination Freak Fairy,' Knows Her Worth". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ Heller, Karen (March 25, 2023). "Is there anyone more captivating than Juliette Lewis?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

Alma Mater in infobox

Brad Pitt's college education was removed from the infobox in this edit in which MOS:INFOEDU was invoked saying that in general, when the subject of a biography does not finish college, not to add it to the infobox unless there is a talk page consensus to add it.

In my opinion, since he was two weeks away from graduation, I think it's notable. Most dropouts do not drop out two weeks prior to getting the degree. Green Montanan (talk) 02:22, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree. Where is weeks from graduation notable in itself? It is in the article already and not notable enough for the Infobox when his degree was to be in "journalism with a focus on advertising" that has nothing to do with his career or what made him notable. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 03:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Kelly, Alice (August 24, 2023). "Brad Pitt Allegedly Had a Turbulent Introduction to Scientology Before Turning Away From the Religion". SheKnows. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[2] ttps://www.thethings.com/brad-pitt-scientology-purification-ritual-would-lead-to-a-negative-experience-with-the-church/

[Ryz21-3] Ryzik, Melena (December 27, 2021). "Juliette Lewis, an 'Imagination Freak Fairy,' Knows Her Worth". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[4] Heller, Karen (March 25, 2023). "Is there anyone more captivating than Juliette Lewis?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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