Brad Pitt could step back from Hollywood business after company sale
Brad Pitt — who was seen recently lounging topless by a pool in Mexico with new gal pal Ines de Ramon — sold off a majority stake in his storied Hollywood production company, Plan B, last month, and sources have been telling Page Six it’s all part of a plan for Pitt to take a step back from Hollywood.
Once source told us that in light of the Plan B pact, in which he sold 60% of the company he founded with his ex, Jennifer Aniston, to a French media conglomerate, “Brad has decided that he wants to live a peaceful life going forward and is deciding what ‘semi-retirement’ looks like for him.”
The source added, “One thing he’s decided is that he will likely continue acting,” but that he is staying away from other business ventures.
Brad Pitt recently sold his Hollywood production company to a French media firm.WireImage
Brad Pitt recently sold his Hollywood production company to a French media firm.AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
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Another source told Page Six of the “Bullet Train” star, “He is considering leaving Hollywood and moving to France and doing his vineyard and art and making furniture… He just wants to live in peace.”
The same source previously also told us before the Plan B deal was made public, “He would sell his production company, Plan B. It would be leaving Hollywood on a high note.”
However, an insider close to Pitt cautioned that Pitt, 59, won’t stop his acting career anytime soon.
The star’s Chateau Miraval estate has been a bone of contention in his divorce.AFP via Getty Images“While Brad has put a lot of time into the various [businesses based out of the French estate, Chateau Miraval, he bought with Angelina Jolie], and his other interests like architecture, he is absolutely committed to his film career,” said the insider.
The Chateau Miraval is the winery has also been at the center of their ongoing divorce battle.
But the Pitt source also insisted, “He is not leaving Hollywood.”
Pitt has been gearing up to star in his next project, a Formula 1 racing film being produced by car racing champ Lewis Hamilton.
A source says Pitt wants to spend more time in France.Corbis via Getty ImagesA rep did not comment.
Pitt has also been known as an avid art collector and architecture fan who has gotten some good notices for his own sculptures.
