The Academy Award winner’s cover shot featured him laying in a pool of water and roses, wearing a blue leather jacket. Upon noticing the pictures, social media users claimed that Brad looked unrecognizable.

“Next episode on Botched,” one Twitter user wrote in June 2022. “It’s a wax statue of Brad Pitt, right?” another chimed in, whereas a third tweeted, “The Ken auditions closed a while ago,” seemingly in reference to Barbie’s companion.

The Bullet Train star has not addressed the rumors, but he has spoken out about dealing with the price of fame.

“I don’t go out of my way to avoid it; I just don’t seek it out,” he told The New York Times in late 2019. “I realized that you have that ability to make someone feel good for a moment. I’m not trying to say anyone is being brushed with my greatness. I’m trying to say that I have the opportunity to brighten someone’s day. That’s a rare thing.”

Recalling how he rose to fame in the 1990s, the Moneyball star and producer explained how “all that attention really threw [him].”

“It was really uncomfortable for me, the cacophony of expectations and judgments,” Brad continued. “I really became a bit of a hermit and just bonged myself into oblivion.”

He added, “I’ve had moments where I’ve seen pictures of myself from years ago and gone, ‘That kid looks all right.’ But I didn’t feel that way inside. I spent most of the ’90s hiding out and smoking pot. I was too uncomfortable with all the attention. Then, I got to a place where I was aware that I was imprisoning myself. Now, I go out and live life, and generally, people are pretty cool.”

When it comes to “dubious thoughts” from societal pressures to look a certain way, the Golden Globe Award winner noted, “It’s just ridiculous that we would beat ourselves up that way. It doesn’t matter. I spent too much of life wrestling with those thoughts, or being tethered to those thoughts, or caged by those thoughts.”

Despite how difficult fame was for him in the past, the Oklahoma native continues to promote a positive outlook on life.

The future Oscar winner earned recognition for his mischievous character in Thelma & Louise.

By the mid-1990s, Brad appeared in more serious roles, such as his lead character in Se7en.

At the end of the decade, the movie star appeared in one of his career-defining roles in Fight Club.

Whenever he hit a red carpet event, Brad typically opted for a simple suit.

In 2005, the Ad Astra star appeared alongside his now-ex-wife Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. 

Occasionally, the Plan B Entertainment founder would add accessories to his red carpet looks, such as this gray beret.

In 2010, Brad grew out his hair and showed off a slick shoulder-length hairdo and a beard.

Although every few years, he’d change his hairstyle, the former Missouri resident maintained his go-to red carpet suit look.

By the end of the 2010s, the Inglorious Basterds actor had expanded his performance experience after landing countless film roles.

Brad won his first Academy Award in February 2020 for his supporting role in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. 

Brad has maintained his laid back attitude and simple style.

Brad’s sun kissed face appeared wrinkle-free as he cheered on the men’s final match at Wimbledon.