Brad Pitt is speaking out for the first time about his divorce from Angelina Jolie and his troubles with alcohol abuse in a new interview with GQ.

The 53-year-old actor revealed that he is in therapy and has been sober for six months. He admits that his drinking had gotten out of control and it caused many of the problems in his marriage. He says, “I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem. And I’m really happy it’s been half a year now, which is bittersweet, but I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again.” He adds, “For me this period has really been about looking at my weaknesses and failures and owning my side of the street.”

Brad and Angelina have tried to keep their divorce and custody battle out of the tabloids. Pitt says, “I worry about it more for my kids, being subjected to it, and their friends getting ideas from it. And of course it’s not done with any kind of delicacy or insight—it’s done to sell. And so you know the most sensational sells, and that’s what they’ll be subjected to, and that pains me.” Pitt initially agreed to supervised weekly visits with their six kids, but he and Angelina are now working with a private judge to design a more firm custody agreement.

Nominations for the 71st annual Tony Awards were announced this morning (Tuesday) and unlike last year, when Hamilton won a whopping 11 awards, other Broadway hits will have an opportunity to win.

This year’s big nominee, with 12 nods, is the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 which stars singer Josh Groban who earned a Best Actor nomination. Other nominees include Bette Midler (Hello, Dolly!), Cate Blanchett (The Present), Sally Field (The Glass Menagerie), Laura Linney (Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes), Laurie Metcalf (A Doll’s House, Part 2), Danny DeVito (Arthur Miller’s The Price) and Nathan Lane (The Front Page). James Earl Jones will receive a lifetime achievement award.

The Tony Awards, hosted by Kevin Spacey, will air live on June 11th on CBS. (E!)

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Stephen Colbert is getting some heat for a Trump joke some are calling “homophobic.”

During his monologue Monday, the comedian took the president to task for telling Face the Nation host John Dickerson his show was “fake media.” So Stephen jokingly said things Dickerson could not say. One of those things was, “You talk like a sign language gorilla that got hit in the head. In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s [the c-word for male genitalia] holster.”

That joke got people on Twitter riled up and the hashtag #FireColbert began to trend.

Here’s what some people had to say:

• “Unfunny show has now become a disgusting show. Turning off CBS. #FireColbert”
• “#FireColbert Anti-American. Homophobic. Bigot.”
• “#FIRECOLBERT His remarks about our president were disgusting even for him.”

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Chris Soules bought alcohol and was drinking before his fatal crash in Iowa, prosecutors claim.

Though the former Bachelor left the scene of the accident, his lawyers have asked for the felony charge to be dropped. They argue that Chris did not break the law because he aided the victim and called 911. In response to the request for dismissal, prosecutors claim that Chris had empty and partially consumed alcohol containers in his truck. They also say he bought booze at a convenience store “shortly before” the crash.

It may still be difficult to prove Chris was drunk at the time of the crash, since he wasn’t arrested until hours later.

He was popped for a DUI more than 10 years ago. (TMZ)