For Pete's Sake

Brad Pitt reveled in Chiefs’ Super Bowl berth while at Screen Actors Guild Awards

Actor Brad Pitt may not be as vocal about his support for the Chiefs as the “Big Slick” celebrities, but there is no question he’s a fan.

Pitt grew up in Springfield, Missouri, has given a shout-out to the Chiefs in the past, but he’s not active on social media. So sometimes it can be easy to forget he’s among the stable of famous Chiefs fans.

But at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Pitt reveled in the Chiefs’ 35-24 win over the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game.

When asked how he was doing before the show, Pitt said: “My Chiefs won today.”

The interviewer asked if he had a message for the Chiefs, before an embarrassing moment: “They don’t need no message. They’re on fire.”

Pitt later received a Chiefs cap, which he immediately put on:

This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 9:39 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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