Brad Pitt Addresses Jolie, Aniston Rumors

June 6, 2005 -- -- The rumor that Angelina Jolie had a part in the breakup of what seemed to be one of the more successful marriages in Hollywood history is "a good story," Brad Pitt tells Diane Sawyer in his first television interview this year.

After announcing the end of his four-year marriage to "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston in January, the 41-year-old "sexiest man alive" was photographed walking along a beach in Kenya this spring with Jolie and her son.

Jolie, who co-stars with Pitt in the upcoming summer action flick "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," has been dubbed the "sexiest woman alive."

When asked about Jolie's reputation as a "homewrecker," Pitt said: "It's a good story."

The actor acknowledged the speculation surrounding his breakup with Aniston was difficult, but added, "I've been in these tabloids for 14 years now. And at some point you just become a zen master of it all."

He also said reports that he and Aniston ended their marriage because he wanted children and she did not were "Ridiculous. Bulls- - - ... completely fabricated."

"You know, you find that these stories ... will turn one of us into the good guy and one of us into the bad guy. If you look at it closely or even not that closely ... it's ridiculous."

"Most of these stories, you get probably 2 percent real fruit juice and the rest is just garbage with no nutritional value."

Pitt said he stays in touch with Aniston. "It's difficult now as we determine what the next juncture is. But yeah, always, I predict."

Pitt recently toured Africa, where he witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of AIDS and poverty on the continent.

"Listen, we who were born in America have to understand, we hit the lottery by growing up here, by being born here," he said.

He said the costs involved in making a real impact in the impoverished regions of Africa are minimal.