Brad Pitt advised wearing masks before COVID-19 pandemic

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been advising people to start wearing masks way before COVID-19 pandemic.

The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor has been urging people to start wearing masks way before the coronavirus took hold of the world. A resurfaced video of the actor has been making rounds from a press conference in Japan back in September 2019.

“I see someone in a face mask back there,” said the actor. “When I first came here and I saw all the people in the faces masks at the airport, I thought, That’s a bit paranoid why are they so paranoid?”

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“Then I came to understand it is when you have a cold and you are protecting others and I think that’s so considerate,” he said. “I don’t know why the rest of the world. I do not know why we don’t do that,” he added. The actor earlier praised Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and expressed his wish to work with her.  

“Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, because she’s a versatile actor,” said Brad Pitt. He added that she is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, who has achieved huge acclaim in the west for her style, beauty, and acting skills.