Brad Pitt hails 'heroic' Angelina Jolie after mastectomy Brad Pitt on Tuesday hailed his fiancee Angelina Jolie as "absolutely heroic" after the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she has had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer. Pitt, 49, told London's Evening Standard newspaper: "Having witnessed this decision firsthand, I find Angie's choice, as well as so many others like her, absolutely heroic. Images of the Evening Standard article and file images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie