Brad Pitthas been spending time with Alia Shawkat, most recently at Kanye West’sNebuchadnezzaroperaat the Hollywood Bowl. Prior to attending West’s concert together, the pair were seen visiting the Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles.
But as a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, Pitt is “very much about keeping friends as friends.”
“He just loves surrounding himself with good friends,” says the source.
“Brad loves the art world,” the insider adds. “He has a large group of artist friends that he hangs out with. Several are women, but he isn’t dating them.”
Another source previously told PEOPLE the actor, 55, and theArrested Developmentstar, 30, are“just friends — absolutely nothing romantic is going on.”
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Pitt — who’s heading into awards season with acclaimed performances inAd AstraandOnce Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood— and Shawkat also caught Ethan Coen’sA Play Is a Poemin L.A. in September, and reportedly saw comedian Mike Birbiglia’s one-man show in October.
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Pitt is a fan of West’s, having attended one of the rapper’sSunday Services in September. He’s since revealed thatthe two became palsthroughout their time in Hollywood.
“[We kept] just running [into each other] through the years,” Pitt toldExtraof how he met West, 42. “I love that there’s a Kanye out in the world, like, messing things up, you know?”
Shawkat, who’s currently shooting the fourth season ofSearch Partyfor HBO Max, has been linked to Michael Cera and singer and producer Jack Antonoff in the past.
source: people.com
