Andra Day; Brad Pitt.Photo: Getty (2)Andra Dayis laying to rest any rumors that she may be datingBrad Pitt.The actress and singer, 36, toldEntertainment Tonightshe was not dating Pitt, 57, while at the2021 BET Awardson Sunday.Both Pitt and Day were at the 2021Academy Awardsin April. While it’s unclear how the rumor started, Day said, “We’ve never met.““I was like, ‘Oh, all right,’ " Day said. “My sister actually hit me up after; she was like, ‘You metBrad Pitt?’ I said, ‘I guess so. I guess we did.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Brad Pitt.GettyAndra Day.Amy Sussman/FilmMagicShe added, “We’re not dating. We don’t even know each other. It is hilarious. It was thin air. Somebody was bored that day.“As for what she thinks of theOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodOscar winner, Day toldET, “He’s great, though. Super talented, wonderful.“On Sunday night, Day took home the 2021 BET best actress award for her performance as Billie Holiday in the filmThe United States Vs. Billie Holiday.In April, the actress told PEOPLE she wasconsidering retiring from actingafter taking on the role, saying she was “definitely out of [her] depth the entire time.“Billie Holiday (L); Andra Day.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Takashi Seida/Paramount Pictures/HuluRELATED VIDEO: Andra Day Says It’s a “Little Overwhelming” to Be Nominated for an Oscar Alongside Viola Davis"I had to just trust what my cast was saying or what [director/producerLee Daniels] was saying,” Day said. “I would have the thought, in my mind, that maybe they’re just settling because they realized they can’t get any better from me.“She continued, “Or that’s the best they’re going to get, and I’m already here. So there was always that underlying thought that they’re just accommodating me right now.“Despitethe intensity of the experience, Day told PEOPLE she’d likely act again if the part was right.“If I’m agreeing to do roles, it has to grab me, the way Billie grabbed me,” she said. “And I don’t mean like being intrigued, meaning my spirit has to be sort of be called out to it. Because that’s really what Billie was.”
Andra Day; Brad Pitt.Photo: Getty (2)
Andra Dayis laying to rest any rumors that she may be datingBrad Pitt.The actress and singer, 36, toldEntertainment Tonightshe was not dating Pitt, 57, while at the2021 BET Awardson Sunday.Both Pitt and Day were at the 2021Academy Awardsin April. While it’s unclear how the rumor started, Day said, “We’ve never met.““I was like, ‘Oh, all right,’ " Day said. “My sister actually hit me up after; she was like, ‘You metBrad Pitt?’ I said, ‘I guess so. I guess we did.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Brad Pitt.GettyAndra Day.Amy Sussman/FilmMagicShe added, “We’re not dating. We don’t even know each other. It is hilarious. It was thin air. Somebody was bored that day.“As for what she thinks of theOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodOscar winner, Day toldET, “He’s great, though. Super talented, wonderful.“On Sunday night, Day took home the 2021 BET best actress award for her performance as Billie Holiday in the filmThe United States Vs. Billie Holiday.In April, the actress told PEOPLE she wasconsidering retiring from actingafter taking on the role, saying she was “definitely out of [her] depth the entire time.“Billie Holiday (L); Andra Day.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Takashi Seida/Paramount Pictures/HuluRELATED VIDEO: Andra Day Says It’s a “Little Overwhelming” to Be Nominated for an Oscar Alongside Viola Davis"I had to just trust what my cast was saying or what [director/producerLee Daniels] was saying,” Day said. “I would have the thought, in my mind, that maybe they’re just settling because they realized they can’t get any better from me.“She continued, “Or that’s the best they’re going to get, and I’m already here. So there was always that underlying thought that they’re just accommodating me right now.“Despitethe intensity of the experience, Day told PEOPLE she’d likely act again if the part was right.“If I’m agreeing to do roles, it has to grab me, the way Billie grabbed me,” she said. “And I don’t mean like being intrigued, meaning my spirit has to be sort of be called out to it. Because that’s really what Billie was.”
Andra Dayis laying to rest any rumors that she may be datingBrad Pitt.
The actress and singer, 36, toldEntertainment Tonightshe was not dating Pitt, 57, while at the2021 BET Awardson Sunday.
Both Pitt and Day were at the 2021Academy Awardsin April. While it’s unclear how the rumor started, Day said, “We’ve never met.”
“I was like, ‘Oh, all right,’ " Day said. “My sister actually hit me up after; she was like, ‘You metBrad Pitt?’ I said, ‘I guess so. I guess we did.’ "
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She added, “We’re not dating. We don’t even know each other. It is hilarious. It was thin air. Somebody was bored that day.”
As for what she thinks of theOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodOscar winner, Day toldET, “He’s great, though. Super talented, wonderful.”
On Sunday night, Day took home the 2021 BET best actress award for her performance as Billie Holiday in the filmThe United States Vs. Billie Holiday.
In April, the actress told PEOPLE she wasconsidering retiring from actingafter taking on the role, saying she was “definitely out of [her] depth the entire time.”
Billie Holiday (L); Andra Day.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Takashi Seida/Paramount Pictures/Hulu
RELATED VIDEO: Andra Day Says It’s a “Little Overwhelming” to Be Nominated for an Oscar Alongside Viola Davis
“I had to just trust what my cast was saying or what [director/producerLee Daniels] was saying,” Day said. “I would have the thought, in my mind, that maybe they’re just settling because they realized they can’t get any better from me.”
She continued, “Or that’s the best they’re going to get, and I’m already here. So there was always that underlying thought that they’re just accommodating me right now.”
Despitethe intensity of the experience, Day told PEOPLE she’d likely act again if the part was right.
“If I’m agreeing to do roles, it has to grab me, the way Billie grabbed me,” she said. “And I don’t mean like being intrigued, meaning my spirit has to be sort of be called out to it. Because that’s really what Billie was.”
source: people.com
