Famous musician Melissa Etheridge revealed in an interview that Brad Pitt nearly became a sperm donor but there was one thing about him that made her change her mind. The Grammy Award winner previously told she and her lesbian partner were looking for a sperm donor to grow , and wanted their future children to know who their biological father was, so sperm banks were out of the question. She said Pitt was a very real option at the time, according to a recent interview with .
Etheridge told the outlet they ultimately decided not to proceed with Pitt because she was afraid he’d want to be too involved in his children’s lives. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 14: Musician Melissa Etheridge performs on stage at San Diego Pride Festival 2019 on July 14, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) The explained how the situation unfolded and what led her to make her final decision to use David Crosby as a for her children Bailey and Beckett, instead of Pitt, according to the New York Post.
“He was a friend of mine a long time ago. People would say, who is Brad Pitt to you? And I’d say, ‘Well, he’s the father of my children’ or something. I would joke around,” Etheridge told the outlet.
“When Brad Pitt was younger, it was always clear that he wanted children. He loved children. He would come over and actually play with my kids,” she said in the interview.
“I just knew I didn’t want someone to be a donor that wanted to be a father, bec.