In one of the entertainment industry's most delightful pairings, Frank Ocean serenaded Brad Pitt at the FYF Fest in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The actor revealed in a May interview with GQ that he's been listening to Ocean's music.
"I've been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean. I find this young man so special," Pitt told GQ. "Talk about getting to the raw truth. He's painfully honest. He's very, very special. I can't find a bad one."
In the same interview, Pitt said that he'd started listening to R&B because the genre "comes from great pain, but it's a celebration."
"To me, it's embracing what's left," Pitt told GQ.
And it looks like his statements made their way back to Ocean. During his performance on Saturday, Brad Pitt stood on stage while Ocean sang "Close to You." The actor sat to the side while holding a mobile phone; on the concert's screens, the duo was shown side by side.
But there's a chance the performance is about more than just mutual respect between Pitt and Ocean. Spike Jonze — a.k.a., the Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, and producer – was seem filming the performance. So there might be a more significant reason Pitt was acting out a phone conversation during the serenade.
Plus, as IndieWire points out, Jonze also filmed Ocean's performance at London's Lovebox Festival recently. So there might be a secret project on the way soon.
Whatever Jonze and Ocean have up their sleeves, though, fans were loving the Pitt/Ocean situation.
Tonight I watched Frank Ocean, the lord god of music, bring Brad Pitt on stage in LA and serenade him with Close to You by the Carpenters.
— Sophie Heawood (@heawood) July 23, 2017
I've never seen anything like it.
— Sophie Heawood (@heawood) July 23, 2017
I never will again.
— Sophie Heawood (@heawood) July 23, 2017
Just saw #frankocean and #bradPitt in one sitting, less than 10 feet from me. I can die happy now. #MicDrop pic.twitter.com/GMstcL2KIK
— jennilly (@jennilly) July 23, 2017
frank ocean, spike jonze, and brad pitt all on the same stage. I hope everyone there appreciates the magnitude of what they just saw
— brian (@briankinnes) July 23, 2017
Frank Ocean has Brad Pitt emoting into a cell phone as he sings "Close to You." I'm gagged at the beauty #fyffest
— Gerrick D. Kennedy (@GerrickKennedy) July 23, 2017
Brad Pitt just joined Frank Ocean on stage. Now, that was a surprise. #fyffest2017 pic.twitter.com/xt38K4SpcH
— deray mckesson (@deray) July 23, 2017
Frank Ocean presents a Frank Ocean experience directed by Spike Jones, starring Frank Ocean & Brad Pitt
— dolly (@loather) July 23, 2017
i think seeing spike jonze direct brad pitt during frank ocean's set just took first place on my list of extremely LA moments
— bucket (@nicolesnyder) July 23, 2017
I can now say ive seen frank ocean and brad pitt in my lifetime lol
— Stephanie Alfaro (@_stepphers) July 23, 2017
FRANK OCEAN JUST BROUGHT OUT BRAD PITT WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL
— princess ikea (@sarahisenburger) July 23, 2017
more invested in the brad pitt frank ocean friendship than anything i've got goin on rn
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) July 23, 2017
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