What is ‘face blindness’ and why does Brad Pitt say people hate him because of it? | South China Morning Post


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Imagine meeting someone at a party and really hitting it off. The next time you see them, they are completely unrecognisable. Experts have labelled this condition “prosopagnosia”, otherwise known as face blindness. And it may affect more people than you think, including one Hollywood A-list actor: Brad Pitt. Pitt, although not formally diagnosed, told GQ magazine in a cover story published on June 22 that he may have prosopagnosia, prohibiting him from recognising new faces or remembering people he meets in social settings – though he says “nobody believes” he has the condition. In a 2013 cover story for Esquire...