Reeling Brad's Shocking Breakdown!

Chris Cornell Helped The Star Stay Sober.

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NEWLY sober Brad Pitt is reeling over the suicide of his close pal, rocker Chris Cornell — and friends fear he’ll relapse into drug and alcohol use!

“Brad and Chris were almost like brothers,” a pal of the actor told The National ENQUIRER.

“Brad’s taking his loss very hard, like it’s a death in the family.

“Now, friends fear that Brad will fall off the wagon — hard!”

Chris, 52, was a singer/guitarist for the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden, and he took his own life by hanging himself in his Detroit hotel room on May 17.

He’d battled multiple addictions for years, and checked into rehab in 2002 to beat his demons.