Amid the on-going legal struggle of their parent , one of six nipper has take on legal stair to change her name .
Angelina Jolie’s children are following inher footstepsof dropping their father’s last name.
In the thick of Angelina and Brad Pitt’s ongoing legal battles, their 18-year-old daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt legally requested to drop “Pitt” from her surname, according to a source and documents obtained byPeople.
The documents were filed on Shiloh’s birthday — Monday, May 27. Shiloh is one of six children Brad and Angelina share, including Maddox, 22; Pax, 20; Zahara, 19; and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15.
Shiloh is one of several children attempting to remove Pitt from their surname. Earlier this month, it wasreportedthat Vivienne’s name was credited as “Vivienne Jolie” for her role as an assistant and co-producer ofThe Outsiders: A New Musical.
In November 2023, Essenceshareda video of Zahara introducing herself as Zahara Marley Jolie during a Mu Pi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority ceremony at Spelman College.
The children’s name changes follow years of reports that Brad’s relationship with his children has been strained since he and Angelina began theirdivorceproceedings on Sept. 20, 2016.
Angelina originally summon " unreconcilable differences " as the reason for their divorcement and requested sole hands of all six nipper they partake in .
In May 2021, a judge ruled that Brad would have more time with his children, but that decisionwas reversedafter the ruling judge violated “ethical obligations” by not disclosing his business relationship with Brad’s attorney.
Amid the ongoing custody battle and Pitt’s lawsuit toward Angelina over claims she “sabotaged Château Miraval” — a French winery the former couple once shared — Angelina has also issued acountersuitthat alleged physical and emotional abuse by Pitt while aboard a private plane toward Jolie and their children.
