No turning back seems possible within the Jolie-Pitt clan. Nearly ten years after the highly publicized separation of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, several of their children continue to distance themselves from their father, to the point, for some, of officially giving up bearing his name. The divorce of the two Hollywood stars was not finally finalized until 2024, after eight years of a particularly trying legal battle. Between accusations of family violence, disagreements over the management of the Miraval castle in the Var and repeated procedures, the conflict has continued to escalate…
Angelina Jolie notably accused her ex-husband of having been violent towards her and their children as well as of having intentionally “stripped” et “pillé” the resources of their wine estate. Brad Pitt, for his part, denounced poor management of Miraval by the actress and considered that she had shown neglect towards their children. Over the years, the couple’s six children seemed to become closer to their mother. Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh as well as the twins Vivienne and Knox today appear very united around Angelina Jolie. A closeness which was also reflected in several particularly noted symbolic gestures.
Zahara follows in Maddox’s footsteps and calls for her father’s name to be removed
For example ? In May 2024, Shiloh reached an important milestone. On the very day of her 18th birthday, the young woman took legal action to legally suppress her father’s family name. Three months later, a Californian court validated his request. A decision which would have deeply affected the actor. “He knows and is devastated that Shiloh no longer wants to carry his name. He has never been happier than the day she was born. He always wanted a girl.”then told a source to the site TMZ.
The same year, Vivienne also sent a significant signal. In the musical’s credits The Outsidersproduced on Broadway by Angelina Jolie, the teenager appeared under the name of “Vivienne Jolie”without mention of the surname Pitt. Now 21 years old, Zahara seems to be following the same path. Indeed, on Tuesday June 9, 2026, the young woman officially filed a petition with the California Superior Court to change her last name. An approach which comes after several clues already suggesting that she wanted to detach herself from the identity associated with her father. Already in 2024, during a presentation organized by her sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, she had thus presented by declaring: “My name is Zahara Marley Jolie”.
What about Knox and Vivienne, still minors?
Even more recently, during his graduation ceremony in art and psychology, his name officially appeared as “Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt” on university documents. However, when it came time to go on stage, it was announced under the name of “Zahara Marley Jolie”, according to the magazine People. Maddox, the eldest of the siblings, would also have taken similar steps to no longer be associated with his father’s name.
According to several American media, he already only uses the name Jolie in everyday life. Today, only Knox and Vivienne are still minors and the twins, aged 17, would also be estranged from Brad Pitt. According to several sources close to the matter, none of the children are really in contact with the actor yet…
