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Published 14:21 13 Jun 2026 GMT
Brad Pitt's youngest son Knox has reportedly dropped "Pitt" from his surname, becoming the latest of the actor's children to distance themselves from the family name.
According to Page Six, the 17-year-old used the name "Knox Jolie" on his high school diploma after graduating from Fusion Academy in Los Angeles earlier this month.
The teen, who turns 18 on July 12, celebrated the milestone alongside his mother Angelina Jolie, brother Pax, sister Zahara, and his twin sister Vivienne.
Jolie and Pitt were married from 2014 until 2016 and have remained locked in legal disputes ever since.
Knox is not the first of the former couple's children to stop using the Pitt surname.
Earlier this year, Maddox reportedly filed legal paperwork requesting that his name be changed from Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox Chivan Jolie.
Prior to that filing, he had already begun using "Maddox Jolie" professionally, including in the credits for Couture, a film starring his mom on which he worked as an assistant director.
Zahara introduced herself as "Zahara Marley Jolie" during her induction into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 2023 and recently filed paperwork seeking to officially use the name Zahara Jolie.
Meanwhile, Shiloh successfully petitioned a Los Angeles court to remove "Pitt" from her surname after turning 18 in 2024.
Vivienne also appeared to drop the surname when she was credited as "Vivienne Jolie" in the Playbill for The Outsiders, which she helped produce alongside her mother.
Following reports about Knox's diploma, sources offered very different explanations for the family's ongoing distance from Pitt.
One source told Page Six that the Maleficent actress "seems quite pleased with herself about the total success of her long-standing, intense, deliberate effort to alienate her children from their father".
"It's so sad for the entire family that she would use the same weapon of the name change over and over for any other purpose other than to hurt their father," the insider continued. "This was her goal and she succeeded."
However, another source pushed back against that narrative. "Angelina participated in years of family therapy with Brad and the children for everyone to try to heal after the events that led her to file for divorce," they said. "If he isn't close to the kids, it's because of the harm that was done."
The insider added: "He wasn't honest about his actions, and it affected the trust between them. It's been very hard for the kids. No one knows, except them, how bad it has been."
The source continued: "The children are now adults and make their own decisions, which deserve respect. If they choose to distance themselves from him, it comes from that pain and harm. It's really horrible that he has tried to paint himself as a victim. When will people start asking real questions about what happened to the kids?"
Despite the attention surrounding his name change, Knox appeared to be focused on celebrating graduation.
During a speech at the ceremony, the teenager excitedly promoted an upcoming Muay Thai fight.
"Tonight, I'm gonna be fighting at Total Sonic Knockout 5 at 12:45 a.m., so catch me," he told the crowd. "I'm gonna knock 'em the f*** out. Let's go!"
His comments were met with cheers from fellow graduates and family members in attendance.
Published 15:43 29 May 2026 GMT
Brad Pitt's estranged relationship with several of his children has made headlines once again.
According to legal documents obtained by Us Weekly on May 28, the 62-year-old's eldest son, Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, has filed paperwork requesting that his name be changed to Maddox Chivan Jolie.
The move follows earlier signs that the 24-year-old had already begun distancing himself from the Pitt name professionally.
Earlier this year, Maddox worked as an assistant director on his mother Angelina Jolie's film Couture, which recently premiered in French theaters.
In the credits, he was listed as "Maddox Jolie" rather than his birth name, "Maddox Jolie-Pitt."
The 24-year-old is not the only member of the family to have stepped away from the Jolie-Pitt surname.
Jolie, 50, and Pitt share six children: Maddox, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 17.
Several of the siblings have either publicly or legally stopped using "Pitt" since their parents' split.
Earlier this month, Zahara graduated from Spelman College, where she was listed as "Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt" in the commencement program.
But she had already introduced herself as "Zahara Marley Jolie" during her induction into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in November 2023.
Vivienne also appeared to make the same choice in 2024. While helping produce The Outsiders alongside her mother, the teenager was reportedly credited in the Playbill as "Vivienne Jolie" rather than "Vivienne Jolie-Pitt".
Meanwhile, daughter Shiloh formally launched legal proceedings to remove Pitt from her surname on her 18th birthday in May 2024.
At the time, her attorney, Peter Levine, released a statement defending her decision.
"The media should be more careful in their reporting, especially when covering a young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events, and is merely following legal process," Levine told PEOPLE.
The latest development comes almost a decade after Jolie and Pitt's highly publicized breakup.
The pair were married from 2014 until 2016 and have remained locked in legal disputes ever since.
In 2022, Jolie filed a lawsuit alleging that the F1 actor had been abusive toward her and their children during a 2016 flight, an incident she claims contributed to the end of their marriage.
Pitt's legal team has consistently denied the allegations.
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The family development also arrives as Pitt deals with an unrelated lawsuit involving one of his business ventures.
The Oscar winner launched skincare company Le Domaine in 2022 with the Perrin wine-making family before rebranding the business as Beau Domaine last year.
According to AirMail, the new name has triggered legal action from Malibu skincare company Beau D., which alleges "trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and common-law unfair competition under California’s Business and Professions Code".
Beau D., founded by former Men's Vogue fashion editor Brandon Palas in 2020, reportedly tried to negotiate a private settlement three times before filing suit.
The company is seeking more than $75,000 in damages and a "permanent injunction" that would prevent Pitt's business from using the Beau Domaine name and branding.
"This isn’t about publicity or punishment," Palas said. "It’s about protecting the integrity of what we’ve spent years building and ensuring independent brands have the right to grow without being overshadowed or diluted."
At the time of reporting, Beau Domaine had not yet filed a formal legal response.
Published 11:39 11 Jun 2026 GMT
A third child of Brad Pitt's has made the decision to remove his name from her last name, following siblings Maddox and Shiloh.
Things have remained hostile in the decade following Pitt's divorce from Angelina Jolie in 2016, as tension between the dad and his children has continued to build.
Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has decided that she will no longer bear her father's last name, in a move to distance herself from the Inglorious Basterds actor.
After turning 21 in January and graduating from college in May, she has formally applied to legally remove "Pitt" from her last name.
CBC News obtained court documents that revealed that Zahara filed to change her name to Zahara Marley Jolie on June 5, just four days after her brother, Maddox, 24, did the same, applying to change his name to Maddox Chivan Jolie.
Both Maddox and Zahara made the move two years after their younger sibling, Shiloh, was officially granted a filing to drop "Pitt" from her surname on her 18th birthday in May 2024.
Zahara took early steps to distance herself from her estranged father, as she chose to have her name read out as Zahara Marley Jolie, at her college graduation ceremony at Spelman College in Atlanta.
A source close to Pitt said to The Independent in a statement: “It’s sad to see one parent alienate their children from the other.”
Jolie, 51, and Pitt, 62, split after being together for over a decade, and share six children: Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 20; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17.
Maddox's name change was publicly announced when he was named in the credits for Angelina’s recent film Couture, on which he was an assistant director.
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As a teenager, Zahara dropped the Pitt name in November 2023, introducing herself as Zahara Marley Jolie in an introduction video for the Mu Pi chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at her college.
She could be seen dancing with her sorority sisters in the video, saying: “My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And [I] landed all the way from the Golden State in the city full of angels: Los Angeles, California.”
Vivienne, though still a minor, was credited as Vivienne Jolie in a Playbill for The Outsiders, a Broadway play which she helped her mom produce.
It is believed that the family tensions stemmed from a 2016 airplane incident where Pitt allegedly got into an intense argument with his wife and children.
An FBI investigation into child abuse allegations resulted in no charges being made, though a detailed account of events that day was made public during the A-list couple's divorce.
Documents revealed that Jolie claimed her ex-husband's behavior on a private flight had scared their children, who were aged between eight and 15 at the time.
She further alleged that Pitt lunged at one of their kids, prompting her to restrain him "in a choke hold," before she filed for divorce the following day.
Published 14:21 27 Feb 2026 GMT
Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing story surrounding Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s family.
Their eldest son, Maddox, 24, has officially dropped Pitt from his last name, eight months after his sister Shiloh made the same decision. The change came to light after his name appeared in the end credits of his mother’s new film as Maddox Jolie rather than Maddox Jolie-Pitt.
The credit was spotted following the release of Couture, which debuted in French cinemas earlier this week. Maddox worked on the drama as an assistant director, marking another step in his growing involvement behind the camera.
According to People, the shift was evident not only in the on-screen credits but also in official materials tied to the project.
As reported, "production notes for the film provided to journalists showed Maddox’s name was also listed as Maddox Jolie" when the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.
Previously, Maddox was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt when he worked as a production assistant on his mother’s biopic Maria, about opera legend Maria Callas.
In addition to Maddox, Jolie and Pitt share Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Maddox’s move follows a similar step taken by Shiloh in 2025. Born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, she legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolie shortly after turning 18.
At the time, her attorney Peter Levine told People that she "made an independent and significant decision following painful events," adding that she was "merely following legal process" when publishing notice of the change.
He also clarified: "Shiloh Jolie did not take out an 'ad' announcing any name change, and any press reporting that is inaccurate."
"As Shiloh's attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name. That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required."
The reported distance between Pitt and some of his children has been noted before. One source previously told People: "He has virtually no contact with the adult kids. His engagement with the younger kids is more limited in recent months because of his filming schedule."
In May 2024, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie on the playbill for The Outsiders Broadway musical. A year earlier, Zahara, then a student at Spelman College, introduced herself without using Pitt’s last name during a sorority event.
"My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And [I] landed all the way from the Golden State in the city full of angels: Los Angeles, California," she said in a clip shared by Essence.
Jolie and Pitt finalized their divorce settlement in December 2024, ending an eight-year legal battle. The split was highly contentious, and the former couple have also remained locked in a dispute over their French vineyard and estate after Jolie sold her reported $64 million stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021.
In June, Pitt spoke to Entertainment Tonight at the F1 premiere in Mexico City about life lessons and family.
"No matter the mistake, you just learn from [it] and move on," he said. "It’ll lead to the next success."
He continued: "When you get to my age, you realize how important it is to surround yourself with the people you love, the people that love you back."
"Friends, family, and that’s it,” he added. "From there, we get to go make things. It’s a pretty simple, I think, equation."
Published 09:59 31 May 2024 GMT
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, who is the daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has legally filed to change her last name.
The 18-year-old is one of six children the Hollywood stars share, along with twins Knox and Vivienne, 15, Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19.
The former couple welcomed their third child on May 27, 2006, in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Brad and Angelina tied the knot back in 2014, but just two years later, the Lara Croft star filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
The former spouses - who started dating in 2004 - were declared legally single in 2019, and a joint custody arrangement was established in 2021. However, this arrangement was short-lived as the judge overseeing the case was disqualified due to his close business relationships with Pitt's legal team, per The Guardian.
In 2022, the 48-year-old actress filed a cross-complaint that contained allegations that the Bullet Train star physically abused one of their children onboard a private jet in 2016.
The filings, which were obtained by The New York Times, contended that the 60-year-old actor "choked one of the children and struck another in the face" and "grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her".
It also states that, at one point, "he poured beer on Jolie; at another, he poured beer and red wine on the children."
Pitt vehemently denied the claims at the time and was never charged following an investigation into allegations of abuse.
It's no secret the Fight Club star has allegedly had a strained relationship with some of his children since he separated from Jolie.
This week, it was reported by TMZ that Pitt's daughter Shiloh has now legally filed to officially change her last name to "Shiloh Jolie".
The documents reveal that she selected "personal" as the reason for wanting to drop her dad's last name. She filed the paperwork on May 27, which was her 18th birthday.
This report comes just days after it was discovered that her sister, Vivienne, made a similar move on the playbill for the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, where she serves as an assistant to the producer - who happens to be her mother, Angelina.
The program for the play reportedly listed the 15-year-old as “Vivienne Jolie,” omitting the “Pitt” from her name.
In addition to this, the former couple's eldest adopted daughter, Zahara, also introduced herself as “Zahara Marley Jolie” after joining a sorority at Spelman College in Atlanta.
The Maleficent star opened up about her divorce in a 2020 interview with Vogue, revealing that she separated from Pitt for the “wellbeing” of her family.
“It was the right decision,” she said. “I continue to focus on their healing. Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds. In fact, they are six very brave, very strong young people.”
Published 09:47 27 May 2024 GMT
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter appears to have debuted a new name for herself as she stars in a musical production of The Outsiders.
Fifteen-year-old Vivienne is one of six children the Hollywood couple shares, along with Zahara, Knox, Maddox, Pax, and Shiloh.
Brad and Angelina tied the knot back in 2014, but - just two years later - the Maleficent star filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, per TODAY.
Several years later, in an interview with Vogue in 2021, Jolie said she separated from Pitt the “wellbeing” of her family. Their 2016 split came shortly after a now-well-documented incident on a private jet.
In a later cross-complaint filed against Pitt in 2022, per NBC News, Jolie accused Pitt of “choking one of the children and striking another in the face”. The actress also claimed her husband grabbed her and shook her.
Following an FBI investigation into the incident, no criminal charges were pursued.
“It was the right decision,” Jolie told Vogue regarding the divorce. “I continue to focus on their healing. Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds. In fact, they are six very brave, very strong young people.”
As the couple's divorce continues, PEOPLE has reported that 15-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt has opted to go by a different name - dropping her father's surname from the Playbill for the new musical The Outsiders.
As such, the teen is simply listed as “Vivienne Jolie".
The publication reports that it is currently unknown if the teenager has legally changed her name - as representatives for both parents were unable to be reached for comment.
Vivienne's decision means this is the second "Bradgelina" child to make such a change in recent months.
Last November, Zahara - the eldest daughter of Jolie and Pitt - also revealed a name change, opting to go by Zahara Marley Jolie in a video for Essence.
Of course, this wouldn't be the first teenager of famous parents to debut a name change in recent weeks.
Tom Cruise's estranged daughter with ex-wife Katie Holmes - formerly Suri Cruise - also appears to have a new name.
According to TMZ, the Mission Impossible star has committed to covering Suri's college tuition and various additional costs, yet purported attempts to establish communication with his daughter have reportedly been met with silence.
A source close to the family shed light on the situation, stating: "He does not exist to Katie or Suri, and his daughter does not want to rely on him for anything.
With a noticeable distance between the father and daughter, a playbill for Suri's high school musical obtained by Hello! Magazine has shed light on a new name for the Hollywood actor's daughter.
It disclosed that Suri introduced herself as Suri Noelle in the playbill of her school's rendition of The Go-Go's jukebox musical, Head Over Heels.
Departing from her father's surname, Suri adopted her mother's middle name, signaling a subtle shift in identity.
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