Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara changes name
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's eldest daughter, Zahara, has appeared to have dropped her father's last name during a public event.
The 21-year-old, whose siblings include twins Vivienne and Knox, 17, plus daughter Shiloh, 19, and sons Pax, 22, and Maddox, 24, accepted her diploma from Spelman College over the weekend (17 May).
Zahara graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and her name was listed as 'Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt' on the college's commencement programme.
However, it was read out as just 'Zahara Marley Jolie' as she walked across the stage in front of her peers.
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This isn't the first time she's dropped her father's moniker, as she introduced herself as 'Zahara Marley Jolie' when joining the university's Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in November 2023.
Zahara isn't the only sibling to have dropped her father's 'Pitt' surname from her moniker.
Earlier this year, Maddox featured as an assistant director on his mother’s movie Couture, which debuted in French theatres.
He was listed as 'Maddox Jolie', instead of his birth name, 'Maddox Jolie-Pitt'.
Previously, Maddox featured his Jolie-Pitt surname when he was listed as Jolie's director's assistant when he directed the biopic, Maria, back in 2024.
That same year, it was also reported that the couple's youngest daughter, Vivienne, had made the same decision.
And in a third bombshell revelation, it was claimed that their daughter Shiloh had followed in her siblings' footsteps.
According to a statement released at the time by her lawyer, Peter Levine, the youngster launched legal proceedings to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie on her 18th birthday in May 2024.
"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 name changes come after Jolie filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Pitt, in 2022, claiming he had been abusive towards her and their children during a flight in 2016, which led to their public divorce.
The filing alleged that Pitt had 'choked' one of their children on the private jet, and 'struck another in the face'.
It also alleged Pitt had 'grabbed' Jolie 'by the head', and 'poured beer and red wine on the children'.
However, Pitt's legal team has maintained his innocence since.
Jolie and Pitt initially began their relationship in 2006, before getting married in 2014 and splitting in 2016 due to 'irreconcilable differences'.
Tyla has reached out to Brad Pitt's representatives for comment.
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Topics: Angelina Jolie, Celebrity, Brad Pitt, Parenting
Rhiannon Ingle