Why Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s three daughters now have brand new names
Topics: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Parenting, Sex and Relationships
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Topics: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Parenting, Sex and Relationships
Although Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie first announced their split in 2016, their divorce wasn't actually finalised until 2024.
The pair have six children together - Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, Knox, 16 and Vivienne, also 16 - but over the last eight years, reports have claimed that Pitt's relationship with some of his children has become strained.
In fact, it's reported that Shiloh, Zahara and Vivienne have all 'dropped' Pitt from their surnames over recent years.
Just last week, Shiloh made an appearance in Los Angeles where she revealed her new name.
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Shiloh appeared at a dinner that celebrated the launch of fashion designer Isabel Marant's collection with Net-A-Porter.
The 19-year-old was credited as a choreographer for musician Luella, who performed her newly-released single 'Naïve' at the dinner with two dancers, Keoni Rose and Tako Suzuko, as per a press release about the event which was sent to Page Six.
However, she was listed as 'Shi Joli' - a moniker that pays homage to Jolie, while shortening her legal name.
Meanwhile, recent reports indicate that two of Shiloh's siblings, Vivienne and Zahara, had made the same decision.
Zahara introduced herself as just 'Zahara Jolie' upon her arrival at a sorority at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2023.
Meanwhile, last year, Vivienne - who helped her mom produce the musical The Outsiders - was reportedly listed as Vivienne Jolie in the Playbill, instead of Vivienne Jolie-Pitt.
According to US Weekly, Pitt is 'devastated' by the change.
A source said: “To him, it was more than a change of name — it was a symbol of a deeper estrangement that has been brewing for years."
Meanwhile, a second source added that some of the kids have 'struggled to forgive and connect with Brad since the divorce'.
"Their mom is the head of the household, and she’s raised them with love and selflessness their whole lives. Once Brad left, it was very hard for them to see him go to war with her," the source added.
Shiloh first began making steps to change her name back in May last year, as per a statement released at the time by her lawyer Peter Levine.
Levine told People: "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.
"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."
Tyla has reached out to Pitt's rep for comment.