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Shiloh Jolie Pitt has reportedly taken the next step to officially drop “Pitt” from her name.
The 18 year old daughter of Angelina Jolie And Brad PittShiloh posted an announcement in The Los Angeles Times that she plans to officially change her name to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie, per multiple outlets.
Under California law, a person must publish legal forms in a newspaper for a month before a judge can approve a petition to change their name. Once the notice is published, the request will appear in the legal notices section of the document.
According to her, her message has been published weekly since June 17 ABC news.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been embroiled in a messy lawsuit since she filed for divorce in September 2016, but the pair haven’t always been at odds. The Oscar winners are said to have fallen for each other while filming the action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith from 2005. The genesis of their relationship immediately caused […]
On her 18th birthday in May, Shiloh filed paperwork to remove “Pitt” from her name, according to court documents obtained by We weekly.
Shiloh hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself, a source said Us in June. Her desire to drop her father’s name was “tied to the history of abuse,” the source said.
In 2022, Jolie, 49, alleged that a drunken Pitt, 60, assaulted and verbally abused her and two of their children while traveling aboard a private plane in 2016. Ultimately, the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to file charges, but the former couple soon confirmed their split.
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Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for ParamountShiloh is Jolie and Pitt’s third child to publicly denounce their father’s last name.
Last November, Shiloh’s older sister, Zahara, 19, introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie during a fraternity initiation ceremony at Spelman College. In May this year, the former couple’s youngest daughter, Vivienne15, was credited as Vivienne Jolie in the playbill for the Broadway musical The outsiderswhich she co-produced with her mother.
Jolie and Pitt also share sons Maddox22 and Pax20, as well as Vivienne’s twin brother, Knox.
According to a We weekly cover story in June, Pitt is “devastated” by Shiloh’s decision.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children grew up in the spotlight. The former couple started dating in 2005, three years after the actress adopted her son Maddox from Cambodia. Pitt then accompanied Jolie to Ethiopia in 2005 to adopt Zahara, and he legally adopted both children in 2006. The Oscar winners moved on […]
“For him, it was more than a name change,” the source exclusively revealed. “It was a symbol of a deeper alienation that has been brewing for years.”
A second source added, “Unfortunately, Brad doesn’t have much of a relationship with his kids. He’s not ready to give them up, but it’s upsetting to know they’re dropping his name.”
According to ABC News, a hearing on Jolie-Pitt’s upcoming name change is scheduled for July 29.