Zahara and Maddox Jolie-Pitt Publish 4-Week Notices to Drop Pitt Surname
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 18
Zahara and Maddox Jolie-Pitt Publish 4-Week Notices to Drop Pitt Surname
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 18
Summary
Zahara, 21, and Maddox, 24, published their name-change intentions in local newspapers in June and July, completing a required four-week notice before September court hearings.
The siblings had filed in April to remove Brad Pitt from their surnames and have already used Jolie publicly—Zahara at her graduation and Maddox in film credits.
The move follows years of family estrangement after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in 2016 following a private-plane incident; a source close to Pitt said he was heartbroken but respected their decisions.
Shiloh changed her surname to Jolie in 2024, and experts cited in the report said surname changes often reflect identity and a wish to sever ties with painful family history.