Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Shiloh, reportedly filed paperwork to rid herself of the Pitt last name, the very day she turned 18.
Shiloh exercised her right to advocate for herself the moment she came of age, by formally filing a request for a legal name change, according to TMZ. If granted, the young girl’s name will officially become ‘Shiloh Jolie.’ The fact that Monday happened to be Memorial Day didn’t stop Shiloh from proceeding with the formality. Numerous reports over the past several months have suggested Pitt’s relationship with his children has been strained.
TOKYO, JAPAN – NOVEMBER 08: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne arrive at Haneda International Airport on November 8 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage)
Shiloh is one of Jolie and Pitt’s three biological children. During the course of their marriage, they also adopted three other children, including 19-year-old Zahara, who has also been using the Jolie last name for quite some time. It’s unclear if a formal name change was requested by Zahara, or if she just assumed her new name.
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 27: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt attends the “The Eternals” UK Premiere at BFI IMAX Waterloo on October 27, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Jolie and Pitt’s other daughter, 15-year-old Vivienne, has also reportedly been using her mother’s last name and has been dropping the “Pitt” part of her identity as well. She was recently only referenced as Vivienne Jolie on a playbill for a Broadway musical produced by her mother, where she worked as a PA, according to TMZ.
MUMBAI, INDIA: US actors Angelina Jolie (L), daughter Zahara (2L), husband Brad Pitt (R), and son Maddox take a stroll on the seafront promenade in Mumbai, 12 November 2006. Jolie and Pitt are in Mumbai, India’s financial hub, to shoot for her film “A Mighty Heart.” STR/AFP via Getty Images
22-year-old Maddox, the couple’s eldest child, has reportedly not used his father’s last name for a while, either. It appears that Shiloh was the first to go to court and make her name change a legal and formal one, according to TMZ. (RELATED: New Lawsuit Accuses Angelina Jolie Of Attempting To Intervene In Her Children’s Relationship With Brad Pitt)
Jolie and Pitt filed for divorce in 2016 but the divorce proceedings have dragged on in court, amid a series of pending issues that have yet to be legally resolved.
