Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh Jolie has officially dropped her father’s last name.
Shiloh, who filed a motion to drop her Pitt name on her 18th birthday in May, hired and paid her own lawyer. She filed a motion to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.
TMZ reports that there was no formal hearing for the name change – with the petition approved on Monday,
Shiloh previously placed an advertisement in the newspaper to mark the name change – which is a standard step before the court will approve a name change.
The communication also contains stated that anyone objecting to the petition should appear before the judge later this month.
A source close to the case told Ny Breaking.com last month: ‘Shiloh has hired her own lawyer and paid the fees herself, so Angie doesn’t know and can’t talk about it.
Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh Jolie has officially and legally dropped her father’s last name. – pictured with mother Angelina Jolie in 2021
Pitt, 60, is reportedly ‘angry and aware’ that his daughter Shiloh filed a request to drop his last name on her 18th birthday; seen in Paris in January 2023
“But if you’re asking whether this is related to the history of abuse or the violation of victims’ rights at Shiloh, then yes, it is.”
The revelation that Shiloh paid herself suggests that the ugly feud between former couple Pitt, 60, and Jolie, 48, may still be ongoing in the form of legal action from the six children the couple once had.
There have been long custody battles, which ultimately resulted in a victory for Pitt. In 2021, he was granted 50-50 custody, but this was overturned on appeal.
He has had a judge intervene to tell Angelina she can’t listen to his cell phone conversations with the children. The judge has also ordered “reunification counseling” for Pitt and the children.
The actor set up a skate park at his home for Shiloh and recently an art studio to express their shared interest in art.
He has sent cars and security to take the children from her home to his when there is an assigned custody visit, but unfortunately none of this has brought them closer together.
Son Pax said in a 2016 Instagram post that all four of the youngest children — including Shiloh — “shake with fear in his presence.” The two oldest children had already refused to see him at the time.
The current situation has left the children – Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and Knox and Vivienne, 16 – with his ex-wife as a close-knit gang of seven.
Shiloh, who hired and paid her own attorney when she filed to drop her Pitt name on her 18th birthday in May, filed to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie, according to the newspaper ad — pictured in 2021
The current situation has resulted in the children – Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and Knox and Vivienne, 16 – forming a tight-knit gang of seven with his ex-wife
Pitt has been embroiled in an ongoing divorce battle for years, reportedly stemming from a 2016 incident on a plane in which Jolie accused Pitt of assaulting her; the family is seen dating back to 2011
A major theme seems to be the infamous private jet confrontation in 2016.
An FBI report into the incident, released in 2022, revealed that Jolie accused Pitt of physical abuse during a flight to California in 2016. She alleged that he was drunk and that he grabbed and shook her by the head, then later pushed her over, as part of a confrontation reportedly related to their children.
Jolie told the FBI that Pitt told the children she was “destroying the family” and that he punched the ceiling of the plane four times.
She claimed that at one point he threw beer over her and a blanket under which she and several children were lying.
Sources close to Pitt later claimed that he had never hit any of the children, although they did admit he had been drinking.
This follows recent claims that Pitt and Jolie’s eight-year divorce is still ongoing because neither star can ‘let it go’.
A source said People “Their differences took over” in the relationship, they added, adding that the situation “got bad and wasn’t good for anyone.”
“All that bitterness is partly why the divorce has lasted so many years. Neither of them is letting it go. You would think they would have gotten over it and just made up.”
Angelina Jolie, pictured in April 2024, is accused of widening the rift between her daughter and her ex-husband
Another insider said: “They both had issues with each other. The differences piled up over time. It’s very sad for the children, but also for the parents. Divorce, especially a high-profile divorce, can be challenging for the whole family.
“They both care about the children.”
Pitt and Jolie entered a public relationship shortly after he and then-wife Jennifer Aniston announced their separation in 2005.
The Mr. And Mrs. Smith cast members remained single for years, despite having multiple adopted and biological children. They got engaged in 2012, and finally tied the knot in 2014.
It wasn’t until two years later, in 2016, that the Maleficent actress filed for divorce. In 2019, she and Pitt were officially declared single.
Pitt is now in a relationship with Ines de Ramon, 35.