{"id":3945,"date":"2026-05-29T13:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/another-of-brad-pitts-children-files-to-legally-drop-actors-last-name-report\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:21:41","slug":"another-of-brad-pitts-children-files-to-legally-drop-actors-last-name-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/another-of-brad-pitts-children-files-to-legally-drop-actors-last-name-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Another of Brad Pitt&#8217;s children files to legally drop actor&#8217;s last name: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2FUntitled-1-copy-2026-05-29T075358.868.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Once upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s son Maddox filed to legally drop the actor\u2019s last name.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old made the request on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15857411\/Brad-Pitt-son-Maddox-drops-surname.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the Daily Mail<\/a>, and listed his reasoning as \u201cpersonal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the change is granted, his name will be Maddox Chivan Jolie instead of Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s son Maddox (pictured above in November 2013) has reportedly filed to ditch the actor\u2019s last name. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 24-year-old (pictured above in April 2023), labeled his reasoning as \u201cpersonal,\u201d according to the Daily Mail. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A source told us that \u201cit\u2019s not a surprise this news was released shortly after\u201d our Wednesday reporting that Pitt <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-scores-big-win-in-legal-battle-with-ex-angelina-jolie-over-chateau-miraval\/\">scored a \u201csignificant evidentiary victory\u201d<\/a> in his and Jolie\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/06\/angelina-jolie-sells-her-stake-in-164m-french-estate\/\">ongoing Ch\u00e2teau Miraval legal battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maddox, notably, informally <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/26\/celebrity-news\/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitts-son-maddox-drops-dads-famous-last-name\/\">ditched his dad\u2019s surname<\/a> in February credits for his work on Jolie\u2019s most recent movie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Maddox (pictured above in 2014) wants to be Maddox Chivan Jolie \u2014 instead of Jolie-Pitt. <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pitt (pictured above in September 2024) has yet to comment on the report. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He worked as an assistant director on \u201cCouture\u201d and, per People, was listed at the time as Maddox Jolie.<\/p>\n<p>Two years prior, he was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt for his work as executive producer on \u201cMaria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddox\u2019s decision to take the legal route comes on the heels of his 20-year-old sibling, Shiloh, doing the same.<\/p>\n<p>When Shiloh turned 18 in May 2024, the teenager <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/30\/parents\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolies-child-shiloh-filed-to-drop-his-last-name-on-18th-birthday\/\">filed to drop Pitt<\/a> \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/21\/parents\/angelina-jolies-daughter-shiloh-dropped-dad-brad-pitts-last-name-after-painful-events\/\">request was granted<\/a> three months later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Maddox (pictured above in December 2009) informally dropped the surname earlier this year. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In February, Maddox was listed as Maddox Jolie for his work on \u201cCouture.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">BeautifulSignatureIG \/ Shutterstock \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shiloh\u2019s move symbolized not just \u201ca name change\u201d but a \u201cdeeper estrangement that has been brewing for years\u201d \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/12\/parents\/how-devastated-brad-pitt-feels-about-shilohs-name-change-report\/\">left Pitt \u201cdevastated,\u201d<\/a> a source told Us Weekly in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The insider, however, insisted he was \u201cnot ready to give up\u201d on Shiloh, Maddox and the rest of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-kids\/\">their siblings<\/a> \u2014 Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported the following year that Pitt \u201cperiodically\u201d sees his youngest two children but <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/18\/parents\/where-brad-pitt-stands-with-his-and-angelina-jolies-kids-report\/\">has \u201cstrained\u201d relationships<\/a> with the rest of his brood.<\/p>\n<p>The kids have repeatedly made headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/parents\/angelina-jolies-daughter-zahara-takes-another-dig-at-dad-brad-pitt-in-savage-graduation-diss\/\">not using the \u201cF1\u201d star\u2019s last name for graduations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/27\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitts-daughter-vivienne-drops-his-last-name-in-playbill\/\">Broadway Playbills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/16\/parents\/zahara-jolie-pitt-seemingly-disses-brad-drops-last-name-during-introduction\/\">sorority initiations<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>His siblings (pictured above in February 2019) have made similar moves in recent years. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pitt (pictured above in June 2025) is reportedly \u201cdevastated\u201d by his estrangement from his and Jolie\u2019s kids. <span class=\"credit\">Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pitt and Jolie <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/09\/20\/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitt-to-divorce\/\">called it quits<\/a> in 2016 after 12 years together, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/04\/13\/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitt-are-officially-exes\/\">becoming legally single<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>When their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/01\/brad-pitt-challenges-angelina-jolies-child-custody-win\/\">contentious divorce<\/a> battle <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/30\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-settle-their-bitter-divorce-after-8-year-battle\/\">was settled<\/a> in December 2024, Pitt told GQ it <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/28\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-breaks-his-silence-on-finalizing-angelina-jolie-divorce-after-8-years\/\">wasn\u2019t \u201cthat major of a thing\u201d<\/a> but \u201cjust something coming to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/28\/celebrity-news\/inside-brad-pitts-life-with-serious-girlfriend-ines-de-ramon\/\">been in a relationship<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/who-is-ines-de-ramon-brad-pitt-girlfriend\/\">jewelry designer Ines de Ramon<\/a> since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/parents\/another-of-brad-pitts-children-files-to-legally-drop-actors-last-name-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s son Maddox filed 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