{"id":5297,"date":"2026-06-09T21:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brad-pitt-hit-with-another-blow-as-third-child-files-to-legally-drop-famous-last-name\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:31:44","slug":"brad-pitt-hit-with-another-blow-as-third-child-files-to-legally-drop-famous-last-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brad-pitt-hit-with-another-blow-as-third-child-files-to-legally-drop-famous-last-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt hit with another blow as third child files to legally drop famous last name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F130395799.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s daughter Zahara followed in her siblings\u2019 footsteps to legally drop their famous father\u2019s last name.<\/p>\n<p>She has a scheduled Sept. 28 court hearing for a judge to rule on the motion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s daughter Zahara filed to legally drop the actor\u2019s last name. (Seen here: Angelina Jolie holding daughter Zahara, and Brad Pitt carrying son Maddox on his shoulders in 2006.) <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 21-year-old college grad requested her name be Zahara Jolie instead of Zahara Jolie-Pitt, per documents obtained by Page Six Tuesday. (Seen here: Zahara and Angelina at the 2025 Golden Globes.) <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>InTouch was the first to <a href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolies-daughter-zahara-legally-files-to-drop-pitt-from-last-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report the news.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zahara officially filed to change her last name after she removed Pitt from her surname during her 2023\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/16\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitts-daughter-zahara-18-joins-aka-sorority-at-spelman\/\">Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority induction ceremony<\/a> at Spelman College in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zahara legally filed to drop Brad\u2019s surname after removing Pitt from her name during the 2023\u00a0Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority induction ceremony. (Seen here: Brad and Zahara in 2007.) <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the time, the Spelman College grad (seen here in January 2025) introduced herself as \u201cZahara Marley Jolie.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time, the now college grad, who was 18 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/16\/parents\/zahara-jolie-pitt-seemingly-disses-brad-drops-last-name-during-introduction\/\">introduced herself<\/a> as \u201cZahara Marley Jolie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also opted out of using her father\u2019s last name when she<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/parents\/angelina-jolies-daughter-zahara-takes-another-dig-at-dad-brad-pitt-in-savage-graduation-diss\/\"> graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology <\/a>in May.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Zahara, Brad and Angelina, 51, are <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-kids\/\">also the parents<\/a> to Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Shiloh, 20, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zahara (seen above) also chose not to use her famous father\u2019s last name when she graduated in May. <span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/imnikkiheat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brad and Angelina are also the parents to kids: Maddox, Pax, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne. (Seen here: the exes with their kids in 2014.) <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shiloh was the first of the exes\u2019 kids to<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\/\"> legally drop the actor\u2019s last name<\/a> after turning 18 in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Maddox<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/parents\/another-of-brad-pitts-children-files-to-legally-drop-actors-last-name-report\/\"> filed the same request<\/a> in May 2026, listing the reasons as \u201cpersonal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before then, the actor<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/26\/celebrity-news\/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitts-son-maddox-drops-dads-famous-last-name\/\"> removed Brad\u2019s name<\/a> in the credits of Angelina\u2019s 2025 movie, \u201cCouture,\u201d on which he served as an assistant director.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Brad and Angelina\u2019s daughter Vivienne\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/27\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitts-daughter-vivienne-drops-his-last-name-in-playbill\/\">chose not to use his last name <\/a>when she helped produce the \u201cThe Outsiders\u201d Broadway play in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The former couple started dating in 2005. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They parted ways in 2016 after two years of marriage. (Seen here: the duo with their kids in 2011). <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cFight Club\u201d star has reportedly been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/12\/parents\/how-devastated-brad-pitt-feels-about-shilohs-name-change-report\/\">\u201cdevastated\u201d by his kids\u2019 name changes <\/a>but is allegedly \u201cnot ready to give up\u201d\u00a0on them.<\/p>\n<p>Brad has had a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-kids\/\">\u201cstrained\u201d relationship<\/a> with his kids since he and Angelina, who wed in 2014, parted ways in 2016 after he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/09\/22\/brad-pitt-under-investigation-for-alleged-child-abuse\/\">allegedly became <\/a>\u201cverbally abusive and physical with his children\u201d on a private jet ride.<\/p>\n<p>The duo, who started dating in 2005, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/30\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-settle-their-bitter-divorce-after-8-year-battle\/\">settled their contentious divorce<\/a> in December 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/09\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-hit-with-another-blow-as-third-child-files-to-legally-drop-famous-last-name\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s daughter Zahara followed in her siblings\u2019 footsteps to legally drop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/130395799.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}