The waves of Jolie-Pitt family drama have moved away from the headlines, with four of the famous actors’ six children dropping the ‘Pitt’ part from their names. As the siblings face the era of public credentials or announcements, Brad Pitt’s identity is being rapidly stripped away one by one. Recently, Zahara Marley Jolie’s name has been trending all over the media after a slight change in her University commencement ceremony. However, he is joining Vivienne, Shiloh and Maddox. Although Pax didn’t officially drop the ‘Pitt’ from his name, his comments about the actor certainly sent shockwaves through Hollywood. Here are 6 of the 4 kids whose name “Pitt” was dropped.
Zahara Marley Jolie
Zahara Marley Jolie graduated from Spelman College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Despite being listed as ‘Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt’ in the commencement program on the university’s official website, she reportedly dropped the ‘Pitt’ part of her name during the ceremony, as uploaded live on her YouTube. Also, in 2023, he joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at his college, introducing himself without the ‘Fight Club’ actor’s last name. After reports surfaced on the internet, it was revealed that Brad Pitt did not contact his daughter for such a happy moment. “There was nothing stopping her from showing up to him. Or ever visiting. It was all she got for the day. Whether she was ready to go or not,” TMZ reports. Also, the ‘F1’ actor reportedly didn’t even ask for a ticket to the graduation ceremony that took place over the weekend.
Shiloh Jolie
Shiloh legally changed her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. Highlighting the deep rift between the family and Brad Pitt, the third eldest daughter filed a petition before the court on the day she turned 18 in 2024. Although she did not comment publicly, she took the dissociation a step further by calling herself Shi Joli when she was credited in high-profile Hollywood choreographies. On the milestone birthday when he became an adult, he formalized the mishap, according to Grazia.
Vivienne Jolie
Vivienne, one of the youngest members of the Jolie-Pitt clan, decided to remove her father’s last name from her identity. She was billed as ‘Vivienne Jolie’ on the official poster for the Broadway musical ‘The Outsiders’. The then 15-year-old worked as a production assistant on the play, which he produced Angelina Jolie. However, it is not known whether he changed his legal name immediately.
Maddox Chivan Jolie
Maddox, the eldest of the Jolie-Pitt siblings, worked as an assistant director on Angelina Jolie’s ‘Couture’. In the credits, his name was mentioned as Maddox Jolie instead of Maddox Jolie-Pitt. Although she was given her full name when she worked as a production assistant for the film ‘Maria’ in 2024, this change was quickly noticed by the audience. Maddox was the last sibling to change his name, until Zahara.
Comments by Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt
Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt may not have officially changed her name, but her private Instagram story keeps resurfacing. On Father’s Day 2020, he wrote: “Happy Father’s Day to this global a****le!! You prove yourself time and time again to be a horrible, despicable person.” Claiming that the actress makes her four youngest children “tremble with fear” and lacks empathy, she added: “You have made the lives of those closest to me a constant. You will never understand the damage you have done, because you are incapable of it.’
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt with their children
About Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the former “IT Couple” of Hollywood, started dating together in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ in 2005. The couple’s relationship caused chaos in the entertainment industry, leading to an infamous divorce between Jennifer Aniston and Pitt. After almost a decade together, the couple tied the knot in 2014 in front of their children. The explosive divorce proceedings took place in 2016 when harsh allegations were made about what happened during the private flight. After more than a decade of fighting a legal battle, the divorce was finalized in December 2024, but the real estate dispute remains.
