Another 1 of Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie’s Kids Drops ‘Pitt’ Surname

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, is legally dropping the “Pitt” from his surname, as per new reports. It seems that the 24-year-old, who was adopted by Angelina in 2002 and later by Pitt in 2006, is severing his connection to his estranged father. He will be known as Maddox Chivan Jolie, going forward.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox drops his Pitt surname

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s adopted son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, has decided to drop “Pitt” from his surname and will now go by Maddox Chivan Jolie (via TMZ). The reason for the change was listed as personal. According to the report, the move further distances him from his adoptive father, Pitt, from whom he has reportedly remained estranged.

The legal change comes shortly after Maddox chose to drop the Pitt surname from the credits of Angelina’s recent film, Couture, where he worked as an assistant director. He was listed simply as Maddox Jolie in the credits.

Maddox joins several of his siblings in dropping the Pitt surname. Previously, Shiloh Jolie legally changed her name as well. At the time, Shiloh’s attorney told PEOPLE that she had “made an independent and significant decision following painful events.”

Meanwhile, Zahara Jolie has reportedly dropped the surname informally. Additionally, Vivienne Jolie removed it from the playbill of a Broadway production on which she worked.

Reports suggest that several of the children have distanced themselves from Pitt since he filed for divorce from Jolie in 2016. However, the couple’s other two children, Pax Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt, have not publicly dropped the Pitt surname. It remains unclear whether they will do so in the future.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie began dating in 2005 and married in 2014. After two years of a reportedly turbulent marriage, the couple filed for divorce in 2016.

After a lengthy legal battle, the pair signed a settlement agreement in December 2024.

Source: Comingsoon.net