In a significant step towards personal identity, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh, has officially requested to drop ‘Pitt’ from her surname.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday, Shiloh filed the paperwork on her 18th birthday, May 27, asking to legally change her name to Shiloh Jolie.
Although Shiloh has referred to herself as Shiloh Jolie on her Instagram account, this is her first official move to alter her surname. Shiloh’s decision marks a poignant moment for the teenager.
Her siblings—Vivienne, Zahara, and Maddox—also do not use ‘Pitt’ as their surname, although they have not made any legal filings to officially change their names.
Recently, Vivienne appeared on the playbill for the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, where she serves as an assistant to the producer, her mother, Angelina. The program for the play reportedly lists her as “Vivienne Jolie,” omitting the “Pitt” from her name.
Last year, their eldest adopted daughter, Zahara, introduced herself as “Zahara Marley Jolie” upon joining a sorority at Spelman College in Atlanta. Shiloh’s request coincided with Memorial Day, causing a slight delay in the approval process.
Brad and Angelina, who share six children, have biological children Shiloh and 15-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, along with three adopted children: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19.
Brad and Angelina’s romance began following his highly publicized divorce from Jennifer Aniston in 2005. The couple, known as ‘Brangelina,’ married in 2014, but their union was short-lived. Angelina filed for divorce in 2016 after just two years of marriage.
By 2019, Brad and Angelina were declared legally single, although their legal battles continued. Beyond custody issues, the exes have been embroiled in disputes over the circumstances of their breakup and their ongoing business affairs.
