Vivienne Jolie-Pitt has legally dropped her father Brad Pitt’s surname and will now go by Vivienne Marcheline Jolie, becoming the fourth of Angelina Jolie’s six children to formally cut the dual name, the Times of India reported. A California judge approved the name-change appeal at a hearing on Monday, weeks after the same court granted the requests of siblings Zahara and Maddox in September.
The change had been expected since May 2024, when Vivienne was listed simply as “Vivienne Jolie” in the official playbill for the Broadway production of “The Outsiders,” where she served as a producer assisting her mother, the Times of India reported. She filed the legal petition in mid-July, shortly after turning 18 on July 12.
Shiloh Led the Way in August 2024
Vivienne follows her older sister Shiloh Jolie, who became the first of the six siblings to legally drop the Pitt name after her appeal was granted in August 2024, the Times of India reported. Maddox, who has used the name Maddox Jolie professionally — including as an assistant director on the film “Couture” — and Zahara, who has publicly identified as Zahara Jolie while studying at Spelman College, both had their legal name changes approved in September, People reported via the NZ Herald.
That leaves 24-year-old Pax Jolie-Pitt as the only sibling still publicly using the dual surname, the Independent reported.
Knox Jolie on the Diploma, Pax Still Jolie-Pitt
Vivienne’s twin brother, Knox, used “Knox Jolie” on his high school diploma, though no public court filing for a legal name change has been reported, the NZ Herald reported. The Times of India likewise noted the diploma listing but said a formal legal change had not been officially confirmed.
Pax stands apart from his siblings in another way: he has voiced strong public criticism of his father. In a Father’s Day message that surfaced publicly in 2023, the then-16-year-old described Pitt as a “world class asshole” and a “f****** awful human being,” writing on his private Instagram account that he had “no consideration or empathy toward your four youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence,” the NZ Herald reported.
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Did you know? Vivienne first appeared publicly without the Pitt surname in May 2024, in the playbill for “The Outsiders” — months before her legal name change was approved.
A Decade-Long Split Ends in Divorce, Not in Court Battles
Pitt and Jolie met on the set of “Mr & Mrs. Smith” in 2003 and began dating. They separated in 2016 after 12 years together and two years of marriage, and their divorce was finalized in December 2024, the NZ Herald reported. Despite the finalized divorce, the two remain in a legal dispute over Château Miraval, the 1,200-acre French estate and winery in Provence they purchased together in 2008 and where they married in 2014, the Times of India reported.
Questions Readers Are Asking About the Jolie-Pitt Name Changes
Which Jolie-Pitt children have legally dropped the Pitt name?
Four: Shiloh (approved August 2024), Maddox and Zahara (approved September), and now Vivienne, whose petition a California judge approved at Monday’s hearing, the Times of India reported.
When did Vivienne file for the name change?
She applied in mid-July, shortly after turning 18 on July 12, and the judge approved it at a Monday hearing, according to reports shared by Page Six and cited by the Times of India.
Which sibling still uses Jolie-Pitt?
Pax Jolie-Pitt, 24, is the only one of the six siblings still publicly using the dual surname, the Independent reported.
Has Knox legally changed his name?
No public court filing has been reported. He used “Knox Jolie” on his high school diploma, but a formal legal name change has not been confirmed, the NZ Herald reported.
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