Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara Marley Jolie Pitt has filed a legal request to have Pitt removed from her last name.
The 21-year-old filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court to change her name to simply Zahara Marley Jolie, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.
Zahara Jolie has already stopped using the “Super Express” actor’s last name in recent years. The legal petition comes after his sister Shiloh Jolie, 20, legally changed her last name from Jolie-Pitt to Jolie.
A source close to Pitt said that Jolie is behind Pitt’s estranged relationship with Zahara, adding that it’s sad when one parent keeps their child away from the other parent.
USA TODAY has reached out to Pitt and Jolie’s representatives for comment.
Pitt, 62, and Jolie, 51, have six children. Pax, 22 years old. Zahara, 21 years old. Shiloh, 20 years old. and 17-year-old twins Vivian and Knox. The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” stars divorced in 2016, and the tumultuous divorce process was finalized in 2024.
Zahara Jolie’s name ‘Pitt’ excluded from university graduation ceremony
Zahara Jolie’s name change came after she graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta with a bachelor’s degree in psychology on May 17, according to a video on social media.
The video shows her walking across the stage wearing a black graduation cap and gown and a blue and white stole. The announcer pronounces her name as Zahara Marley Jolie.
She attended the historically black private university in Atlanta in 2022 and was a member of the sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
They adopted “Maleficent” actress Zahara Jolie from Ethiopia in 2005, and have long discussed their desire to ensure their daughter remains connected to her roots. The two visited Ethiopia in 2019 and met with Salework Zewde, Ethiopia’s first female president, to discuss ways to help girls continue their schooling.
Contributors: Taijuan Moorman and Swasti Singhai, USA TODAY
