Zahara Jolie, the daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has filed court documents in California to change her legal name to Zahara Marley Jolie, removing 'Pitt' from her surname. This decision follows a similar move by her older brother, Maddox, who also petitioned to change his name. Zahara is the latest among her siblings to distance themselves from their father's surname, with Shiloh and Vivienne having already dropped 'Pitt' publicly. The couple shares six children, and the name changes come amid ongoing tensions following their divorce, which was finalized nearly eight years after their separation in 2016. Pitt has faced challenges in maintaining relationships with several of his children since the breakup. A source close to Pitt commented on the situation, expressing sadness over the public nature of the children's distancing from him. Reports indicate that Pitt has limited contact with his adult children, while Jolie has custody of the younger ones most of the time.
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Zahara Jolie Files to Change Legal Name, Dropping 'Pitt'
Zahara Jolie has filed to change her legal name to Zahara Marley Jolie, removing 'Pitt' from her surname. This follows similar actions by her siblings amid ongoing tensions with their father, Brad Pitt, after the couple's highly publicized divorce. Sources indicate that Pitt has limited contact with his children.
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- ✕ loaded language: 'fractured relationship'
- ✕ loaded language: 'publicly abandoned'
- ✕ loaded language: 'lingering fallout'
- ✕ loaded language: 'highly publicized split'
- ✕ loaded language: 'completely untrue'
- ✕ loaded language: 'increasingly distant relationship'
- ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
- ✕ framing: selective emphasis on family estrangement
- ✕ editorializing: The latest development underscores the lingering fallout from Pitt and Jolie’s highly publicized split
- ✕ vague attribution: a source close to the actor, a source told PEOPLE
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Zahara Jolie Files to Remove Pitt From Her Legal Name
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Zahara Jolie Files to Change Legal Name, Dropping 'Pitt'