Bijou Phillips seeks to rename daughter Fianna to Phillips

Bijou Phillips has filed a petition asking a California court to remove the surname Masterson from her 11 year old daughter, seeking to change the child’s name from Fianna Francis Masterson to Fianna Francis Phillips, court records show. The filing, submitted Oct. 24, is awaiting a judge’s approval and follows a series of legal proceedings involving the child’s father, actor Danny Masterson.

Masterson, 49, was convicted in May 2023 on two counts of forcible assault for incidents that prosecutors said occurred in the early 2000s. He was sentenced in September 2023 to 30 years to life and is serving his term at North Kern State Prison in Delano, California. Phillips filed for divorce in September 2023, days after his sentencing, and court orders later placed full legal and physical custody of Fianna with Phillips while Masterson retained the right to request visitation.

The name-change petition comes nearly two years after Masterson’s conviction and follows public and private steps that altered the couple’s legal status. Court records show a judge declared both Phillips and Masterson legally single on the same day the petition was filed. Phillips has previously taken custody...