Vivienne Jolie-Pitt files petition to drop Pitt surname

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the youngest daughter of actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has filed a legal petition to remove her father's surname, joining the majority of her adult siblings in a public family rift. The 18-year-old filed paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, requesting her name be changed from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. A court hearing on the matter is scheduled for November 2.

The reason for the change is listed in court documents as "personal." This formal step follows Vivienne's earlier, informal move in May 2024, when she was credited solely as Vivienne Jolie in the playbill for the Broadway production of "The Outsiders," which she co-produced with her mother. She turned 18 on July 12.

With this filing, four of the former couple's six children have now initiated legal name changes. Shiloh, 20, filed to become Shiloh Jolie in 2024. Maddox, 24, and Zahara, 21, filed petitions earlier this year, with court hearings scheduled for September 14 and September 28, respectively. The only adult children who have not filed similar petitions are Pax, 22, and Vivienne's twin brother, Knox, 18, though a source...