Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie’s Daughter, Hired Her Own Lawyer to Drop Actor’s Last Name: Source

The daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has taken matters into her own hands to remove Pitt from her legal last name.

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The decision to remove Pitt from his last name is linked to Shiloh’s alleged “history of abuse” and “violation” of the victim’s rights, according to the source.

Shiloh filed the documents on May 27 – her 18th birthday.

Fox News Digital has contacted a representative for Pitt.

BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE’S DAUGHTER FILE TO REMOVE PITT FROM LEGAL LAST NAME ON 18TH BIRTHDAY

Pitt is reportedly “upset” by his daughter’s name change.

“He is aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name,” a source told People magazine. “He has never felt so happy as when she was born. He always wanted a girl.”

“Remembering that he lost his children is of course not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad,” the source added.

Pitt’s relationship with his children has reportedly been strained since the “Bullet Train” actor and Jolie began their divorce proceedings in 2016. At the time, Jolie cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for her split. ‘with Pitt and had requested sole custody of all. six children they share.

In May 2021, a private judge ruled that Pitt and Jolie would share custody of their children 50/50. Pitt and Jolie share six children; Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Knox and Vivienne.

At least two other Pitt children are also choosing not to have the Pitt last name, although it is unclear whether any of them have also filed paperwork for a legal name change.

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt was featured simply as “Vivienne Jolie” in the poster for “The Outsiders”, produced by Jolie.

In a shared video in essenceZahara Jolie-Pitt was introduced as “Zahara Marley Jolie” while joining Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Spelman College.

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Pitt was accused of abusing Jolie and their children.

During a fight in 2016, Pitt allegedly “choked one of the children and punched another in the face” and “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her,” according to court documents previously obtained by Fox News Digital. He then poured “beer and red wine” on her and their six children.

“Some children begged Pitt to stop,” according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. “They were all scared. Many were crying.”

Jolie filed for divorce days after the alleged altercation.

A source familiar with the matter previously told Fox News Digital that Jolie’s claims were false and that the actress “continued to rehash, revise and reimagine her description” of the alleged event by “adding completely false information to every time she fails to do so.” get what she wants.

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Pitt recently accused Jolie of intentionally sabotaging his relationship with the couple’s children as the legal battle over Chateau Miraval continues to rage. Pitt sued Jolie for breach of contract after the “Maleficient” actress sold her portion of the winery to the Stoli Group.

Jolie allegedly encouraged the children she shares with Pitt to “avoid spending time” with the actor during custody visits, a former security guard wrote in court documents previously obtained by Fox News Digital.

Tony Webb, who ran the security company employed by the former couple, claimed Jolie’s assistant Michael Vieira called him to remind him that two security guards were under confidentiality agreements and could not testify outside. Pitt and Jolie’s custody battle.

“During the call, Mr. Vieira told me that he had heard that two contractors who had provided Ms. Jolie’s personal security through SRS Global might testify in family court,” Webb said in court documents. “Mr. Vieira then asked me to prevent these two individuals from testifying.”

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