Angelina Jolie has been the target of an anonymous claim over her reputation in Hollywood, as two of her grown children move forward with legal proceedings to have them removed. brad pittthe surname of their names. The development comes as the former couple’s protracted legal wrangling continues years after their split.According to a Daily Mail column published on July 19, an unidentified person described as a Hollywood source made a strong claim about Jolie’s current position in the entertainment industry. “People hate her,” the source said, though the column did not name any specific actors, filmmakers, studio executives or other industry figures who allegedly share that assessment of the actress and filmmaker.
The actress is back in the spotlight as two of her adult children seek to legally remove Brad Pitt’s last name. Image Credit (Instagram)
Maddox Chivan Jolie and Zahara Marley Jolie’s pending name change petitionsAccording to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, two of Jolie and Pitt’s adult children have filed petitions to legally change their last names. Maddox is requesting to change his legal name from Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox Chivan Jolie. Zahara is looking for the name Zahara Marley Jolie. A hearing to consider Maddox’s petition is scheduled for September 14, while Zahara’s petition will be heard on September 28.
Zahara has filed a petition to legally remove Brad Pitt’s last name, joining her siblings in public with the name Jolie. Image Credit (Instagram)
Both have already completed the necessary step of publishing a notice of the proposed changes in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Maddox’s proof of publication was recorded on July 7th, and Zahara’s on July 9th. No adult child has described the requests in this way or publicly explained the personal reasons behind the requests.Both children had publicly used versions of their requested names before filing the legal petitions. Maddox was credited as Maddox Jolie for his work as an assistant director on his mother’s film ‘Couture’. Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie when she graduated from a historically black college in May, after previously using the same name during her sorority induction.
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie’s name change process completed
One of Jolie and Pitt’s children has already completed the legal process to remove Pitt’s last name. Shiloh applied to become Shiloh Nouvel Jolie in May 2024, her 18th birthday. A Los Angeles judge approved the petition that August, making her publicly known as the first of the former couple’s children to complete the legal process of formally changing their names.Another child was credited as Vivienne Jolie in the program of a Broadway production in which she worked with her mother. However, no public court record has confirmed that the professional credit reflected a legal name change.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Divorce History and Ongoing Disputes
Jolie filed for separation in September 2016 after an incident on a family flight. She later alleged that Pitt physically assaulted her and two of her children during that incident. Pitt denied the allegations, and federal authorities did not file criminal charges after their review.
New attention has been directed at the former couple as legal petitions related to their children’s surnames continue to make headlines years after their divorce. Image Credit (Instagram)
The former couple declared themselves legally single in 2019, and their divorce settlement was finalized in December 2024. However, separate litigation between the two over their jointly owned French vineyard has continued beyond the resolution of their main divorce proceedings.Jolie continues to work as an actor, director and producer. Her representatives have not responded to the column or suggested she was directing her children’s legal petitions.