Brad Pitt and Angelina JolieVivienne Jolie-Pitt’s youngest daughter is now the last of the family’s six children to file a petition to drop the ‘Pitt’ from her name.According to People reports, Vivienne followed the legal process and went to Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally remove the ‘Pitt’ from her last name. She is now the latest Jolie-Pitt child to distance herself from the actor by dropping her name.According to court documents, the 18-year-old is requesting that her legal name be changed from ‘Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt’ to ‘Vivienne Marcheline Jolie’. The reason for the change was simply stated as “personal.”A hearing on the petition is scheduled for November 2.
Following in the footsteps of the brothers
Vivienne’s filing to drop her father’s name comes months after her siblings, Zahara and Maddox, also went through the legal process earlier this year to remove Pitt from their surname.In 2024, Shiloh filed a petition to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Jolie. The request was approved later that year.Meanwhile, Zahara has requested to legally change her name to Zahara Marley Jolie, while Maddox has requested that his legal name be changed to Maddox Chivan Jolie. The hearing of their petitions is scheduled for September 28 and September 14, respectively.
Although Vivienne has been using ‘Jolie’ as her name since 2024, this is her first official move to change her name. She made headlines when she was cast as “Vivienne Jolie” in the Playbill of the Broadway musical ‘The Outsiders’, which she helped produce with her mother.
His official registration comes a few weeks after turning 18. Born in July 2008, Vivienne is one of the youngest children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. He and his twin brother, Knox, are the youngest of the family’s six children.