Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children continue to distance themselves from their famous father.
The former couple’s 18-year-old daughter, Vivienne, has become the latest of their children to legally request that “Pitt” be removed from her last name.
Vivienne filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court, requesting that her name be changed from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie.
“Marcheline” is a nod to Vivienne’s grandmother and Jolie’s mother, who died in 2007.
Like her older siblings, Vivienne listed the reason for the change as “personal.” Her official hearing is scheduled for November 2, according to court documents.
The Daily Beast has reached out to Pitt’s representatives for comment.
Vivienne previously teased a name change in May 2024. The young actress appeared in the playbill for Broadway’s rendition of The Outsiders as “Vivienne Jolie.” She acted in the play and produced it alongside her mother.
The news comes after a summer of the Jolie-Pitt kids taking official steps to distance themselves from Pitt.
Pitt, 62, and Jolie, 51, share six children: Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20; and Knox and Vivienne, 17.
Maddox and Zahara both filed petitions of their own earlier this year. The two older siblings are weeks into the legal process, having taken out advertisements for their respective name changes in the Los Angeles Daily Journal through June and July. The advertisements are a legal requirement in California.
Maddox has requested his name to be changed to “Maddox Chivan Jolie.” Zahara has opted for “Zahara Marley Jolie.” Their court dates are scheduled for September.
Shiloh was the first to legally change her name, a transition she made on her 18th birthday in 2024.
Vivienne has now followed suit, filing her petition eight days after her 18th birthday. Only Pax and Knox (Vivienne’s twin brother) continue to use “Pitt” as their legal names.
Pitt reportedly has “virtually no contact” with his adult children, People reported in 2024. At the time, a source told the publication that the Fight Club star continues to have visitation with his younger children.
After news of Maddox’s name change broke, a source told the Daily Beast, “It’s not a surprise this news was released shortly after Brad had a significant evidentiary victory in the Miraval case,” referring to Jolie and Pitt’s continued dispute over the winery they jointly purchased in Provence, France.
A source close to Pitt previously told People, “It’s sad to see someone repeatedly publicize their successful alienation of their children from the other parent.”
