- Maddox and Zahara, children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, have initiated legal proceedings to formally drop Pitt's surname, placing newspaper advertisements as required by California law.
- The public notices, published four times weekly in June, invite objections before a final court hearing scheduled for September.
- Zahara has already introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie and was credited as such at her graduation, while Maddox used Maddox Jolie for his work on Angelina Jolie's film, Couture.
- Their siblings, Shiloh and Vivienne, have also begun using only the Jolie surname; Shiloh was granted a name change on her 18th birthday in 2024, and Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie in a Broadway playbill.
- The family's decision to drop Pitt's surname follows the couple's 2016 separation, which occurred after an alleged incident on a private plane that led to child abuse allegations against Pitt, from which he was later cleared.
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