Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's legal problems have persisted in the eight years since they split, and even now, it's unclear when they will be resolved. Leaving aside their ongoing divorce and court battle over a winery they jointly owned, another situation has arisen involving one of their children. Her daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, filed a request to remove her father's last name, legal documents reveal. While her famous father has yet to formally comment on the matter, a source has now dropped claims about how he feels about the teen's decision. And, according to those comments, the actor is not happy with this turn of events.
How is the Oscar winner supposed to feel about his son's decision?
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt completed the performance on May 27, which was also her 18th birthday. As stipulated in the legal documents, her plan is to simply be called Shiloh Jolie. A week after that presentation, a source of People shared alleged details about how his father is handling the situation. The informant even went so far as to say that the once upon a time in hollywood The star is “upset” by the decision. This person also talked about the current state of her relationship with her six children at this time:
He is aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name. He never felt such joy as when she was born. He always wanted a daughter. The reminders that he has lost his children, of course, are not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. He is very sad.
In addition to Shiloh, Brad Pitt also shares 22-year-old Maddox, 19-year-old Zahara, 20-year-old Pax, and 15-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. In recent years, a number of rumors have emerged about how close Brad is to his children. Reports about Shiloh's legal plan come months after it was reported that she She wanted to move in with Brad. to “change things”. Currently, the actor would have found happiness in his relationship with Inés de Ramón, but her separation from his children supposedly “hurts him.” Another informant also added:
He still loves all of his children very much. This whole process has been very hard for the entire family.
Angelina Jolie has not spoken yet about Shiloh's decision to change her name, because she was not involved in the process. The young woman reportedly hired her own lawyer and paid for everything herself.
What has been said about Brad Pitt and his relationships with his children?
Previous reports have included claims about how involved Ocean's Eleven The star is in the lives of his children. Since then, some have dropped their own speculative comments on the matter on the Internet. In that sense, at the end of 2023 some social media users noticed that one of the couple's other daughters, Zahara, dropped Brad's last name in the middle of her sorority induction ceremony. At this point, it's unclear whether that was the result of a legal change or simply personal preference. While insiders have claimed that the A-lister is estranged from her eldest children, his relationship with his younger twins He has reportedly stood his ground amid his legal battles with his ex-wife.
One of the biggest points of contention on that issue emerged in 2021, when Angelina Jolie accused Brad Pitt of domestic violence. She, more specifically, claimed that he physically and verbally abused her and her children while they were on a plane in 2016. Pitt has since denied her and finally sued Jolie in 2022 for allegedly selling his share of his Chateau Miraval without clearing it with him. According to a recent update on that lawsuit from the winery, Jolie and her team must present “all non-privileged documents in their possession, custody or control” from the last eight years, among other materials.
As for Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's campaign to legally change her name, it remains to be seen how that will pan out. As for Brad Pitt, she continues to take jobs, with his latest film, Wolves release in theaters on September 20 as part of the movie schedule 2024.