Vivienne Jolie Officially Removes 'Pitt' From Her Name Amid Family Estrangement
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Vivienne has officially dropped her father’s famous last name.A Los Angeles judge granted the 18-year-old’s petition to legally change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie during a hearing Monday, Page Six can exclusively confirm.Vivienne’s attorney, Peter Kenneth Levine, appeared remotely for Monday morning’s hearing. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Vivienne (pictured above in June 2026) has officially dropped her famous father’s last name. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRIDA judge granted the 18-year-old’s petition to legally change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. (Pictured: Pitt and Vivienne in November 2015) GC ImagesJudge Virginia Keeny, who presided over the hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court’s Stanley Mosk Courthouse, read aloud the names of those whose name change petitions had been approved.The judge explained, “These are name change petitions, which are going to be granted. That means that I can read the information provided and sign a decree, and you’ll be able to get a copy of the decree in possibly one week in room 112 in the first floor of this building, the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. “So if you hear your name, you can sign off, and you can get your paperwork in a week. I’m going to read both the last name and also the last four numbers of the case,” she said.Vivienne initially filed her petition on July 20, just eight days after celebrating her 18th birthday alongside her twin brother, Knox.Vivienne initially filed her petition on July 20, just eight days after celebrating her 18th birthday alongside her twin brother, Knox, pictured together earlier this month. GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRIDIn court documents obtained by Page Six at the time, the teenager cited “personal” reasons for wanting to remove “Pitt” from her surname. (Pictured: Vivienne and Angelina Jolie in April 2024) Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesIn court documents obtained by Page Six at the time, the teenager cited “personal” reasons for wanting to remove “Pitt” from her surname.Vivienne has already been publicly using her mother’s last name for more than two years.In May 2024, she was credited as “Vivienne Jolie” in the Playbill for the Broadway production of “The Outsiders,” which she helped her mother produce.She now joins three of her siblings who have also legally dropped Pitt’s surname.Vivienne (pictured center along with her family in October 2021) now joins three of her siblings who have also legally dropped Pitt’s surname. WireImageIn September, Zahara (pictured above in January 2025) officially changed her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie after a Los Angeles judge granted her petition. Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film SocietyIn September, Zahara, 21, officially changed her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie after a Los Angeles judge granted her petition. Their older brother Maddox, 25, also legally removed “Pitt” from his name that month, becoming Maddox Chivan Jolie.Meanwhile, Shiloh, 20, was the first of the former couple’s six children to legally drop their father’s last name after filing a petition on her 18th birthday in May 2024. Her request was granted that August.Vivienne’s twin brother, Knox, also omitted “Pitt” from his high school diploma earlier this year, although he not been confirmed to have legally changed his name.Maddox (pictured above in April 2023) also legally removed “Pitt” from his name in September, becoming Maddox Chivan Jolie. AFP via Getty ImagesVivienne’s twin brother, Knox (pictured earlier this month), also omitted “Pitt” from his high school diploma earlier this year, although he not been confirmed to have legally changed his name. Terma, SL / BACKGRIDJolie, 51, and Pitt, 62, also share son Pax, 22.The name changes come amid the former couple’s family estrangement following their contentious split.The “Maleficent” star filed for divorce from the “F1” actor in September 2016 after two years of marriage. The former couple were declared legally single in 2019 before finally settling their divorce in December 2024 following an eight-year legal battle.The exes remain locked in a separate legal dispute over their French winery Château Miraval.
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