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At the end of May, the entire world woke up to the news that Shilohthe first biological daughter they had Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, had gone to court to remove the surname Pitt from his legal name. Since then, The actor’s relationship with his six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox – was once again in the spotlight.
Shiloh was the third of the siblings to make public her desire to do not use paternal surname, Although the rest of the boys did not make legal requests, on a social level they have already stopped using “Pitt” as a form of identification. In November, the eldest of the actor’s heirs, Zahara, presented herself as Zahara Marley Jolie at a sorority initiation ceremony at Spelman College, the university where she studies. In May of this year, the youngest, Vivienne, was credited as Vivienne Jolie on the poster for the Broadway musical The Outsiderswhich the 15-year-old co-produced with her mother.
“Brad was devastated by this decision,” a source close to the actor told Us Weekly magazine. “For him, it was more than a name change: it was a symbol of a deeper distancing that has been brewing for years.”
“Unfortunately, Brad doesn’t have much of a relationship with his kids,” a second source said. “He’s not willing to give up on them, but knowing that they’re dropping his name is upsetting.” A third person also spoke about how devastated the actor currently is. “Brad is putting on a brave face, but behind closed doors, he’s finding it extremely difficult come to terms with what is happening.”
This last person also revealed that the boys’ decision to distance themselves from Brad comes from the strong loyalty they have with their mother. “They have struggled to forgive him and connect with him since the divorce,” explained the person, who claimed to have a connection with them. “His mother is the head of the family and she has raised them with love and commitment all her life. Once Brad left her, it was very hard for them to see him go to war with her.”
Of the three boys, both Maddox and Pax, the oldest, have no contact with their father, and so far, it would only be Knox, the youngest and Vivienne’s twin, who would carry the surname without problem. “Brad’s relationship with Maddox and Pax is non-existent at this moment, and he barely knows anything about Zahara,” said the first source. “Unfortunately, over time this distance has only grown. The boys found it difficult to reconcile with Brad“Despite the apology he asked for and his efforts to rebuild the trust of the six,” he added.
Despite all the drama, the little ones would see their father sporadically. “Brad makes a great effort to show them love when he sees them. “He orders his favorite foods and makes the most of the few hours they share,” said one of the people. “He does not make public his relationship with the boys, he is very reserved and makes an effort not to be photographed in his privacy,” she added, ensuring that Jolie is the complete opposite.
The conflict began eight years ago, when Jolie decided to end her marriage after an incident on a private flight. The court documents, obtained by The New York Times, claimed that Pitt “strangled one of the children and punched another in the face” and “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her.” At the time, Pitt denied the allegations and the FBI investigation concluded with him being acquitted without charge. However, the eldest of the six children, Maddox – who had worked with his father on the film World War Z in 2013— testified in the trial against the actor in 2021, agreeing with Jolie.
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