At the beginning of this year, Angelina JolieThe eldest daughter, Zahara, turned her back on her adoptive father, Brad Pitt, and dropped Pitt from her last name. Zahara, who is currently attending university, now goes by Zahara Marley Jolie rather than her surname Jolie-Pitt after she was adopted in 2005, Mirror.co.uk reported.
Zahara was adopted from an orphanage in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, by Jolie and Pitt in 2005, when she was six months old. According to Mirror.co.uk, Zahara is the second of the six children Brad and Angelina share, which also include Maddox, Shiloh, Pax and twins Knox and Vivienne.
Following in her older sister’s footsteps, 15-year-old Vivienne also dropped Pitt from her last name and took her mother’s side in the current family feud. In the Playbill credits for The Outsiders, a Broadway play she helped on earlier this year, her name was listed as Vivienne Jolie, according to reports in OK magazine.
Despite this decision of his children, Brad Pitt He has reportedly maintained a good relationship with his children. According to an InTouch source, Pitt meets with his children regularly and is working to rebuild their relationship.
In a shocking turn of events, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has made damning allegations against her ex-husband Brad Pitt, accusing him of physical abuse before the infamous 2016 plane crash that shocked Hollywood. According to court documents obtained by E! Online, filed April 4, Jolie claims Pitt’s abusive behavior had continued before the incident, marking a distressing escalation when she allegedly directed his aggression toward his children during the flight from France to Los Angeles.
It was this moment that prompted Jolie to take decisive action and file for divorce, leaving Pitt behind. Since their legal separation in 2019, Pitt and Jolie have been embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their six children, whose well-being hangs precariously amid the tumultuous proceedings.
The legal saga extends beyond their conflict, delving into the realm of property disputes with the couple’s French winery, Chateau Miraval, at the center. What began as a romantic fling turned into acrimony when Pitt accused Jolie of unauthorized actions regarding her estate, sparking an avalanche of lawsuits and countersuits. With each new revelation, audiences are given a glimpse into the complex web of emotions and conflicts that have defined Pitt and Jolie’s post-divorce landscape.
Zahara, who is currently a sophomore in college, has been seen in a video of her sorority induction where she says, “My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And I landed from the Golden State in the city full of angels.” : Los Angeles California.”
The clip was shared online and social media users were quick to notice her choice of last name. One person wrote on Twitter: “I wasn’t going to say anything, but I definitely saw that Zahara left Pitt out of his last name.” Another wrote: “Oh, Zahara said her last name is Jolie, not Jolie-Pitt.” A third said: “I need people to respect her as a person who just said her name out loud ZAHARA. MARLEY. JOLIE. Zero mention of the name PITT. Period.”
Angelina is now said to be “healing” following her split from Brad, with the couple split in 2016 after just two years of marriage.
(with contributions from agencies)