Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleZahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has filed to officially remove her father's surname, Pitt, from her own (Getty)Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has filed to officially remove her father Brad Pitt’s surname from her own, following similar actions by her siblings Maddox and Shiloh. The name change documents were filed on 28 April, according to documents first obtained by In Touch magazine, and Zahara’s name was read out as Zahara Marley Jolie at her college graduation in May. Shiloh was granted a name change on her 18th birthday in 2024, while Maddox's name change was noted in film credits.A source close to Pitt told The Independent: “It’s sad to see one parent alienate their children from the other.”The family divide stems from a 2016 airplane incident involving Pitt, which led to an FBI investigation into child abuse allegations, from which Pitt was cleared of all charges. In fullBrad Pitt’s family divide deepens as another daughter files to drop his last nameThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The 21-year-old has not been using dad Brad Pitt's last name for many years. Pitt was notably absent from her name when she joined a sorority at Spelman College three years ago.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, 21, filed a petition in Los Angeles to drop her father's last name.