Shiloh, Daughter of Jolie and Pitt, Pursues Name Change

Actor Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt has filed a petition with a Los Angeles court to drop the last name "Pitt" from her name. 

The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took this legal step to become Shiloh Jolie on May 27, coinciding with her 18th birthday.

Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in September 2016, but their separation remains unresolved, and a settlement agreement has yet to be reached. 

The couple is also embroiled in a legal dispute over Chateau Miraval, a French winery they co-own.

Shiloh is the third-eldest of their six children and not the first to seek a departure from the Pitt name. 

Earlier this year, her 15-year-old sister Vivienne dropped their father's last name in a Playbill listing for a Broadway production of The Outsiders. 

In a 2023 video, eldest daughter Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie while joining the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College.

However, Shiloh, who voiced a character in the animated film Kung Fu Panda 3, is the first of her siblings to formally petition for a legal name change.

This request comes amid ongoing developments in the contentious divorce battle between Jolie and Pitt, who were married in August 2014. 

Jolie filed for divorce following an incident in 2016 where she alleges Pitt grabbed her by the head and attacked two of their children on a flight. She also claims he verbally abused and poured alcohol on the family during the flight from France to Los Angeles. 

Pitt denies these allegations.

The couple has been engaged in a custody battle, resulting in Pitt being awarded joint custody in 2021. 

Both actors have also filed lawsuits against each other, with disputes over property and shared business ventures, including Château Miraval. 

In February 2022, Pitt sued Jolie and her company, Nouvel, alleging she sold her share of the winery without his consent. 

Legal documents claim Jolie intended to "inflict harm" on Pitt by selling her stake to a Russian oligarch.

On April 4, 2024, Jolie’s legal team filed a motion to release communication that would purportedly prove Pitt would not allow her to sell her shares in Château Miraval to him unless she agreed to an “expansive” non-disclosure agreement. 

Pitt is being countersued over claims that millions of dollars of Château Miraval funds were used for personal projects.