On her 18th birthday, Shiloh Jolie filed to change her legal name and drop “Pitt” from her surname. That has been a surprisingly big conversation ever since, with Brad Pitt furiously doing damage control around the fact that his six kids hate his guts and want nothing to do with him. Shiloh went out and hired her own lawyer, and she followed all of his legal advice, including the California law which states that Shiloh had to announce her prospective name change in a local newspaper, which she did in the LA Times. After nearly three months of wrangling and tabloids feeding on the drama, Shiloh’s name change is now official!
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh has been granted her name change.
The 18-year-old, who was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, will now legally go by Shiloh Jolie, PEOPLE has confirmed. The teenager first filed to drop “Pitt” from her last name on her 18th birthday in May.
Alongside Shiloh, Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 60, share five other kids together — Maddox, 22, Zahara, 19, Pax, 20, Knox, 15, and Vivienne, 15.
In July, Shiloh’s petition to change her name was postponed after a court delayed her hearing due to an incomplete background check.
“Unfortunately, the court was unable to complete the background check ahead of today’s hearing, so the hearing was rescheduled for August 19,” her lawyer Peter Levine said at the time in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. “Everyone undergoing a name-change request needs to have a background check conducted by the court clerk, and because of clerical error, Shiloh’s hearing has been continued to a new date.”
I hope she went out and bought herself a cake and some takeout and celebrated with her family. While I don’t think Angelina Jolie was the one driving Shiloh’s name change, I doubt Angelina is that broken up about it. I hope Zahara is still in LA for this too, although she’s probably heading back to college soon. Speaking of, by all accounts, Zahara just goes by “Jolie” at school as well. Vivienne, Maddox and Pax have all informally dropped Pitt too. I still wonder if the other kids will follow Shiloh’s lead here.
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- Angelina Jolie with daughters Knox Jolie-Pitt and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt during the Red Carpet of movie ‘Eternals’ at the 16th Rome Film Festival, Rome, ITALY-24-10-2021,Image: 639688228, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Maria Laura Antonelli / AGF Foto / Avalon
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- Angelina Jolie with daughters Knox Jolie-Pitt and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt during the Red Carpet of movie ‘Eternals’ at the 16th Rome Film Festival, Rome, ITALY-24-10-2021,Image: 639688245, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Maria Laura Antonelli / AGF Foto / Avalon
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- Rome, october 24th, 2021. Angelina Jolie and her daughters, Zahara and Shiloh, on the red carpet of the new Marvel’s movie, Eternals, at Rome Film Fest, Auditorium Parco della Musica.,Image: 639864158, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: RAFFAELLA MIDIRI / Avalon
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- London, UNITED KINGDOM – Angelina Jolie is seen attending The Eternals – UK film premiere afterparty at Maison Estelle in London, England. Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 27 OCTOBER 2021 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Rome, ITALY – Angelina Jolie and her daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt enjoy ‘mommy-daughter time’ at the Maneskin concert for the world premiere of the “Loud Kids Tour” at the “Circo Massimo” in Rome, Italy. Pictured: Angelina Jolie – Shiloh Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 9 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Rome, ITALY – Angelina Jolie and her daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt enjoy ‘mommy-daughter time’ at the Maneskin concert for the world premiere of the “Loud Kids Tour” at the “Circo Massimo” in Rome, Italy. Pictured: Angelina Jolie – Shiloh Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 9 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Rome, ITALY – Angelina Jolie and her daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt attend the Maneskin’s concert for the world premiere of the “Loud Kids Tour” at the “Circo Massimo” in Rome, Italy. Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 10 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- North America Rights Only – London, UK -20211027-UK Gala Screening of Marvel`s Eternals -PICTURED: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt -PHOTO by: Yui Mok/PA Images/INSTARimages.com Disclaimer: This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact INSTAR Images for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207. This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. INSTAR Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded For images containing underage children: Be advised that some Countries may have restricted privacy laws against publishing images of underage children. Inform yourself! Underage children may need to be removed or have their face pixelated before publishing Featuring: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 27 Oct 2021 Credit: Yui Mok/PA Images/INSTARimages.com **North America Rights Only**
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- UK gala screening of Marvel’s ‘Eternals’. Featuring: Angelina Jolie, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Knox Jolie-Pitt Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 27 Oct 2021 Credit: Steve Vas/DDP/INSTARimages/Cover Images **ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE USA**
Poor Brad, who always wanted a daughter even though he already had one. 🙄
Shiloh looks so much like Angelina it’s scary. Esp in that last photo.
But yeah, good for her. I’m guessing the other kids will just quietly drop the name too and live their lives.
She’s like a doppelganger! Beautiful mum and daughter ❤️
It’s a good thing that this is happening now, to remind people people what an abusive, alcoholic POS BP is.
Right before his new movie with that sleazy backstabber GC comes out.
Congratulations to Shiloh Jolie, a beautiful name.
I applaud this young woman.
When my abusive father was alive and I didn’t have enough money, I wanted to change my lastname. That would have caused a war in the family, unfortunately I was too young, and I was not independent, I had to let it go. Now that last name is mine, I did something with that, and that’s ok.
But if she can, go for it.
Remember when the tabloids were all parroting each other saying, “when Shiloh turns 18, she wants to shake things up by moving in with her dad”. Well she certainly shook things up. She was on the plane that fateful day and who knows “ what else” she and her siblings witnessed over the years. Not to mention the constant barrage of BS stories, about her and her fam, spoon fed to the gossip rags by her POS dad’s PR enablers. Maybe this change will give her some peace of mind.
Yay good for her! I am loving reading all the stories of people who have changed name their for similar reasons. People’s reactions have been funny
Yes we are all aware her father is Brad Pitt and that dropping his name doesn’t change it. We all do not have to live with hearing/seeing a name were uncomfortable with on a day to day basis though.
The other kids should follow Shiloh’s lead as Jolie-Pitt is their legal name. Just dropping it socially is easy but can be problematic.
Hopefully publications like People will now write her name correctly.
Congratulations on keeping the name that fits Shiloh!
Good for her! I hope she celebrated!
It sounds like she dropped Nouvel, too. Shiloh Jolie is a beautiful name. That said, there is a lot of pain behind this decision. I wish Brad Pitt had risen to the occasion and been the best husband and dad ever. It’s tragic, hurtful, and awful to have an abusive toxic father. Good for Shiloh taking whatever steps she needs to heal…but still, the whole thing is very sad.
I am happy for her and hope this is the start of her moving beyond that abuser!