Brad Pitt was upset that his children refused to take his last name… (питта · джоля · ребёнок)
Brad Pitt was upset that his children refused to take his last name under pressure from Angelina Jolie. On July 13, Page Six reported, citing court documents, that two more of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children—Zahara and Maddox—will officially refuse their father's surname.
Consensus
- Zaha and Maddox, children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have filed legal petitions to remove the surname 'Pitt' from their names.
- The petitions were published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal once a week for four consecutive weeks in June and July.
- A judge is expected to rule on Maddox's petition in mid-September and on Zaha's at the end of September, assuming no objections are raised.
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorced in 2016 after marrying in 2014, with six children together.
Points of divergence
- Zaha is 21 years old and Maddox is 24 years old. — fontanka
- Brad Pitt is deeply distressed by his children's decision, attributing it to a 'deliberate, destructive, and harmful campaign' orchestrated by Angelina Jolie to alienate the children from him. — vm
- Angelina Jolie removed 'Pitt' from her own surname in 2019 after the divorce was finalized. — fontanka
- The decision to drop the surname is framed as a result of manipulation by Angelina Jolie, not personal reasons. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Two more of Brad Pitt's children want to drop his surname — Фонтанка
- Brad Pitt Disappointed Children Refused His Surname Under Pressure from Julia — Вечерняя Москва