JAKARTA - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, is reported to have taken a big step. He applied for a legal name change and wants to remove the name "Pitt" from the back of his name.
Quoted from The Mirror, Sunday, May 31, Maddox asked his name to be changed to Maddox Chivan Jolie. This step again highlights Brad Pitt's relationship with his children, who have been reported to be estranged.
Maddox, 24, previously also did not use the name Pitt for professional matters. In the credits of Angelina Jolie's latest film, Couture, he is listed as Maddox Jolie. In the film, Maddox works as an assistant director.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have six children, namely Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Maddox is not the first child to choose to remove the Pitt name.
Shiloh has already legally changed his name. Zahara is said to no longer use the name Pitt informally. Meanwhile, Vivienne's last name is also not listed in the list of Broadway productions he has worked on.
For ordinary families, the name issue alone can be sensitive. Especially this is the Jolie-Pitt family. Every small change is immediately read as a big signal. Hollywood is like that. Even the last name can be news.
Still referring to The Mirror's report, Maddox and Brad's relationship has long been in the spotlight. In 2021, Maddox was said to have testified in the custody dispute between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
According to reports in the United States at the time, Maddox's testimony as an adult was said to be "not very favorable to Brad".
The Mirror also wrote, the alleged incident between Maddox and Brad was said to be one of the important points in Jolie's decision to separate. However, this section still needs to be read as a report that relies on claims and reports, not the latest direct statements from Maddox or Brad.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt married in 2014 after being in a relationship for more than a decade. They were previously known as a big Hollywood couple after playing together in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. However, the marriage fell apart. The two divorced in 2019.
This family's story has never really been out of the spotlight. Earlier this year, Jolie was said to want to spend more time in Europe and New York for privacy.
The claim was made by Jolie's longtime friend, actor Jae Benjamin, to Page Six in January.
"He can't get far enough away from that drama. The only way to rest is to go," Benjamin said.
According to Benjamin, Jolie wants to calm down and only work on things that are really close to her heart and interests.
"She's going to go and calm down, just do things that move her heart, soul, and passion. She's an amazing, talented, and generous woman," he said.
Benjamin also alluded to the length of the public spotlight on Jolie and Brad's lives.
"After going through what she did with Brad, their whole life was in the public eye for years," he said.
He added, it's hard to live in a city when someone keeps feeling watched.
Beyond the Hollywood drama, Maddox's decision to remove Pitt's name still has its own weight. Family names often hold stories about closeness, distance, and personal choices.
For now, Maddox hasn't spoken directly to the public about the reason for the name change. However, the legal move has put Maddox and Brad Pitt's relationship back in the spotlight.
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