Zahara Jolie Petitions Court to Drop 'Pitt' from Her Last Name

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 21-year-old daughter Zahara has become the latest member of the family to formally petition the courts to remove her father's last name from her legal identity.

Court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, June 9, show that Zahara is seeking to change her name to Zahara Marley Jolie. The petition does not specify reasons for the name change, though reports indicate she has maintained distance from the 62-year-old actor for some time.

The move marks a continuation of a broader family pattern. Zahara has already been operating under her mother's surname for years. When she pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Spelman College in 2023, she introduced herself using only "Jolie" as her last name. Similarly, at her college graduation, she went by "Jolie," with Angelina, 51, in attendance while Brad did not attend the ceremony.

Zahara's legal action follows similar steps taken by her siblings. Her sister Shiloh, now 20, filed court documents on her 18th birthday in 2024 to remove "Pitt" from her name. Both Vivienne and Maddox, 24, have also chosen to use only "Jolie" as their last names.

The family includes five other children: Pax, 22, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, along with Shiloh and Maddox.