Zahara Jolie-Pitt takes legal step to remove Brad Pitt’s surname from her name

Zahara Jolie-Pitt has started the legal process to change her name and remove her father Brad Pitt’s surname

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt has taken another step toward legally changing her name by removing “Pitt” from her surname.

 

The 21-year-old college student has filed a petition to change her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie. As part of California’s legal requirements for a name change, Zahara recently published a notice in the Los Angeles Daily Journal once a week for four weeks, allowing anyone who objects to the request to submit a written opposition before the final hearing.

The name change process comes as Zahara continues building her own identity away from her parents’ Hollywood fame. She was adopted by Angelina Jolie in 2005 from Ethiopia and later became part of Jolie and Pitt’s family.

Earlier this year, Zahara publicly celebrated her relationship with her mother during a mother-daughter brunch hosted by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation in Atlanta. During her speech, she described Jolie as a major influence in her life, praising her mother for teaching her the importance of kindness, helping others and personal growth.

Zahara is currently studying at Spelman College in Atlanta, where she is majoring in psychology with a minor in educational studies. She has previously spoken about the challenges of balancing college life, family relationships and growing up in the public eye.

The legal name change follows similar public moves by some of Jolie and Pitt’s other children, who have also been reported to use variations of their names without the Pitt surname.

While the petition is still awaiting final approval, Zahara’s request marks another personal step in defining her own identity separate from her famous family.