Zahara and Maddox, children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, take steps to change their surnames by filing formal notices published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Multiple outlets report that the notices are part of a legal process to remove “Pitt” from their last names, with the newspaper publications occurring during June and July. One outlet also describes the children as taking out newspaper advertisements to officially drop their father’s last name before pursuing further legal action.
Fox News adds that Zahara has cleared a key legal hurdle in the process, reporting that a court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 28 and that no objections have been filed so far. Other outlets focus on the publication of the notices rather than the status of objections or the hearing details.
Across the reports, the central points are that notices are published in accordance with California-style legal requirements for a name change and that the change is aimed at removing Pitt from the children’s surnames.
