US EditionAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Son Maddox Drops Pitt From His Last Name in Credits of New Film
- Recently, Maddox dropped 'Pitt' from his surname in the credits for Angelina Jolie's film Couture, appearing as Maddox Jolie and serving as assistant director.
- Following the legal and custody disputes, Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, and their children have since distanced themselves from Pitt, contributing to family estrangement.
- As recently as 2024, Maddox was listed on Netflix's Maria, showing prior use of the combined surname before his current credit change.
- Sources report that Brad Pitt was aware and upset about his children's name changes, but insiders say he remains hopeful about reconnecting despite the family's emotional difficulty.
- Across siblings, several have publicly dropped or shortened 'Pitt' in settings like Zahara at a sorority event and Vivienne and Shiloh in Playbills, indicating a broader distancing pattern.
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The ex-partner's firstborn also decided to dispense with the paternal surname and adopt the full name "Jolie"
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It was learned this week that Maddox, Pitt and Jolie's oldest son, has became the latest of their six children to distance themselves from the actor by dropping his surname.
The elder of the couple formerly formed by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Maddox, has just made a gesture that attests to his distance with his father. In the credits of the film Coutures, in which his mother plays, he appears only under the name Maddox Jolie, and not Maddox Jolie-Pitt.
The eldest of Angelina Jolie's six children and the actor made the same decision as all his brothers
Maddox Jolie-Pitt, the eldest son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, removed Pitt's last name from the credits of her last film.
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