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Brad Pitt Didn't Contact Her Daughter Zahara for Graduation

Angelina Jolie attended as Zahara earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and used the surname Jolie, while Brad Pitt reportedly stayed away.

  • On Sunday, Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, though her father Brad Pitt did not attend the ceremony.
  • Upon accepting her diploma, the graduate was announced as "Zahara Marley Jolie," signaling she has dropped her father's surname following the parents' 2016 divorce and ensuing legal disputes.
  • Angelina Jolie attended the event alongside sons Pax, 22, and Knox, 17, with an insider telling TMZ, "Zahara's mom and siblings were present and cheering her and her Spelman sisters on."
  • Following the name change reports, a source told Page Six, "It's a shame people feel the need to cast a shadow over this celebration by taking a dig at a father who has already been separated from his family." Pitt's representative has not responded to comment requests.
  • Zahara is not the first to distance herself; siblings Shiloh and Vivienne Jolie have also adopted their mother's surname, while reports indicate Pitt has struggled to reconnect with the brood since 2016.
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Zahara Jolie celebrated one of the most important moments of her life when she graduated from Spelman College, a renowned female university in Atlanta, Georgia. However, beyond academic achievement, a detail during the ceremony did not go unnoticed among the attendees and followers of the family. The 21-year-old was officially presented as "Zahara Marley Jolie", leaving out the name Pitt in the middle of the distance she has maintained with her …

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The Root broke the news on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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