Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh takes out newspaper ad announcing she’s dropping Brad Pitt’s last name

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh is forging ahead with her name change. Samir Hussein/WireImage

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh is forging ahead with her plan to remove Pitt from her legal name.

The 18-year-old took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times recently to announce she had filed a petition to drop “Pitt” from her surname — a requirement before the court can approve Shiloh’s petition.

The teenager is seeking to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.

The 18-year-old took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to announce her petition — a legal requirement before the judge can approve. GC Images

Shiloh is changing her moniker from Shiloh Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Jolie. Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

A rep for the LA Times didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

As Page Six previously reported, Shiloh filed the petition on her 18th birthday back in May, sending a message that she apparently doesn’t want to be associated with her famous father amid his brutal divorce battle with the “Girl, Interrupted” star.

An insider told “Entertainment Tonight” that Shiloh hired and paid for her own attorney, so “Angie doesn’t know and can’t speak for it.”

Shiloh’s siblings Zahara and Vivienne also have dropped Pitt’s surname publicly. WireImage

Vivienne, pictured here, dropped Pitt in the Playbill for “The Outsiders.” Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

However, Pitt insiders question who was really behind the significant move, telling Page Six, “Reasonable people should draw their own conclusions as to who was actually behind it.”

A source also told People that the “Ocean’s 11” actor was “aware and upset” about his daughter’s actions.

He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter,” the source shared.

Shiloh reportedly hired and paid for her own attorney to submit the petition on her 18th birthday back in may. FilmMagic

The Oscar winner and “Girl, Interrupted” star have been engaged in a bitter divorce battle for eight years. Getty Images for AFI

“The reminders that he’s lost his children, is of course not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad.”

In fact, the former couple’s other kids also have dropped his moniker in public settings. Pitt, 60, and Jolie’s eldest, Zahara, made headlines last fall when she proudly shouted her shortened name during an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority induction ceremony in November 2023.

The Spelman College student screamed, “Zahara Marley Jolie.”

They’ve been fighting over child custody and their French winery, Chateau Miraval. WireImage

“It’s extremely upsetting,” a Pitt source admitted to Page Six in June of all the name changes, claiming, “She has used the kids as a weapon against Brad … she has separated them from him.” Getty Images

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 16, also denounced her father’s surname when she used Vivienne Jolie in the Playbill for the Broadway adaptation of “The Outsiders,” which she worked on as an assistant with her 49-year-old mother.

“It’s extremely upsetting,” a Pitt source admitted to Page Six in June of all the name changes, claiming, “She has used the kids as a weapon against Brad … she has separated them from him.

“There is a whole pattern: Any time he has a win in court, she hits back with something to do with the kids.”

“There is a whole pattern: Any time he has a win in court, she hits back with something to do with the kids,” the source added. Getty Images

The former duo share six kids. AFP via Getty Images

The “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” star has been embroiled in a custody battle with Jolie since their 2016 split, and the situation has become exponentially more bitter over the years.

Pitt initially won a 50-50 custody agreement that was sealed for privacy in 2021 but overturned later that year; however, the family’s former security guard Tony Webb alleged in court documents filed in May that Jolie had encouraged the children to “avoid” their father during visits.

The former couple, who were together for 12 years before calling it quits, were declared legally single in 2019. Their battles over their Chateau Miraval winery and child custody remain ongoing.

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