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Entertainment · 22 August 2026

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 18, drops her father's surname like her siblings

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 18, drops her father's surname like her siblings

Vivienne, the daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, is dropping 'Pitt' from her name, a move her elder siblings have also made. Her application to alter her name to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie was submitted, and a newspaper advertisement ran weekly from July through August. Her siblings Zahara, Maddox, and Shiloh have all made similar changes, while Pax still uses Pitt.

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