Brad Pitt’s estranged son Maddox, 24, DROPS actor’s last name after sister Shiloh took Angelina Jolie’s moniker
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox Jolie has dropped his father’s last name, eight months after his sister Shiloh made the same move.
The revelation was made by People on Thursday after Maddox was listed in the end credits of his mother’s new movie, Couture, as Maddox Jolie, rather than Maddox Jolie-Pitt.
The 24-year-old served as an assistant director on the drama, which debuted in French movie theaters earlier this week.
According to publication, ‘production notes for the film provided to journalists showed Maddox’s name was also listed as Maddox Jolie’ when the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Pitt and Jolie’s respective representatives for comment, but has not heard back, at this time.
Previously, on Jolie’s biopic, Maria, about legendary opera singer Maria Callas, Maddox, who worked as a production assistant, was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox Jolie has dropped from his father’s last name, eight months after his sister Shiloh made the same move; seen in 2013
In addition to Maddox, Jolie and Pitt also share Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Last year, Shiloh, who was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolie shortly after turning 18.
At the time, in a statement shared with People, Shiloh’s lawyer Peter Levine said she ‘made an independent and significant decision following painful events,’ adding that she was ‘merely following legal process’ when publishing notice of the change.
‘Shiloh Jolie did not take out an “ad” announcing any name change, and any press reporting that is inaccurate,’ Levine clarified, per People.
‘As Shiloh’s attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name. That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required.’
One month after Shiloh filed to drop her father’s last name, a source told People that Pitt’s relationship with his older children remained strained.
‘He has virtually no contact with the adult kids. His engagement with the younger kids is more limited in recent months because of his filming schedule,’ the insider shared.
In May 2024, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie, not Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, on the playbill for The Outsiders, the Broadway musical.
The revelation was made after People on Thursday that Maddox (seen above on Pitt’s shoulders in 2007) is listed in the end credits as Maddox Jolie, rather than Maddox Jolie-Pitt
Last year, Shiloh (R), who was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolie shortly after turning 18
Jolie shares five other children with ex-husband Brad Pitt, 61: Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne; seen in 2019
A year prior, Zahara, then a Spelman College student and sorority member of Alpha Kappa Mu Pi, introduced herself without using Pitt’s surname.
‘My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And [I] landed all the way from the Golden State in the city full of angels: Los Angeles, California,’ she said in the clip, shared by Essence.
Jolie and Pitt finalized their divorce settlement in December 2024, bringing an end to an eight-year legal battle.
The split was contentious, and the former couple have also remained locked in a dispute over their French vineyard and estate after Jolie sold her reported $64 million stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021.
At this time, neither of Maddox’s parents have publicly commented on his latest credit change.
Brad Pitt is reflecting on his mistakes after his bitter divorce from Angelina Jolie officially came to an end — while his fractured relationship with their six children remains unresolved; (seen on June 9)
In June, Pitt opened up about how important family is to him while speaking to ET at the F1 premiere in Mexico City.
‘No matter the mistake, you just learn from [it] and move on,’ he said. ‘It’ll lead to the next success.’
The Oscar winner continued, ‘When you get to my age, you realize how important it is to surround yourself with the people you love, the people that love you back.’
‘Friends, family, and that’s it,” he added. ‘From there, we get to go make things. It’s a pretty simple, I think, equation.’
The interview comes after a source exclusively told the Daily Mail how Pitt felt after Pax was pictured last month stumbling out of the Chateau Marmont, propped up by several friends.
Jolie and Pitt finalized their divorce settlement in December 2024, bringing an end to an eight-year legal battle (seen in 2007)
‘He has zero concern with what Pax does or doesn’t do. [Pax’s] actions reflect who he is,’ the insider said.
‘Brad honestly considers his relationship with Pax unfixable,’ they added.
The source went on to say that the actor doesn’t appear to be planning any outreach to either of his adopted sons: ‘Pax and Maddox have made it abundantly clear how they feel, and Brad has nothing to say about either of them.’
As to his other children, Pitt, the source says, ‘holds out hope that the others will one day come around. Time heals wounds.’
A source close to Jolie hit back at her ex husband, saying: ‘Brad continues to play the victim. His fractured relationship with his children is a direct result of how he has treated them.
‘He should stop blaming others. If he wants to rebuild a relationship with the kids, he should acknowledge his own actions and make amends.’