{"id":701565,"date":"2026-05-29T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701565\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:58:15","slug":"brad-pitts-son-maddox-24-becomes-the-latest-to-make-powerful-statement-against-famous-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701565\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt’s Son Maddox, 24, Becomes The Latest To Make Powerful Statement Against Famous Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maddox Jolie-Pitt, the eldest son of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has made a legal move to distance himself from his father.<\/p>\n

Years after Pitt and Jolie split, the fallout from the iconic Hollywood romance seems to be far from over, as their six children now seem to be writing the next chapter of the Brangelina saga.<\/p>\n

The news of Maddox\u2019s legal filing came after sources insisted Pitt wasn\u2019t an absent father.<\/p>\n

HighlightsBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s kids now seem to be writing the next chapter of the Brangelina saga.Their oldest son Maddox Jolie-Pitt made a legal move to distance himself from his father.Sources recently insisted Pitt wasn\u2019t an absent father and was frustrated by the narrative surrounding him and his kids.But an insider close to Jolie claimed the actor didn’t even call to congratulate daughter Zahara when she graduated this month.Maddox Jolie-Pitt has made a legal move to distance himself from his father<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Angelina<\/p>\n

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Sources recently claimed to the Daily Mail<\/a> that Pitt still wants a relationship with his six children, Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.<\/p>\n

But the children have seemingly been distancing themselves from their father, with the oldest son Maddox serving the latest blow.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Brad<\/p>\n

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Maddox officially filed to change his hyphenated surname to Maddox Chivan Jolie.<\/p>\n

His filing said the reason behind dropping his father\u2019s name was \u201cpersonal.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Maddox\u2019s name appeared in the credits of his mother\u2019s upcoming movie Couture, it was displayed as Maddox Jolie instead of Maddox Jolie-Pitt.<\/p>\n

He was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt in the biopic Maria, in which he worked as a production assistant, and his mother was cast as the leading lady.<\/p>\n

Jolie previously accused her ex-husband of striking Maddox when the family was aboard a private jet in 2016<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Maddox<\/p>\n

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Previously, Jolie filed a lawsuit against the FBI after they closed an investigation into Pitt\u2019s alleged behavior on a private jet with the family in 2016.<\/p>\n

The Maleficent star filed for divorce and demanded full custody of their kids days after the private jet incident.<\/p>\n

In her 2022 lawsuit against the FBI, Jolie accused Pitt of putting his hands on Maddox, aged 15 at the time, and striking him mid-air. The actor later denied the claims.<\/p>\n

She also accused Pitt of pouring beer on her and having a physical altercation with her.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Brad<\/p>\n

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The lawsuit, filed by Jolie in 2022 under \u201cJane Doe,\u201d asked the FBI to hand over documents related to their investigation into Pitt\u2019s behavior and alleged ass*ult on the private flight.\u00a0But she eventually dropped the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Since Jolie and Pitt\u2019s bitter split, their children have seemingly distanced themselves from the Fight Club star.<\/p>\n

Shiloh, who turned 20 this month, made things official by removing Pitt from her last name on her 18th birthday.<\/p>\n

The youngster reportedly hired her own lawyer and paid for the process herself.<\/p>\n

She \u201cmade an independent and significant decision following painful events,\u201d her lawyer Peter Levine told People<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n

Several of the Jolie-Pitt siblings have officially or informally changed their hyphenated surname\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Brad<\/p>\n

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Youngest daughter Vivienne also followed in her siblings\u2019 footsteps, having her name listed as \u201cVivienne Jolie\u201d in the Playbill for the 2024 Broadway adaptation of The Outsiders, which she worked on alongside her mother.<\/p>\n

When the former couple\u2019s oldest daughter, Zahara, graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta earlier this month, her name on the commencement program was listed as Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt.<\/p>\n

But when she walked onstage, her name was read as \u201cZahara Marley Jolie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previously, Zahara introduced herself as \u201cZahara Marley Jolie\u201d while joining the Mu Pi chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College in 2023.<\/p>\n

Pitt didn\u2019t even call to congratulate Zahara when she graduated earlier this month, sources claimed<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Angelina<\/p>\n

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Sources claimed Pitt didn\u2019t even call to congratulate Zahara when the 21-year-old walked across the stage as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology graduate.<\/p>\n

\u201cZahara\u2019s mom and siblings, who have been involved over the four very special years, were present and cheering her and her Spelman sisters on,\u201d a source close to Jolie told TMZ<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The source said the day was about Zahara\u2019s accomplishment and not about \u201cwhether [Pitt] was willing to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing prevented him from showing up for her. Or ever visiting her,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Angelina<\/p>\n

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Amid the backlash, sources insisted this week that Pitt wasn\u2019t an absent father and was growing increasingly frustrated over the narrative surrounding his relationship with his kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve made clear that you\u2019re pushing him away from the children, a reasonable person cannot then complain that he\u2019s not close to the children,\u201d a source claimed to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

One source claimed the F1 star and his extended family members have made \u201cefforts\u201d to salvage his relationship with his kids over the years.<\/p>\n

Insiders insisted the actor wasn\u2019t an absent father and is frustrated by the narrative surrounding him and his kids<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Angelina<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis family did try to do things and there were, at some points, communication,\u201d the source said before admitting \u201cit\u2019s been a while\u201d since such an effort was made<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that there have been attempts with the cousins. [Growing up], they did have a good relationship, so that\u2019s been cut off also,\u201d they added. \u201cNothing\u2019s really changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another source said Pitt\u2019s family members have been following his lead, and the people closest to him \u201care not judging him through any of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey know he is genuinely trying his best under incredibly difficult circumstances,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easy to judge people from the outside, we need to be better humans,\u201d one commented online ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT Thanks! Check out the results: <\/p>\n

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