Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox Pitt removes Pitt surname in Couture film role

Media at the time reported Pitt allegedly struck Maddox as the child tried to defend Jolie during a drunken violent incident aboard a private plane.

Maddox Jolie (from left), Vivienne Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt at a 2021 premiere in Los Angeles. Photo / Axelle, Bauer-Griffin, FilmMagic

Jolie’s lawyers also alleged Pitt tried to choke one of the children during the altercation.

The incident reportedly resulted in a strained relationship between the father and son, with Maddox allegedly saying he never wanted to see him again.

Page Six reported the FBI investigated the alleged confrontation and no charges were brought against Pitt as a result.

Angelina Jolie and baby Maddox Pitt in New York City. Photo / Carmen Valdes, WireImage

Maddox Jolie is not the first of his siblings to drop the Pitt name, according to E! News.

In 2023, video surfaced of Zahara Pitt asking members of her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College to address her as Zahara Jolie.

The next year, Vivienne Pitt, who is one of the couple’s biological children, was credited as Vivienne Jolie in a programme for the Broadway musical The Outsiders.

Shiloh Pitt legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolie in August 2024.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their son Maddox Pitt in 2013. Photo / Steve Granitz, WireImage

Pitt was reportedly “aware and upset” when Shiloh Jolie changed her name, according to People.

“He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter,” a close family source told the outlet.

“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.”

Pitt has reportedly made several attempts to rekindle relationships with his children, however according to Us Weekly, he only sees the twins “periodically”.