Once upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s son Maddox filed to legally drop the actor’s last name.
The 24-year-old made the request on Thursday, according to the Daily Mail, and listed his reasoning as “personal.”
If the change is granted, his name will be Maddox Chivan Jolie instead of Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s son Maddox (pictured above in November 2013) has reportedly filed to ditch the actor’s last name. Getty Images
The 24-year-old (pictured above in April 2023), labeled his reasoning as “personal,” according to the Daily Mail. Getty Images
Reps for Pitt and Jolie did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
A source told us that “it’s not a surprise this news was released shortly after” our Wednesday reporting that Pitt scored a “significant evidentiary victory” in his and Jolie’s ongoing Château Miraval legal battle.
Maddox, notably, informally ditched his dad’s surname in February credits for his work on Jolie’s most recent movie.
Maddox (pictured above in 2014) wants to be Maddox Chivan Jolie — instead of Jolie-Pitt. / SplashNews.com
Pitt (pictured above in September 2024) has yet to comment on the report. Getty Images
He worked as an assistant director on “Couture” and, per People, was listed at the time as Maddox Jolie.
Two years prior, he was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt for his work as executive producer on “Maria.”
Maddox’s decision to take the legal route comes on the heels of his 20-year-old sibling, Shiloh, doing the same.
When Shiloh turned 18 in May 2024, the teenager filed to drop Pitt — and the request was granted three months later.
Maddox (pictured above in December 2009) informally dropped the surname earlier this year. Getty Images
In February, Maddox was listed as Maddox Jolie for his work on “Couture.” BeautifulSignatureIG / Shutterstock / SplashNews.com
Shiloh’s move symbolized not just “a name change” but a “deeper estrangement that has been brewing for years” — and left Pitt “devastated,” a source told Us Weekly in June 2024.
The insider, however, insisted he was “not ready to give up” on Shiloh, Maddox and the rest of their siblings — Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17.
The outlet reported the following year that Pitt “periodically” sees his youngest two children but has “strained” relationships with the rest of his brood.
The kids have repeatedly made headlines for not using the “F1” star’s last name for graduations, Broadway Playbills, sorority initiations and more.
His siblings (pictured above in February 2019) have made similar moves in recent years. Getty Images for Netflix
Pitt (pictured above in June 2025) is reportedly “devastated” by his estrangement from his and Jolie’s kids. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Pitt and Jolie called it quits in 2016 after 12 years together, becoming legally single in 2019.
When their contentious divorce battle was settled in December 2024, Pitt told GQ it wasn’t “that major of a thing” but “just something coming to fruition.”
He has been in a relationship with jewelry designer Ines de Ramon since 2022.