{"id":5568,"date":"2026-07-14T04:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5568"},"modified":"2026-07-14T04:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:06:32","slug":"brad-pitt-humiliated-as-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-from-their-last-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5568","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt &#8220;Humiliated&#8221; As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two of <\/span><b>Brad Pitt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Angelina Jolie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s six children have taken a significant step toward distancing themselves from their famous father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their adopted daughter, 21-year-old <\/span><b>Zahara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and adopted son, 24-year-old <\/span><b>Maddox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, have published newspaper advertisements announcing their intention to <\/span><b>drop \u201cPitt\u201d from their surnames<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, per court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Zahara and Maddox have taken legal steps to remove \u2018Pitt\u2019 from their surnames through court-mandated newspaper notices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Shiloh and Vivienne had previously moved away from using their father\u2019s last name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Sources claim Pitt considers his relationship with some children over, but hopes to reconnect with others as time passes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move came after both had used their mother\u2019s surname in their academic and creative endeavors for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo what you need to do, but don\u2019t publicly smear your dad,\u201d a netizen advised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they were quickly informed that the advertisements were a requirement of California state law for those seeking a legal name change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Zahara and Maddox took legal steps to drop Brad Pitt\u2019s surname<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"1-6a5566e16f0e2__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=1-6a5566e16f0e2__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=1-6a5566e16f0e2__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-6a5566e16f0e2__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-6a5566e16f0e2__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/pax-thien-jolie-pitt-angelina-jolie-zahara-marley-jolie-and-news-photo\/2174753458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/John Nacion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petitioners must publish an Order to Show Cause, which is a formal court notice informing the public of the requested name change and giving anyone the chance to object, for four consecutive weeks before their court date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2-6a5566e3c0037__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=2-6a5566e3c0037__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=2-6a5566e3c0037__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-6a5566e3c0037__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-6a5566e3c0037__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"850\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/brad-pitt-attends-the-uk-premiere-of-babylon-at-bfi-imax-news-photo\/1456033521?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/Joe Maher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zahara\u2019s ad ran in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Daily<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on June 16, June 23, June 30, and July 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maddox\u2019s ad, meanwhile, was published in the same paper on June 10, June 17, June 24, and July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have requested Zahara Marley Jolie and Maddox Chivan Jolie as their future names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6-6a5566ea84f17__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=6-6a5566ea84f17__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=6-6a5566ea84f17__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-6a5566ea84f17__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-6a5566ea84f17__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"850\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/zahara-jolie-attends-the-2025-golden-globe-awards-at-the-news-photo\/2192673419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FilmMagic<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2056522230620688895-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=2056522230620688895-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=2056522230620688895-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2056522230620688895-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2056522230620688895-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"287\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jazzysnoop75767\/status\/2056522230620688895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jazzysnoop75767<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zahara had stopped using \u201cPitt\u201d three years ago when she joined a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/biggest-scandal-school\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sorority <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Spelman College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She introduced herself to her sisters by her proposed name, describing her home state as the \u201cGolden State\u201d and her city as \u201cthe city full of angels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also went by the same name during her<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-graduates\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> graduation ceremony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which her father skipped, per <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TMZ.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maddox presented himself as just Maddox Jolie while working as a production assistant on his mother\u2019s latest project, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Vivienne and Shiloh, Pitt\u2019s biological kids, have also dropped his last name<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE2G0tsyFKh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vivienne, 18, was credited as Vivienne Jolie instead of Vivienne Jolie Pitt on her Playbill for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/man-meltdown-at-mamma-mia-broadway-show-goes-viral\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadway <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">musical <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outsiders<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiloh, born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, shortened her name to Shiloh Jolie shortly after turning 18 in August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2056504620357124324-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=2056504620357124324-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=2056504620357124324-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2056504620357124324-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2056504620357124324-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"287\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WKwinn\/status\/2056504620357124324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WKwinn<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"7-6a5566ec20f5b__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=7-6a5566ec20f5b__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=7-6a5566ec20f5b__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-6a5566ec20f5b__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-6a5566ec20f5b__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"713\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/courts.ca.gov\/courts\/superior-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Superior Court of California<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, in a statement shared with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, her lawyer Peter Levine said she \u201cmade an independent and significant decision following painful events.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the attorney did not disclose what the events were, it remains widely reported that she, alongside her siblings, witnessed a violent altercation between their mom and dad in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitt was investigated for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/woman-planning-secret-exit-volatile-partner\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> domestic violence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but no charges against him were filed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"3-6a5566e586fd4__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=3-6a5566e586fd4__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=3-6a5566e586fd4__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-6a5566e586fd4__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-6a5566e586fd4__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"850\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-visit-the-field-museum-with-news-photo\/76065901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/James Devaney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pax, 22, in a 2020 Father\u2019s Day post, blasted the actor as a \u201cworld-class a**hole,\u201d accusing him of making his brothers and sisters \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/most-terrifying-thing-got-woken-up-by\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tremble in fear.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A month after Shiloh filed to drop her father\u2019s last name, a source said that Pitt\u2019s relationship with his children remains strained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe has virtually no contact with the adult kids. His engagement with the young kids has been more limited in recent months because of his filming schedule,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A source claimed Pitt has no plans to reconcile with some children, while hoping to rebuild ties with others<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2076719293912502461-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=2076719293912502461-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=2076719293912502461-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2076719293912502461-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2076719293912502461-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"256\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ladikara\/status\/2076719293912502461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ladikara<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"4-6a5566e73f92b__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=4-6a5566e73f92b__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=4-6a5566e73f92b__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-6a5566e73f92b__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-6a5566e73f92b__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/zahara-jolie-and-angelina-jolie-attend-the-82nd-annual-news-photo\/2192572237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/CBS Photo Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe has zero concern about what Pax does or doesn\u2019t do. Brad Pitt considers his relationship with Pax unfixable,\u201d an insider told the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Mail<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in June 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The response was in relation to a picture of Pax stumbling out of the iconic West Hollywood hotel Chateau Marmont, propped up by several friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source went on to say Pitt\u2019s relationship with Maddox was also over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBoth of them have abundantly made it clear how they feel, and Brad has nothing to say about either of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"5-6a5566e8d1c07__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=5-6a5566e8d1c07__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?media_id=5-6a5566e8d1c07__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-6a5566e8d1c07__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-6a5566e8d1c07__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"850\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/maddox-chivan-jolie-pitt-attends-the-maria-screening-during-news-photo\/2176084148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/John Berry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for his other children, the source said that Pitt \u201cholds out hope that they will one day come around as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/time-changes-things\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time heals wounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source close to Jolie hit back at Pitt at the time, accusing him of playing the \u201cvictim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHis fractured relationship with his children is a direct result of how he has treated them. If he wants to rebuild a relationship with the kids, he should acknowledge his own actions and make amends,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Netizens accused Angelina Jolie of turning the children against their father<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569a78760a-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569a78760a-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially Abandoning \u2018Pitt\u2019 From Their Last Name\" 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src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569a78760a-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"146\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569a8bbd01-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569a8bbd01-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Brad Pitt Humiliated As Kids Go Public In Newspaper Ads, Officially 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7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569ab549da-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"191\" alt=\"Brad Pitt \" humiliated=\"\" as=\"\" kids=\"\" go=\"\" public=\"\" in=\"\" newspaper=\"\" ads=\"\" officially=\"\" abandoning=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" last=\"\" name=\"\" title=\"Brad Pitt \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569aca4d9f-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt\/?image_id=brad-pitts-kids-go-public-in-newspaper-ads-officially-abandoning-pitt-6a5569aca4d9f-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" 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