The legal dispute between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over their Chateau Miraval winery in France has gotten serious and caused all kinds of rifts between family members. While the exes have long since fallen out, their children may be suffering the consequences. The Mr and Mrs Smith co-stars share six children— Shiloh , Zahara, Vivienne, Knox, Pax and Maddox. The cumulative impact of being raised in the public eye and their parents’ current fractured dynamic is significantly affecting the family tree. After all that may have happened between Hollywood’s former ‘It’ couple, their children have finally expressed a clear stance on their longstanding feud that is no longer family through their moves especially turned into silent killers towards Pitt.
Vivienne, 15, is the latest member of the family to reportedly drop her father’s name, “Pitt.” According to InTouchWeekly, the teenager is listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in the Playbill credits for The Outsiders, indirectly revealing that she, along with her sisters, dropped her father’s name. Jolie-Pitt’s youngest daughter assisted her mother in the production of the Broadway play that opened previously in 2024. She is also said to have been credited as an assistant for the same. Praising the theater student, the Salt star told media sources that she inspired her to take on the role of producer on The Outsiders. She added, “(Vivienne) reminds me of my mother in that she is not focused on being the center of attention but rather a supporter of other creators.”
Even though he hasn’t been photographed with his children in a while, Pitt is still said to still see his children “regularly”. A source told InTouch in February that Pitt is trying his best to rebuild their relationship. However, the new turn in the road seems to say more than words about where Jolie and Pitt’s children together stand in this divide. As their children seemingly continue to drop Pitt from their names, “the implication is that they want nothing to do with Brad,” an insider told the magazine. So why did the group go down this path despite rumors of them still being in contact with their father? The family’s former bodyguard, Tony Webb, thinks that could be all Angelina does. OK Magazine reports that one of his staff members heard her “encourage [the children] to avoid spending time with Mr. Pitt during visits.”
The source who initially spoke about Pitt’s children’s separation from their father also concluded that the current turmoil surrounding the family “has essentially confirmed Brad’s biggest fear: that Angelina has sabotaged the relationship.” the relationship between your children and you”.
Vivienne Jolie is the third child of this couple who left her father’s surname. Previously, Zahara Marley Jolie introduced herself at an event for Spelman University female students, minus Pitt’s mention. Furthermore, Shiloh’s private Instagram account, previously tagged on choreographer Lil Kellaan Carter’s dance video, highlights her name as “Shi Jolie.”
