Zahara Jolie-Pitt, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, apparently dropped her father’s last name when she joined a sorority at Spelman College. Video has emerged of the 18-year-old’s induction into Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first black sorority in history in the Greek system – and viewers noticed Zahara appeared to drop her father’s last name when she introduced her. Introduce yourself at the ceremony.
She appeared to be telling the crowd: ‘My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And [I] landed from the Golden State to a city full of angels: Los Angeles, California,’ according to People. Angelina, 48, and Brad, 59, broke up seven years ago, but the exes have been locked in a years-long feud over child custody, dramatic circumstances that put a damper on their relationship. ends and their ongoing businesses.
The notable name exclusion did not go unnoticed by many social media users. One viewer tweeted: “I wasn’t going to say anything, but I definitely saw that Zahara dropped her last name from Pitt.” “Oh Zahara said her last name is Jolie not Jolie-Pitt,” another person posted. ‘I need people to respect her as an individual who just called ZAHARA out loud. MARLEY. JOLIE. No mention of the name PITT. Periodically’, another person posted. Zahara is currently a sophomore at Spelman College, a historically black women’s college in Atlanta, Georgia.
After their controversial meeting on the set of 2005’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Brad and Angelina were considered Hollywood’s ‘It’ couple in their long-term relationship. They married in August 2014 in a secret ceremony in the South of France and welcomed three children together to their romance – Shiloh, now 17, in 2006, and twins Vivienne and Knox, now 15, in 2008. They also adopted two more people, Zahara and Pax, now 19 years old, and Brad legally adopted the son Angelina adopted before they got together, Maddox, now 22 years old. But in 2016, things came to an explosive end after the couple reportedly got into an altercation while on a private flight with their six children.
Angelina later claimed that Brad ‘choked’ one of the children during the terrifying dispute and ‘hit’ another child in the face, leaving her and the children feeling like ‘hostages’ and cowering left in fear under the blanket for many hours until landing. She also alleges that he grabbed her by the head, slammed her against a wall and shook her violently at one point during the flight – injuring her back and elbow. Brad’s representative initially called Angelina’s account “completely false” to CNN, but later issued a revised statement to the publication that read: “Angelina’s story continues to develop every time she tells it”. ‘Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not accept responsibility for what he did not do. He has been subjected to all manner of personal attacks and distortions.
‘Fortunately, the various public authorities she has tried to use against him over the past six years have made their own independent decisions. Brad will continue to answer in court as he always does.” Since their split, the two stars have been embroiled in one of the most public legal battles in Hollywood history over custody of their children as well as the winery they once owned together. In May 2021, after years of court battles, Brad and Angelina were officially awarded joint custody of their six children – but a month later, the judge’s decision was overturned. Zahara’s sorority was founded in 1908, at another HBCU, Howard University, while her Mu Pi fraternity was founded in 1979. Fans of Zahara’s mother Angelina were shocked last August when the 48-year-old Maleficent star and her daughter attended Spelman’s move in .
Jolie looked modest in a black shirt and matching trousers as she helped Zahara settle in. Darryl Holloman, Spelman’s vice president of student affairs, shared a photo on Instagram of the moment of him beaming with a masked Angelina and Zahara, who also stopped to chat on campus school with university president, Dr. Helene Gayle. ‘Welcome to campus..Zahara, c’2026,’ Holloman captioned the post. Zahara’s father, Brad, appears to have played no role when she started working at Spelman.
However, he made it clear that he was ‘proud’ of what his daughter had achieved so far in her studies. ‘I’m very proud of her,’ he told Vanity Fair around the time she started school. ‘She’s so smart. She will develop even more in college. It’s an exciting and beautiful time to find your own path and pursue your interests. I am so proud.’ Earlier this week, the Oscar winner introduced Ines de Ramon, 32, as his ‘girlfriend’ after the two dated for almost a year, suggesting he was ready to take their relationship to the next level new.
