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Zahara Jolie seeks to drop father Brad Pitt's surname in court filing
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Zahara Jolie seeks to drop father Brad Pitt's surname in court filing

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Zahara Jolie, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has filed a legal request to remove her father's surname.
  • The 21-year-old seeks to be known as Zahara Marley Jolie, following a similar move by her sister Shiloh.
  • The court hearing for Zahara's petition is scheduled for September 28 in Los Angeles.

Zahara Jolie, one of the daughters of Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has taken a significant step in her apparent estrangement from her father by filing a legal request to drop his surname. The 21-year-old is seeking to formally adopt the name Zahara Marley Jolie.

This move mirrors actions taken by some of her siblings. In May, during her graduation ceremony from Spelman College with a degree in Psychology, the announcer introduced her as "Zahara Marley Jolie." This public acknowledgment suggests the name change was already in practice prior to the legal filing.

Her sister, Shiloh, also initiated a similar legal process in 2024, officially changing her name to Shiloh Jolie three months after her petition was filed. The legal filings for Zahara's name change were accessed by the media outlet Us Weekly.

Zahara's petition is scheduled for a hearing on Monday, September 28, in Los Angeles, California. The legal process aims to officially remove Brad Pitt's surname from her legal identity.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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