Overview
- Jolie told Variety this week that her "fighting spirit" has returned and that her children, now older, encouraged her to resume acting and travel more.
- Court records reported by multiple outlets confirm Zahara filed a petition in the Superior Court of California to change her name.
- Several of Jolie and Pitt’s children have publicly or legally removed the surname Pitt, with Shiloh first to do so and filings by Maddox and Zahara recorded in 2024–2026.
- Insiders say Brad Pitt has been devastated by the distancing and that he attended family therapy for years before the split; sources also report he is leaning on partner Ines de Ramon for emotional support.
- The twins’ imminent 18th birthdays will legally end the couple’s custody agreement and give the children full autonomy over name and contact decisions, a change Jolie has said will free her to spend more time abroad.