Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Daughter Shiloh Made Decision to Change Last Name After ‘Painful Events’

In a new statement, Shiloh’s attorney shared details around her official name change, which she filed for on her 18th birthday on May 27.

An attorney for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh is speaking out about her decision to drop “Pitt” from her last name.

She filed for the name change on May 27 — her 18th birthday — and it was publicly announced with a legal notice in the Los Angeles Times shortly after. In a new statement, Shiloh’s attorney, Peter Levine, spoke of her “significant decision” — and why she approached it the way that she did.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh in 2021.

“The media should be more careful in their reporting,” Levine said, “especially when covering a young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events, and is merely following legal process.”

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Explaining this process further, he said, “Shiloh Jolie did not take out an ‘ad’ announcing any name change, and any press reporting that is inaccurate. As Shiloh’s attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name. That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required.”