Brad Pitt’s kids Zahara and Maddox take out newspaper ads to officially drop ‘Pitt’ from last name

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s kids Zahara and Maddox took out newspaper ads as the next step in officially dropping their father’s last name.

Court documents obtained by Page Six on Monday show that Zahara, 21, published her petition to drop the actor’s surname in the Los Angeles Daily Journal once a week for four consecutive weeks.

The filing states that her notice ran in the paper on June 16, June 23, June 30 and July 7.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s kids Zahara and Maddox (pictured as young children with their parents) took out newspaper ads as the next step in officially dropping their father’s last name. AFP via Getty Images

In court docs obtained by Page Six, Zahara published her petition to drop the actor’s surname in the Los Angeles Daily Journal four times through June and July. Superior Court of California

The newspaper ad also calls for anyone opposing the change to submit a written opposition before the final hearing.

Zahara now has a scheduled Sept. 28 court hearing for a judge to rule on the motion. If no one objects, the judge can approve the request.

As for Maddox, court docs obtained by Page Six show that the 24-year-old’s petition ran in the same publication as his sister on June 10, June 17, June 24 and July 1.

The 21-year-old (pictured last year) had also opted out of using her dad’s last name when she graduated from college in May FilmMagic

Maddox’s petitions ran in the same publication around a similar time period as his sister. GC Images

Publicly publishing a petition in a newspaper is one of California’s required hurdles for a legal name change.

As Page Six previously reported, Zahara legally requested her name be Zahara Jolie instead of Zahara Jolie-Pitt last month.

She also opted out of using her father’s last name when she graduated from Spelman College in May.

While taking the stage to accept her diploma, she was announced as Zahara Marley Jolie.

Zahara (pictured with her dad in 2007) legally requested her name be Zahara Jolie instead of Zahara Jolie-Pitt last month. WireImage

She also opted out of using her father’s last name when she graduated from Spelman College in May. (Zahara and Jolie pictured at the college). Twitter/imnikkiheat

Maddox filed the same request — changing his name from Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox
Chivan Jolie — in May, listing the reasons as “personal.”

Maddox, notably, informally ditched his dad’s surname in February credits for his work on his mom’s most recent movie, “Couture.”

In 2021, Us Weekly reported that Maddox “doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie,” while noting that the “Maleficent” actress “doesn’t support” her son’s decision to do so.

The exes have six children in total: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.

As for Maddox, (seen above in 2023) he reportedly stopped using his dad’s last name in 2021, despite his mom’s disapproval. AFP via Getty Images

The exes share six children in total: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne — all pictured here in happier times as little ones. WireImage

In 2024, their youngest daughter, Vivienne, also appeared to diss her dad while working with her mom on the Broadway adaptation of “The Outsiders.”

At the time, her name was listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in the show’s Playbill.

Their child Shiloh was the first of the bunch to make things official by removing Pitt from her last name on her 18th birthday.

The teenager “hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself,” “Entertainment Tonight” reported in June 2024.

Their child Shiloh (pictured far left) was the first of the kids to legally remove Pitt from her last name, doing so on her 18th birthday. WireImage

All six kids (seen above with their mom in 2019) have reportedly distanced themselves from their dad star following his and Jolie’s contentious 2016 split. Getty Images for Netflix

All six kids have reportedly distanced themselves from the “F1” star following his and Jolie’s 2016 split.

Page Six exclusively reported last month that their son Pax remains close with Pitt’s side of the family despite the complicated family dynamics.

Despite Pax’s close relationship with his father’s family members, he “doesn’t have much of a relationship with Brad,” a second source exclusively told us.