Much has been said about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s since-settled divorce in recent years, but there’s another component of the drama that’s also been discussed. Rumors have been swirling around the state of Pitt’s relationship with the kids he and Jolie share. It’s been alleged that the perennial leading man has had minimal contact with his children as of late and that the kids have sought to distance themselves from him. Now, after another one of Pitt’s kids drops his last name, an insider shares his purported feelings and fears.
It was reported this past week that Maddox Jolie-Pitt (24) formally filed to have his father’s last name removed. Ahead of this filing, Maddox was credited as “Maddox Jolie” in his mother’s film, Couture, on which he reportedly worked as an assistant director. Jolie (50) adopted Maddox before she and Pitt (62) became romantically involved but, in time, the Adventures of Cliff Booth star legally became the young man’s father. Should this name change filing go through, Jolie and Pitt’s son will be known as Maddox Chivan Jolie.