Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s son Knox reportedly drops Pitt surname at graduation

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies son Knox has dropped Pitt from his last name on his high school diploma weeks before turning 18 marking the latest development in the familys ongoing postdivorce dynamicsBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolies son Knox JoliePitt has reportedly used Knox Jolie instead of his full legal surname on his high school graduation certificate according to Page SixAccording to what a source told Page Six the teenager who turns 18 on July 12 graduated earlier this month from Fusion Academy in Los Angeles and opted to drop Pitt from his last name on his diplomaKnox marked his graduation ceremony alongside his mother Angelina Jolie his elder brother Pax JoliePitt 22 elder sister Zahara JoliePitt 21 and twin sister Vivienne JoliePittA second source told Page Six that Angelina seems quite pleased with herself about the total success of her longstanding intense deliberate effort to alienate her children from their fatherThe insider added Its so sad for the entire family that she would use the same weapon of the name change over and over for any other purpose other than to hurt their father This was her goal and she succeededA third source told Page Six Angelina participated in years of family therapy with Brad and the children for everyone to try to heal after the events that led her to file for divorceThe source further added If he isnt close to the kids its because of the harm that was done He wasnt honest about his actions and it affected the trust between them Its been very hard for the kids No one knows except them how bad it has beenThe insider also said The children are now adults and make their own decisions which deserve respect If they choose to distance themselves from him it comes from that pain and harm Its really horrible that he has tried to paint himself as a victim When will people start asking real questions about what happened to the kidsDuring his graduation ceremony Knox also drew attention for an unscripted moment in his speech where he expressed excitement about his upcoming Muay Thai fightTonight Im gonna be fighting at Total Sonic Knockout 5 at 1245 am so catch me he said in a clip from the ceremony as quoted by Page SixThe development comes amid the continued public attention surrounding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies longrunning separationBrad Pitt finalised his divorce from Jolie in December 2024 concluding more than eight years of legal proceedings Jolie had filed to dissolve the marriage in September 2016Knoxs decision follows similar moves within the family On June 9 Zahara reportedly filed paperwork to be known as Zahara Jolie instead of Zahara JoliePittIn 2024 Shiloh successfully petitioned a Los Angeles court to remove Pitt from her surname after turning 18More recently Maddox also filed legal paperwork seeking to drop Pitt from his last name citing personal reasons in court documents as per Page SixPrior to that filing Maddox had already begun using Maddox Jolie professionally including in credits for the film Couture where he worked as an assistant directorThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever