Angelina Jolie has been pictured dining with sons Knox and Pax in West Hollywood, days after her daughter Vivienne was granted permission to legally remove Brad Pitt’s surname.
Jolie, 51, was seen smiling as Knox, 18, drove his older brother Pax, 22, to the restaurant on Sunday. The family were later pictured together at the valet before leaving in Knox’s car.
The actress wore a white blouse, grey trousers and a chestnut-coloured coat, while her hair was styled straight. Knox, who has not legally changed his name, was seen chatting with his mother and appeared to bear a resemblance to his father.
Pax, wearing a black jacket, joggers and a Supreme baseball cap, has also retained the Pitt surname in legal documents.
Vivienne Jolie name change granted
Vivienne, 18, who is Knox’s twin, was granted a petition to change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie by a Los Angeles judge.
The court decree stated: “After review of the case file, the Court rules as follows: There being no objections, the petition for change of name is granted.”
It added: “The Decree is signed and filed. The Petitioner’s name is changed from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie.”
The aspiring artist is the fourth of Jolie and Pitt’s six children to remove the actor’s surname. Shiloh, 20, Maddox, 25, and Zahara, 21, have also legally changed their names to Jolie.
Vivienne’s reason for seeking the change was listed as “personal” in court documents. Her lawyer, Peter Kenneth Levine, appeared remotely for the hearing through LACourtConnect.
Before the application could be approved, Vivienne was required to publish notice of the petition once a week for four consecutive weeks. The notice appeared from July 24 to August 14, with anyone opposing the change invited to submit a written objection before the final hearing.
Vivienne had already used the name Vivienne Jolie in the programme for the Broadway production of The Outsiders in May 2024, when she worked as a producer alongside her mother.
Jolie and Pitt’s children
Knox and Pax are the only two of the former couple’s children who have not legally filed paperwork to change their surnames.
Shiloh, who was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, legally became Shiloh Jolie last year. At the time, her lawyer said she had made an “independent and significant decision following painful events” and was merely following the legal process by publishing notice of the change.
Zahara and Maddox also published notices of applications to change their names from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox Chivan Jolie.
Zahara had previously used the name Zahara Marley Jolie publicly when she joined a sorority at Spelman College and during her graduation ceremony.
Jolie and Pitt met while making the 2005 film Mr and Mrs Smith and went on to become one of Hollywood’s best-known couples. They married in France in August 2014 and share Shiloh and twins Vivienne and Knox; Pitt also adopted Jolie’s children Maddox, Zahara and Pax.
Their marriage ended after a plane incident in 2016 and allegations of abuse, which Pitt has denied. He has never been charged with a crime, and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services cleared him of allegations of physical abuse.
The couple’s eight-year divorce battle was finalised in 2024. Pitt has since been dating jewellery designer Ines de Ramon.
A source close to Jolie previously said she wanted “everyone to heal”. The source added: “Angie hasn’t been fighting and isn’t angry. She just wants everyone to heal.”
Sources close to Pitt have said that he wants a relationship with his children and disputes the portrayal of him as an absent father. One source previously said that the actor regarded the breakdown in his relationship with his children as “deeply painful”.
