Brad Pitt's Alleged Reaction After Daughter Shiloh Dropped His Last Name Sparked Outrage On Social Media

Summary

• Brad Pitt faced backlash for his reaction to his daughter Shiloh dropping his last name from her own.
• Fans criticized Pitt for focusing more on Shiloh and his biological children over his adopted kids.
• Pitt's relationship with his children deteriorated post-divorce, with some of them distancing themselves from him.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s children were thrown into the feud that ensued between them leading up to the end of their marriage. The former couple’s children made headlines for different issues ranging from calling Pitt out on social media to dropping his last name from the Jolie-Pitt surname. When the couple’s first biological daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, decided to drop her father’s last name, sources close to Pitt revealed how devastated he was.

However, as opposed to attracting sympathy, Brad Pitt fell under heavy criticism. This had to do with how he reacted to Shiloh’s decision and the state of his relationship with his other children. This article will dive into what led to the fans’ criticism, the star actor’s woes concerning his children, and Angelina Jolie’s role in the drama.

How Brad Pitt Angered Fans Over His Reaction To His Daughter’s Decision.

One week after Shiloh Jolie-Pitt decided to remove her father’s last name, Pitt, from her surname, news got out about Brad Pitt’s reaction. The father-of-six was reportedly aware of his daughter’s wish and was deeply upset. An insider revealed to People:

“He’s aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name. He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter."

"The reminders that he’s lost his children is of course, not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad," the close source continued. They relayed that although the actor was happy in his relationship with Ines de Ramon, the distance from his children was a pain point. “The reminders that he’s lost his children, is of course not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad.”

Fans on social media wasted no time expressing their feelings about the message. Brad Pitt appeared to have ignored his first daughter, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, with his statement, and they did not let it slide. Someone wrote on X, “mind you, he already had a daughter before she was born,.” Another fan stated, “Shouldn’t his PR team at least pretend he cares about his adopted kids as well??" “It’s like he forgot about his first daughter,” a third fan mentioned. Someone shared, “Zahara was already around when Shiloh was born. So the statement ‘he always wanted a daughter’ about Shiloh is rancid and pretty cruel.”

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt reportedly filed to drop her father’s last name on her eighteenth birthday. The young adult was said to have filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to exempt “Pitt” from her full name. It was quite surprising because she had previously appeared on the news as reports stated that she wanted to live with Brad Pitt once she turned 18. According to the filing document, Shiloh, whose full name was Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, sought to change it to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.

According to the Daily Mail, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter hired and paid for her own lawyer when she filed for the name change. Insiders stated that it was solely Shiloh’s decision to stop going by her father’s surname. The insider noted, “Shiloh hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself, so Angie doesn’t know and can’t speak for it.” The source added:

“But, if you’re asking if this is connected to the abuse history or the violation of Shiloh’s victims rights, yes, that’s part of it.”

While Shiloh Jolie-Pitt was born the first biological child of the “Mr and Mrs Smith” stars, she is the couple’s third child. Angelina Jolie, who allegedly prevented her children from seeing Pitt, became a mother for the first time in 2002 when she adopted Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt from an orphanage in Cambodia. At that time, she was married to Billy Bob Thorton, although she adopted the then one-year-old on her own. Jolie kicked off her relationship with Brad Pitt three years after adopting her son.

The star mom moved to adopt her second bundle of joy in the same year she and Brad Pitt started dating. Angeline Jolie had visited Ethiopia with Maddox when they met Zahara Jolie-Pitt. She eventually returned to Africa with Pitt, and they adopted the little girl together. Pitt and Jolie welcomed their daughter, Shiloh, in 2006.

Although older than Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt joined the Hollywood star's family in 2007. The couple’s youngest children, Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt, were born in 2008, six years before they officially got married.

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Inside The Rift Between Brad Pitt And His Children

Leading up to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s messy divorce in 2019, the duo had a contemptuous relationship that did not leave their children out. Their split in 2016 opened a can of worms that painted Pitt as an abuser. Following their divorce, the pair gained joint custody, but the ruling was later voided. The Jolie-Pitt kids lived with their mom, except for Maddox and Pax, since they were adults.

Over the years, Brad Pitt’s children grew apart from him. With time, it became clearer that some of his children severed ties with him. It is pertinent to note that his relationship with Shiloh appeared to be fine at some point. Before Shiloh dropped her father's name, Zahara appeared to have left it out when she joined the Alpha Kappa Kappa sorority at Spelman College. A clip on social media showed the youngster introducing herself as Zahara Marley Jolie.

Brad Pitt’s youngest daughter, Vivienne, followed suit when she worked as a producer on the Playbill for the musical The Outsiders. People reported that her name was listed as “Vivienne Jolie.” Their mom went through a similar experience as a young girl. Angelina Jolie, the daughter of Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight, dropped her father’s last name due to their rocky father-daughter relationship. The genesis of this significant step can be linked to the long-running issues in the Jolie-Pitt family.

As mentioned previously, Brad Pitt was connected to domestic violence issues before his marriage with Angelina Jolie ended. According to an FBI report from 2022, Pitt was said to have physically attacked his ex-wife during a plane trip to California. He also reportedly came at some of the children. However, the LAPD would later clear him of any wrongdoing.

The father-of-six continued to be under public scrutiny when his son, Pax, sent him a scathing Father’s Day on Instagram. The young adult insinuated that Brad Pitt was intimidating because the children tremble with fear in his presence.’’

In 2022, a source close to the “Meet Joe Black” actor revealed that he looked forward to rebuilding his relationship with his estranged kids. It was relayed that Brad Pitt struggled with the co-parenting situation because he sometimes would not have access to his children for stretches of time.