In a statement to Page Six, Shiloh’s attorney, Peter Levine, denied that the 18-year-old took out a newspaper ad to announce the name change.
“Shiloh Jolie did not take out an ‘ad’ announcing any name change, and any press reporting that is inaccurate,” Levine told us.
Shiloh Jolie decided to drop dad Brad Pitt’s last name due to “painful events.” GC Images In a statement to Page Six, the 18-year-old’s lawyer, Peter Levine, denied that she took out an “ad” in a newspaper to announce the name change. Getty Images for RFF
“As Shiloh’s attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name. That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required.”
The lawyer stated that the media “should be more careful in their reporting, especially when covering a young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events, and is merely following legal process.”
Levine’s statement comes after an insider confirmed to Page Six that the legal notice was published in the newspaper.
“Any press reporting that is inaccurate,” Levine told us Sunday. WireImage “As Shiloh’s attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name,” he continued. WireImage
Page Six has reached out to Pitt’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The teen is seeking to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.
She filed to legally drop “Pitt” from her surname on her 18th birthday in May.
He added that the media “should be more careful in their reporting, especially when covering a young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events, and is merely following legal process.” Getty Images Levine’s statement comes after an insider confirmed to Page Six last week that the legal notice was published in Los Angeles Times. WireImage
Meanwhile, Pitt, 60, was reportedly “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,” a source told People last month.
The teen is seeking to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. SplashNews.com Pitt is reportedly “aware and upset” that Shiloh decided to drop his name. AP
“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 insider noted that even though the “Fight Club” actor is “happy” with girlfriend Ines de Ramon , the division from his six kids “pains him.”
But Shiloh and Vivienne aren’t the only ones to drop the A-lister’s last name.
“The reminders that he’s lost his children is, of course, not easy for Brad,” a source told People last month. GC Images “He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad,” they added. Samir Hussein/WireImage
Zahara, 19, also dropped her dad’s name during her Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority induction at Spelman College in Atlanta last November.
And in 2021, Us Weekly reported that Maddox, 22, “doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie.”
Jolie, 49, and Pitt were declared legally single in 2019. They are also parents to Pax, 20, and Vivienne’s twin brother, Knox, 16.
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