Zahara Jolie-Pitt is entering a new chapter in her life in more ways than one.
The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt graduated over the weekend from Spelman College. During the ceremony, she walked the stage to receive her diploma as Zahara Marley Jolie, notably omitting “Pitt” from her name announcement.
The 21-year-old earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the Atlanta-based college.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter omitted her father’s last name during her graduation from Spelman College on Su
The 21-year-old, pictured with her mother at a recent event, previously removed “Pitt” from her name when she joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority in 2023.
In a video from the induction ceremony, Zahara proudly shouted “Zahara Marley Jolie” as she introduced herself.
In 2021, Us Weekly reported that the former couple’s son Maddox “doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie.”
The insider also alleged that Maddox “wants to legally change his last name to Jolie,” though Angelina has said she does not support the change.
In 2024, their youngest daughter, Vivienne, also drew attention while working with her mother on the Broadway adaptation of The Outsiders.
At the time, she was listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in the show’s Playbill.
Several of her siblings have also dropped Pitt’s surname following his contentious divorce from Jolie (the former couple pictured with Zahara in 2014).
Her older brother Maddox reportedly stopped using “Pitt” on “documents that aren’t legal” in 2021.
Meanwhile, Shiloh made the change official by removing “Pitt” from her last name on her 18th birthday.
Entertainment Tonight reported in June 2024 that she “hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself.”
The former couple share six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia in 2002, followed by Zahara three years later. Pitt legally adopted both children in December 2005.
Vivienne, seen above, appeared to make a subtle statement when her name was listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in a Broadway Playbill in 2024.
The exes have six children in total, and reports suggest they have all distanced themselves from the “F1” star.
Jolie adopted Pax from Vietnam in 2007 when he was three years old. Pitt, 62, later adopted Pax the following year.
The Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-stars began dating in 2005 but did not marry until 2014. They welcomed Shiloh in 2006, followed by twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008.
Following Pitt and Jolie’s 2016 split, reports have claimed that all six children have since distanced themselves from their father.
The actor, pictured with Zahara in 2010, has reportedly made “several efforts to reconnect” with his children
However, he reportedly remains estranged from his children, who are said to be closer to their mother.
