Brad Pitt faces family and legal battles with ex-wife Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt's post‑divorce disputes intensified as his eldest son Maddox, now 24, filed a court petition in Los Angeles to drop the Pitt surname and adopt a new name, citing personal reasons. Earlier, daughter Shiloh also requested the removal of the father’s surname from her documents, while Zahara and Vivienne have informally ceased using Pitt in daily life.

In parallel, Pitt gained a procedural advantage in a separate lawsuit over the French Château Miraval estate. A Michigan judge ordered a lawyer linked to the Stoli vodka group to answer previously blocked questions about the 2021 sale of Angelina Jolie’s stake in the vineyard. The ruling reverses an earlier setback for Pitt, who continues to challenge Jolie’s control of the wine assets, with the next trial scheduled for early 2027.