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Jolie family surname changes and career revival

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Angelina Jolie’s drama *Couture* opened in U.S. theatres on 26 June 2026. The film, directed by Alice Winocour, follows Maxine Walker, an American visual artist diagnosed with breast cancer during Paris Fashion Week. Jolie uses the role to promote breast-cancer awareness, linking her character’s diagnosis to her own preventive double mastectomy in 2013 following a BRCA1 gene mutation. In promotion interviews, Jolie confirmed she has not dated since her divorce from Brad Pitt was finalised in December 2024, describing a ten-year period of feeling “a little broken” but now feeling ready to “live again” and “be free again.” She noted that her daughters are urging her to rediscover herself beyond motherhood. Family surname changes have accelerated. Shiloh Jolie successfully removed “Pitt” from her name in August 2024. Zahara Marley Jolie (21) and Maddox Chivan Jolie (24) filed petitions in July 2026 to drop “Pitt,” with Maddox’s hearing set for mid-September. Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt (18) has ~~completed~~ taken significant legal steps to officially drop her father’s surname, citing “personal reasons.” Having reached the ~~required~~ legal ~~notice publication~~ age of 18, she filed her petition with the Los Angeles County Superior Court in mid-July 2026. She has fulfilled the mandatory requirement of publishing legal notices in the Los Angeles Daily ~~Journal, having published notices~~ Journal for four consecutive weeks between 24 July and 14 August 2026. ~~Her~~ A court hearing is scheduled for 2 November ~~2026.~~ 2026 to determine if the request to be legally recognized as Vivienne Marcheline Jolie will be granted. This follows her professional use of the name “Vivienne Jolie” during her work on the Broadway production “The Outsiders.” Pax remains the only sibling still publicly using the name. Brad Pitt has expressed that he will not contest his children’s decisions, stating that “intervening would not improve the family situation.” While described as “crushed” by the changes, Pitt is reportedly approaching the estrangement with “patience, resilience, and persistence,” remaining optimistic about eventually regaining a place in their lives. Amidst these tensions, Pitt recently addressed his sobriety, noting he has begun drinking alcohol again after seven years, describing it as a “gradual process” where he now consumes alcohol in a “more restrained manner.”

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