Angelina Joliehas legally droppedBrad Pitt‘s last name after a judge ruled them as single.The actress officially cut “Pitt” from her legal name, Angelina Jolie Pitt, in court papers filed on Friday, going back toAngelina Jolie.The same ruling declared both actors legally single while they continue to work out their divorce settlement — a legal move known as bifurcation that the former couple requested.Angelina Jolie; Brad Pitt.Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty; Jason Kempin/GettyPitt, 55, and Jolie, 43, married in 2014 and filed for divorce in 2016 after first meeting in 2004. The couple shares six children — Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-olds Vivienne and Knox.“Both parents are focused on what’s best for the kids,” a source told PEOPLE after the bifurcation was confirmed.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicThe move to change her name comes as Jolie is readying a return to the big screen this fall. The Oscar winner is set to reprise her title role in Disney’sMaleficent: Mistress of Evilalongside Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer. Filming for the sequel took place in London and wrapped last year.Jolie is also continuing her advocacy work and recently spoke at the United Nations for her Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), which aims to curb rape as a weapon in both war and among those fleeing it.WATCH:Angelina JolieTravels to Jordan with Daughters Shiloh and Zahara to Meet with Syrian RefugeesJolie is a UNHCR Special Envoy who helps advocate for refugees fleeing war-torn countries and has long used her platform to become one of the leading worldwide voices on women’s empowerment and safety.“I try to speak for what I believe in,” Jolie recently told PEOPLE of her causes. Currently, one of those causes is changing laws that treat women around the world like “second class citizens.”
Angelina Joliehas legally droppedBrad Pitt‘s last name after a judge ruled them as single.
The actress officially cut “Pitt” from her legal name, Angelina Jolie Pitt, in court papers filed on Friday, going back toAngelina Jolie.
The same ruling declared both actors legally single while they continue to work out their divorce settlement — a legal move known as bifurcation that the former couple requested.
Angelina Jolie; Brad Pitt.Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty; Jason Kempin/Getty
Pitt, 55, and Jolie, 43, married in 2014 and filed for divorce in 2016 after first meeting in 2004. The couple shares six children — Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-olds Vivienne and Knox.
“Both parents are focused on what’s best for the kids,” a source told PEOPLE after the bifurcation was confirmed.
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
The move to change her name comes as Jolie is readying a return to the big screen this fall. The Oscar winner is set to reprise her title role in Disney’sMaleficent: Mistress of Evilalongside Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer. Filming for the sequel took place in London and wrapped last year.
Jolie is also continuing her advocacy work and recently spoke at the United Nations for her Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), which aims to curb rape as a weapon in both war and among those fleeing it.
WATCH:Angelina JolieTravels to Jordan with Daughters Shiloh and Zahara to Meet with Syrian Refugees
Jolie is a UNHCR Special Envoy who helps advocate for refugees fleeing war-torn countries and has long used her platform to become one of the leading worldwide voices on women’s empowerment and safety.
“I try to speak for what I believe in,” Jolie recently told PEOPLE of her causes. Currently, one of those causes is changing laws that treat women around the world like “second class citizens.”
source: people.com
