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Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, 18, filed a public legal notice in California to drop 'Pitt' from her surname; California requires four weeks of newspaper publication before a judge can approve the name change, with a hearing set for November 2. She joins siblings Shiloh and Zahara and Maddox in having pursued dropping Pitt from their names (Knox has not yet taken that step).
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, 18, has published a four-week public notice in the Los Angeles Daily Journal to legally drop 'Pitt' from her name, a move that could be finalized at a Nov. 2 hearing if there are no objections; she previously used Jolie for a Broadway project and follows a family trend—Shiloh, Zahara, and Maddox have also pursued or completed Pitt-name changes as Jolie-Pitt siblings, with Jolie and Pitt's divorce final in 2024.
A D.C. Superior Court judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd’s legal fees totaling about $252,000 after tossing the center’s lawsuit over the board’s decision to rename the building in honor of Donald Trump; Redd, a longtime performer who opposed the name change, had pulled out of a performance when the vote occurred.
Facing rising seas, Nauru—the world’s third-smallest nation by population—will rename itself Naoero and designate its people as dei-Naoero to reclaim indigenous identity; lawmakers endorsed the constitutional amendment with no referendum, and the change will affect national identifiers, including aircraft and ships, and international recognitions.
Nauru has renamed itself the Republic of Naoero to align with its native language and heritage, changing the international code to NRO and the demonym to dei-Naoero. The change, endorsed by Parliament in two voting rounds with no referendum, reflects a broader move to honor heritage and identity, and UN sources now list the country as Naoero. The island nation of about 12,000 people, historically rich from phosphate mining and currently facing climate-change risks, is pursuing broader international recognition and funding avenues, including a paid citizenship program to support relocation and development.
Nauru changes its official name to Naoero, adopting the local-language designation reported by AP News.
Katie Holmes fully supports her daughter Suri’s choice to legally drop ‘Cruise’ from her surname, saying Suri is independent and old enough to make her own decisions. The change reportedly evolved over time, with Suri using Noelle publicly and in records; Holmes has raised her in New York while Tom Cruise remains estranged from Suri.
Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri is reportedly using the last name Noelle, effectively dropping Tom Cruise’s surname. Public records cited by Page Six show she registered to vote in Allegheny County (Oct 2024) as Suri Noelle, implying a legal name change likely filed in New York after she turned 18 in 2024. Suri, who attended Carnegie Mellon University, was raised by Holmes in New York after the 2012 divorce, and a 2023 Page Six source said Cruise has not been part of her life. The story notes other celebrities’ children pursuing surname changes, but there’s no official confirmation from Suri or Holmes.
Pennsylvania voter records reviewed by USA TODAY show that 20-year-old Suri Noelle, formerly Suri Cruise, is now using her mother's middle name as her surname, effectively dropping her father Tom Cruise's last name. The change, first reported by Page Six, appears to have occurred sometime after rumors dating back to 2024, with details about the timing unclear. Suri is the daughter of Holmes and Cruise, born in 2006, and Holmes has spoken publicly about protecting her daughter as they’ve kept matters private since their 2012 split.
20-year-old Suri Cruise has officially severed ties with her estranged father, Tom Cruise, changing her last name to Noelle. Public records show she’s living with her mother Katie Holmes in Pennsylvania, registered to vote under the name Suri Noelle, and is pursuing musical theatre at Carnegie Mellon University.
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, 18, has legally petitioned to remove Pitt from her surname, becoming the fourth Jolie-Pitt child to change their name; a hearing is set for November 2 after she turned 18, with the reason listed as personal. Her siblings Maddox and Zahara previously pursued name changes, and Shiloh already goes by Jolie, all part of a broader Jolie-Pitt family trend amid their high-profile divorce.
Eight days after turning 18, Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt filed to drop 'Pitt' from her last name in Los Angeles, requesting to be known as Vivienne Marcheline Jolie; a Jolie family source says Angelina Jolie supports the move to maintain peace, and the change follows similar steps taken by her siblings Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh in recent years.
Angelina Jolie says she isn’t angry and is focused on healing as daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt files to drop Pitt from her name (to Vivienne Jolie). Vivienne joins siblings who have already shifted to Jolie or Jolie variants (Shiloh, Maddox, Zahara; Knox has used Jolie informally). The filings reflect a long-running family rift since Jolie-Pitt’s 2016 split and 2024 divorce finalization, with Jolie emphasizing decency and healing rather than public confrontation.
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's youngest, filed to legally change her name to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie, making her the latest Jolie-Pitt child to drop Pitt from her surname amid ongoing estrangement; a Los Angeles court hearing is set for November 2. Her siblings Shiloh, Zahara, and Maddox have also begun dropping Pitt from their names (with Zahara and Maddox’s hearings in September), while Pax and Knox have not yet changed. Brad has not been publicly seen with his six children since 2016 as Jolie discusses finding herself post-divorce.
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 18, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to legally drop 'Pitt' from her last name, requesting to be renamed Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. If approved, she would carry Jolie as her surname, aligning with her late mother Marcheline Bertrand’s name. Several siblings have made similar changes amid the long-running Jolie–Pitt family rift and the couple’s 2024 divorce finalization.