Yahoo Lifestyle Angelina Jolie Gave An Update On Her 18-Year-Old Daughter Shiloh After She Dropped Brad Pitt's Last Name
You know Angelina Jolie — she’s an Oscar-winning actor, a philanthropist, and, on top of all that, a dedicated mom.
As I’m sure you’re aware, Angelina shares six children with her ex, Brad Pitt — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
Being the offspring of one of the most famous Hollywood couples ever, Brad and Angie’s kids are no strangers to the spotlight. And as they’ve gotten older, we’re beginning to learn even more about their individual interests.
Now, during her first talk-show appearance in a decade, Angie has given an update on her kids’ various goals and aspirations as they begin to navigate adulthood — and her answer may not be what you were expecting.
When asked by The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon if her children are keen to follow in their parents’ movie-making footsteps, Angelina said that some of the kids would enjoy working behind the scenes — but that there’s actually something they want far more.
“I think some of them [would like to work] off-camera, behind the scenes,” she said, “but they really, really wanna be — especially Shiloh — would really like to be private.”
“Just private, just not photographed, not on a thing. I think...her, most of all, would like privacy,” she said, referring to her 18-year-old daughter.
Jimmy pointed out that privacy must be “tricky” for the kids to attain when they’ve been “famous” for so long, prompting laughter from the audience. However, Angelina was quick to tell it like it is.
“But it wasn’t their choice,” she said, defending their right to private lives. “Some people are more comfortable with [the] public, some people are more comfortable on talk shows, and some people are not.”
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that Shiloh found herself in the headlines earlier this year when she filed to legally change her last name from “Jolie-Pitt” to “Jolie” on her 18th birthday.
In June, sources told People that Shiloh “hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself.” And her attorney later issued a statement saying that her “independent and significant decision” to drop her dad’s last name came after “painful events.”
Shiloh’s filing echoed years of speculation that Brad’s relationship with his children was left badly strained by his and Angelina’s 2016 divorce filing, which came after an alleged altercation on a private jet where he was accused of physically assaulting Angelina and their then-15-year-old son Maddox.
For context, the Troy actor denied all the allegations against him and was cleared of any wrongdoing after the incident was investigated by child welfare officials.
Neither Brad nor Angelina have commented directly on Shiloh’s name change, although a source close to Brad told People in June that he is “aware and upset” by the move. A month later, the outlet also reported that he “has virtually no contact” with his adult children.
You can watch Angelina’s full appearance on The Tonight Show here.
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