Despite strained ties with Brad Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt is reportedly still spending time with his father’s extended family, including attending a dinner celebrating cousin Sydney’s engagement and joining other relatives in the celebrations.
The tension around Pax Jolie-Pitt and Brad Pitt hasn’t gone away—but Pax’s recent appearances are painting a more complicated picture.
Pax reportedly still maintains a relationship with his dad’s side of the family. continuing to spend time with them despite his estrangement from the Fight Club actor. A source confirmed to Page Six that Pax “still has a relationship with his dad’s side of the family and continues to spend time with them.”.
Recently, Pax visited the Pitts and accompanied them to a dinner celebrating cousin Sydney’s engagement. The same source said that Brad’s sister, Pax’s aunt Julie Pitt Neal, and Raegan joined the celebrations along with other family members.
Sydney shared the news of her engagement on March 6, 2026, via an Instagram post featuring pictures of her proposal. Her caption read, “I said yes (duh).”
For Pax, the closeness appears to stop—at least emotionally—somewhere else. Reports suggest his relationship with Brad is far more complicated. “He (Pax) doesn’t have much of a relationship with Brad,” a source shared with Page Six.
Neither Pax nor Brad, nor their representatives, have commented on the current state of their relationship.
What’s been clear for years is that Pax’s feelings toward his father were not always private. In 2020. Pax called out Brad Pitt’s behavior in a Father’s Day post on a private account (via Page Six). At the time, then-16-year-old Pax wrote: “Happy Father’s Day to this world–class a–hole!!. You time and time again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person. ” adding. “You have no consideration or empathy toward your 4 youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence.”.
Pax’s story sits inside a broader, public separation that has played out across the family. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt share six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox. Jolie and Pitt finalized their divorce in 2024 after an eight-year-long legal battle.
An extended custody fight unfolded after their 2016 split, which both parties attributed to irreconcilable differences. Jolie requested physical custody of the children. The custody battle turned ugly in 2022. when Jolie accused Pitt of abusing her and her children on a private flight in 2016. The divorce settlement was finalized in 2024.
In recent years, multiple children have publicly distanced themselves from the actor and his family. In 2021, during Brad and Angelina’s custody battle, their eldest son Maddox testified against Brad. US Weekly reported that he stopped using Pitt as his last name on documents. with an intent to change his last name to Jolie—but his mother did not approve of it.
Legal changes followed in 2024. In May 2024, Shiloh successfully petitioned a Los Angeles court to legally remove ‘Pitt’ from her last name shortly after turning 18. Vivienne also dropped Pitt from her last name; in May 2024. her name was listed as Vivienne Jolie in The Outsiders’ Playbill. which she co-produced with her mother. though it’s unclear whether she has legally changed her name.
More name changes reportedly came through as well. Zahara, Knox, Maddox, Shiloh, and Vivienne have reportedly dropped ‘Pitt’ from their last name. Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie at her graduation ceremony on May 17. 2026. and she reportedly submitted a petition to drop her last name at a California court on April 28. 2026. Knox. who recently graduated from Fusion Academy. has also dropped her estranged father’s last name. according to the latest reports.
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