"Big Wounds": Brad Pitt Followed by Tom Cruise... Children Who Dropped Their Fathers' Surnames [World Star Issue]

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Following Tom Cruise, now even Brad Pitt. The children of two leading Hollywood actors have sequentially chosen to drop their fathers' surnames, drawing significant attention.

According to U.S. entertainment outlets People and Page Six on the 27th (local time), Suri, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her surname from "Cruise" to "Noelle." "Noelle" is Katie Holmes' middle name.

Suri is reported to have had virtually no contact with Tom Cruise since their parents' divorce in 2012. Overseas media have stated that Tom Cruise was barely involved in Suri's upbringing, and this name change is being interpreted as a decision reflecting her relationship with her father.

Reports recently emerged that Brad Pitt's children also abandoned their father's surname. According to the outlet, Vivienne, daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, submitted an application to the Los Angeles High Court in the U.S. to legally change her name from "Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt" to "Vivienne Marcheline Jolie."

The 18-year-old youngest daughter, Vivienne, explained the reason for the name change to the court as "personal circumstances." The middle name "Marcheline" was taken from Marcelle Bertrand, Angelina Jolie's mother and a fellow actress.

Vivienne, along with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's other four children (Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, and Knox), also drew attention for not using the surname "Pitt" during public appearances or activities.

Eldest daughter Zahara introduced herself as "Zahara Marley Jolie" at a university event, while Shiloh began using her name without "Pitt" after completing legal procedures last year.

A source told Page Six: "Brad's distance from his children stems from past wounds." The source added, "The children are now adults and have the right to make their own decisions. Their choice to distance themselves from him is rooted in past pain."

Although both Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt continue to work as world-renowned actors, reports indicate their relationships with their children have grown distant following their divorces. As a result, the children's decision to legally remove or cease using their fathers' surnames has once again drawn public attention to the family histories of these two Hollywood stars.

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