Angelina Jolie drops Brad Pitt's last name

As ongoing divorce battle between Hollywood's estranged star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has worsened, Jolie has recently dropped 'Pitt' from her last name.  news comes two days after it was reported that Jolie and Pitt, 55, are legally single. 

According to court documents obtained by Blast, former couple filed a judgment on April 12 to move for a bifurcated judgement, which means y could end ir marri even as y continue to negotiate ir divorce settlement.

Sources told publication "it was very important for stars to emotionally break away from each or and begin ir new single lives, so documents were fast-tracked with ir private judge".

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former couple's children are also listed on document, but ir names will continue to be hyphenated, Jolie-Pitt.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have spent much of time since n fighting custody battle for ir children that started two years back. y have six children toger, Maddox (17), Pax (14), Zahara (13), Shiloh (12), and 10-year-old twins Vivienne and Kx. However, reportedly, issue is w settled as y have come to a mutual agreement.

couple anunced ir split after several years of courtship and two years of marri in September 2016, when Jolie filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Reportedly, or cause of ir split was Brad's alleged misbehaviour with ir son Maddox which was however t confirmed.  

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Moreover reports state that  actress had previously accused Pitt of t providing eugh money for child-support since ir separation. She had also accused him of being a careless far. However, in reply, 'Fight Club' star reportedly stated that he had filed for a loan of 8 million USD to help actress buy a house.

Jolie and Pitt tied kt in 2014 after seven years of dating. y have worked toger in several films including 2005 action-thriller 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' and 2015 romantic drama 'By Sea' that was directed by Jolie herself. 

(With inputs from PTI)