The family fracture between Brad Pitt and his children has added a new chapter. After learning that Zahara and Maddox formally began the legal process in California to eliminate their father's last name and legally call themselves Zahara Marley Jolie and Maddox Chivan Jolie, the actor's reaction was immediate.

As sources close to the interpreter revealed to People magazine, Pitt decided not to oppose his children's legal requests, despite the deep pain that the situation causes him.

According to reports, the young people complied with the legal requirement of publishing notices in the Los Angeles Daily Journal to make the process official. Given this, the actor's inner circle assures that Pitt believes that legal intervention on his part would not improve the situation.

“At the end of the day, he will always respect the decisions his children make,” said a close source, admitting that for any parent to be intentionally excluded from their children's lives as “punishment” is extremely heartbreaking.

The family estrangement, which began after the couple's controversial divorce in 2016 following an incident on a private flight, has escalated over the years.

While Pitt's entourage attributes the young people's attitude to an alleged "deliberate and harmful campaign of parental alienation" by Angelina Jolie, those close to the actress reject this version, ensuring that she promoted family therapy for years to try to heal relationships.

Although the actor sees this separation as “the definitive betrayal” and prefers to leave behind his resentment with Jolie to move forward with his life, his position with respect to his six children is very different.

Sources assure that Pitt has not closed the door to reconciliation and that he will receive them "without hesitation" if at some point they decide to become part of his life again. Meanwhile, he prefers to focus on the future and trust that the passage of time will help heal wounds that today seem definitive.