Brad Pitt's estranged son Knox has debuted a dramatic new hair color this week, just days after stunning fans with his striking resemblance to the actor. The 17-year-old, whom Pitt, 62, welcomed during his 12-year relationship with Angelina Jolie, 50, appeared at his sister Zahara's graduation last week with dark hair accented by frosted blond tips, a style reminiscent of his father's early 2000s look.
Knox Copies Mom's Iconic 90s Style
However, Knox ensured the comparisons ended there as he copied mom Jolie's fiery bright orange hairdo from the 1990s while leaving a Muay Thai class in Los Angeles on Memorial Day. The nepo baby bore a striking resemblance to the Oscar-winning actress in 1999 with the experimental new look as he strolled out of class, appearing to sport a cut by his right eye after the sparring session.
Family Dynamics and Estrangement
The sighting comes after Knox joined Jolie and older brothers Pax, 22, and Maddox, 24, at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia for Zahara's graduation. There was no sign of Pitt, whose last name Zahara, 21, ditched again at the ceremony. Knox, his twin Vivienne, and older sister Shiloh, 19, were welcomed during Jolie's relationship with Pitt, which ended in divorce in 2016.
Zahara appeared to publicly remove Pitt's last name for the first time in her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority initiation ceremony in late 2023. It is not clear exactly what Zahara plans to do after graduation, but she has plenty of options after majoring in psychology with a minor in educational studies.
Divorce and Its Aftermath
Jolie and Pitt were together for about a decade before they married in 2014, but filed for divorce two years later in 2016. Jolie cited irreconcilable differences and later accused Pitt of abusing both her and their children, which he has denied. Their lengthy, contentious divorce battle was finalized in late 2024, and since then, many of their kids have dropped Pitt's surname amid their ongoing estrangement.
Shiloh now goes by Shiloh Nouvel Jolie, having filed paperwork to legally remove her estranged dad's surname when she turned 18 in the summer of 2024. In February, Maddox dropped Pitt from his professional credits, appearing as Maddox Jolie in the production notes for the film Couture and screenings of the movie Maria. In May 2024, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie, not Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, on the playbill for The Outsiders, the Broadway musical.
Pitt's Remarks and Family Strained Relations
Pitt made a shocking remark about his family after his bitter divorce with Jolie officially came to an end, but his fractured relationship with their six children remains unresolved. Pitt, who believes his relationship with two of his children is 'unfixable,' opened up about how important family is to him amid his ongoing and escalating estrangement from his kids. Speaking at the F1 premiere in Mexico City, he said: 'No matter the mistake, you just learn from [it] and move on. It'll lead to the next success.'
The Oscar winner continued, 'When you get to my age, you realize how important it is to surround yourself with the people you love, the people that love you back. Friends, family, and that's it. From there, we get to go make things. It's a pretty simple, I think, equation.'
The interview comes after a source exclusively told the Daily Mail how Pitt felt after Pax was pictured last month stumbling out of the Chateau Marmont, propped up by several friends. 'He has zero concern with what Pax does or doesn't do. [Pax's] actions reflect who he is,' the insider said. 'Brad honestly considers his relationship with Pax unfixable.'
The source went on to say that the actor doesn't appear to be planning any outreach to either of his adopted sons: 'Pax and Maddox have made it abundantly clear how they feel, and Brad has nothing to say about either of them.' As for his other children, the source said that Pitt 'holds out hope that the others will one day come around. Time heals wounds.'
A source close to Jolie also hit back at her ex-husband at the time and said: 'Brad continues to play the victim. His fractured relationship with his children is a direct result of how he has treated them. He should stop blaming others. If he wants to rebuild a relationship with the kids, he should acknowledge his own actions and make amends.'
