SHILOH SPEAKS!

Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh disavows her dad and officially takes her mom Angelina's side

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter has come a long way. "I'm so proud," her dance teacher, choreographer Kolanie Marks, gushed in the caption of an Aug. 24 Instagram video of Shiloh showing off her moves. Marks, who's previously joked that he's her "adopted uncle," added that her "confidence is growing and building."

But in the past few years, her dad hasn't been around to witness her remarkable evolution. "Shiloh hasn't spent much time with Brad, especially since she turned 18 in May, when she legally filed to drop his last name," says a source. "She hired her own lawyer and everything." As an adult, she can "finally talk" about Brad, adds the source, "and through these court documents, she is basically telling the world she cut Brad out of her life." On Aug. 19, her request was granted: She's now officially Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. "It's such a public disavowal," says the source, noting that despite years of drama with Angelina over the kids, "Brad was blindsided. He's absolutely heartbroken."

Shiloh's lawyer explained the official process for declaring her intentions. "As Shiloh's attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name. That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required," explained Peter Levine, calling Shiloh a "young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events."

EIGHT YEARS OF PAIN