Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh dropped father's name due to 'painful events'

Actor Brad Pitt has long been the subject of child abuse allegations following his split with Angelina Jolie, with whom he shares six children.

The couple's daughter, Shiloh, filed to remove Pitt from her hyphenated last name of Jolie-Pitt on her 18th birthday in May. A source close to the situation confirmed with Fox News Digital that Shiloh had hired her own attorney to handle the change, which was spurred on by that alleged abuse.

Her lawyer is now clarifying why Shiloh initiated the name change ...