Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's youngest daughter Vivienne 'struggled with an eating disorder'
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's youngest daughter was admitted to hospital for an eating disorder.
Vivienne, 18, - who earlier this month legally changed her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie - revealed at her new art exhibition that she had "struggled with an eating disorder".
According to the New York Post's Page Six, Vivienne shared her story in an artist statement displayed at the show, writing: "Welcome to the Tulip Field. Why is it called The Tulip Field, you ask? Like many, I have struggled with mental health. I have also struggled with an eating disorder.
'At the beginning of this year, I was hospitalized for my ED. I was angry, sick, and very alone. Eventually, however, the kindness and warmth of the kids and staff at the hospital broke down the walls I had built so high.
'It was the worst and best time of my life and I am better for it. The Tulip Field is what I call the hospital and the paintings here represent moments in time spent there."
A source told Page Six: "It took a lot of strength and courage for Vivienne to open up about something so personal, but she's so glad she did.
"It wasn't easy putting herself out there, but if sharing her story helps even one person feel less alone or gives them the courage to reach out and get the help they need, then it was worth it. That's what matters most to her."
Vivienne's show was called The Tulip Field: A Gallery on Patience of Patients and ran from November 2 to November 8 at Forager Crafts in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Vivienne petitioned to change her last name in July, shortly after turning 18, but back in May 2024, she was credited as Vivienne Jolie in the Playbill for the Broadway production The Outsiders, which she had produced with her mother.
In September, Vivienne's eldest sister was granted permission to legally change her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie.
An order obtained by the New York Post newspaper's Page Six stated: "There being no objections, the petition for change of name is granted.
"The Decree is signed and filed. The Petitioner's name is changed from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie."
Vivienne's ruling came more than two months after Zahara, 21, and her brother Maddox - who officially dropped Brad's surname earlier in September - took out newspaper advertisements announcing their name-change petitions, as per legal requirements.
The notices allowed anyone who opposed the change the chance to submit a written objection.
Zahara had already stopped using the Moneyball actor's surname in private before the official ruling.
In May, she was introduced as Zahara Marley Jolie when accepting her diploma as she graduated from Spelman College, and she had previously used the shorter moniker during her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority induction ceremony back in 2023.
As well as Zahara and Maddox, 25, younger sister Shiloh, 20, legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolie after filing a petition on her 18th birthday back in May 2024.
Vivienne's twin brother, Knox, hasn't gone down the court route but did drop Pitt from his surname when he collected his high school diploma this year.
Pax Jolie-Pitt, 22, is said to still be close to Brad's family, though it has been reported he has little contact with the Heart of the Beast actor himself.
Brad Pitt and Angelina tied the knot in France in 2014 and split two years later. They finally reached a divorce settlement in 2024.












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