Brad Pitt has not given up hope of reuniting with his kids. The actor has had a strained relationship with his children following his split from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, and their divorce in 2024. Since then, their kids have begun to drop their father’s last name. However, that has not stopped the actor from making efforts to reconnect with his kids.

As Pitt reportedly makes yet another heartwarming gesture for his children, sources have shared insights into the actor’s optimism about the possibility of reconciling with them.

A source reportedly told InTouch that Brad Pitt has not lost hope of reconciling with his kids. The source further claimed that the actor has been heartbroken by the entire situation and by being away from his children. He hopes that as the children get older, they will form their own opinions and might be more willing to reconnect with him.

"Brad has not given up hope that one day this nightmare will be over and he'll have his kids back in his life," the source said. "He loves them dearly and being shut out like this torments him, but he has to believe that eventually time will heal things."

As per the sources, the actor only has photos of his kids and relies on other people for updates and information about them. However, the actor has continued to make efforts by planning Christmas gifts for his kids this year. He reportedly sends Christmas gifts to his kids every year and plans to do the same this year as well. Pitt and his girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, are reportedly already looking for and buying gifts for the kids.

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Meanwhile, his kids have continued to legally drop Pitt from their names. Most recently, Zahara legally dropped Pitt from her name.

Five of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s six children have decided to drop their father’s last name. Pax, 22, is the only one who has held on to Pitt’s surname so far and has not filed for a legal name change. Sources told InTouch that this has been a hope for Pitt.

"The fact that Pax has kept his surname is another little bright spot for him," the source claimed. "They aren't speaking, but Brad still takes some comfort in that."

Shiloh Jolie is the first of the siblings and the former couple’s biological child to legally drop her father’s last name. Maddox, whom Jolie adopted in 2002, also followed suit. Zahara became the third child to drop the name, and most recently, Vivienne filed a request to remove Pitt from her name.

Knox has yet to request a legal name change. However, the teenager reportedly goes by 'Jolie' on his high school diploma. But amid the ongoing family tensions, Brad Pitt remains hopeful that he will be able to reconnect with his children one day.

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