Brad Pitt’s estranged son Knox may be keeping his distance from Hollywood royalty, but in downtown LA this week, he proved he’s definitely his father’s kid – channeling one of Pitt’s most iconic roles.
The 17-year-old nepo baby, born during Pitt’s 12-year relationship with Angelina Jolie alongside twin sister Vivienne and older sister Shiloh, 19, threw himself into a brutal martial arts fight, giving full Fight Club vibes.
A Muay Thai enthusiast, Knox has recently been spotted training and competing in tournaments, and on Friday he showed off his battle-ready physique, channeling Pitt’s Tyler Durden from the 1999 classic.
As he squared off against his opponent in the packed club, Knox took a few hits but stayed composed, landing his own blows with precision in the sweaty, chaotic bout.
For someone so young, he moved like a seasoned fighter, ducking, weaving, and delivering kicks and punches with the confidence of a veteran.
The outing comes just days after Knox joined Jolie and his older siblings – Pax, 22, Maddox, 24, and Zahara, 21, celebrating her graduation at Spelman College – though there was no sign of Pitt himself.
Brad Pitt’s estranged son Knox proved he’s definitely his father’s kid – channeling Pitt’s Fight Club role during a marital arts battle in LA on Friday
As he squared off against his opponent in the packed club, Knox took a few hits but stayed composed
At the ceremony, Knox seemed to channel his father again, sporting dark hair with frosted blond tips reminiscent of Pitt’s signature 90s style.
In an apparent dig at Pitt, Zahara’s name was read at the ceremony as Zahara Marley Jolie, rather than as the hyphenated Jolie-Pitt.
She appeared to publicly remove Pitt’s last name for the first time in her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority initiation ceremony in late 2023.
Pitt and Jolie 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 also now goes by Shiloh Nouvel Jolie as she filed paperwork to legally remove her estranged dad’s surname from her own when she turned 18 in the summer of 2024.
Then, in February, Maddox dropped Pitt from his professional credits as he appeared as Maddox Jolie in the production notes for the film Couture and screenings of the movie Maria.
A Muay Thai enthusiast, Knox stripped down to show off his battle-ready physique, looking every inch the spitting image of Pitt’s Tyler Durden from the 1999 film
In May 2024, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie, not Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, on the playbill for The Outsiders, the Broadway musical.
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,’ he told ET. ‘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,’ he added. ‘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.
For someone so young, he moved like a seasoned fighter, ducking, weaving, and delivering kicks and punches with the confidence of a veteran.
Knox was welcomed during Pitt’s 12-year relationship with Angelina Jolie alongside twin sister Vivienne and older sister Shiloh, 19; Above, pictured 2015
Pax, Jolie, Zahara and Maddox in New York in September 2024
‘Brad honestly considers his relationship with Pax unfixable,’ they added.
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.’
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