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Bijou Phillips Files to Remove Danny Masterson’s Surname From Daughter’s Legal Name

A judge must now decide, with the request evaluated under standards focused on the child’s welfare.

Overview

  • Court documents show Phillips filed on Oct. 24 to change her 11-year-old’s name from Fianna Francis Masterson to Fianna Francis Phillips.
  • The petition remains pending judicial approval, and court records also mark both parents as legally single.
  • Phillips previously secured full legal and physical custody, while Masterson sought visitation rights.
  • Masterson is incarcerated at North Kern State Prison serving a 30-years-to-life sentence after a 2023 rape conviction, and he filed an appeal in December 2024.
  • TMZ first reported the filing, which was corroborated by documents reviewed by outlets including PEOPLE and Us Weekly.