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Malia Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, has adopted a new name “Malia Ann” as she premiered her first movie as a director, “The Heart,” at the Sundance Film Festival.


Malia Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, has adopted a new name “Malia Ann” as she premiered her first movie as a director, “The Heart,” at the Sundance Film Festival.

Malia Obama, born on July 4, 1998, now chooses to be called Malia Ann.

Her middle name is chosen in honor of her paternal grandmother mother, who died in 1995 at the age of 52 from ovarian cancer.

Malia focuses to become a screenwriter with a degree majoring in Visual and Environmental Studies from the prestigious Harvard University in USA.

Malia directed and wrote the script for her movie, “The Heart“. It was written in her new name, Malia Ann.

The movie was first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in early February, 2024.


As a member of the writing team for the Amazon Prime show “Swarm,” which debuted in 2021, Malia’s first step into the movie business. With Rory Culkin and Billie Eilish in the group, “Swarm” was a good start to her career.

https://reportafrique.com/entertainment/malia-obama-adopts-new-name-launches-her-first-movie/

That's oyibo for you

She for disown her papa.Na this yeye man ban free American visa for African countries.If not na there I for dey hustle.

One thing i noticed about the kids of these overly woked parents is they always have issues am talking mental issues, i mean depression and stuffs over there its like cough if someone sneeze u can catch it unlike here in Africa

Obainoman6:
One thing i noticed about the kids of these overly woked parents is they always have issues am talking mental issues, i mean depression and stuffs over there its like cough if someone sneeze u can catch it unlike here in Africa

Who told you that we don't have mental issues here in Africa?

More of a pseudonym than a name change.

Hian. This is exactly what happens when you give kids too much freedom.

Hmmmm

Imagine the child of a successful man doing this to her father......Even people like some of us wey their papa no even send their face self no fit try this kind play .....

Na once your papa go summon you to family meeting and na better big fine dem go take stone you...

I wish to be addressed as Chiiraq Tilumbu.

She didn't drop the name. It is just going to be her work name.

Nicholas Cage did the same thing because he wanted to be recognised in the industry by merit, and not by family connections to F.F Coppola. Malia wants to be recognised through the works of her own hands and not because she is related to a famous father.

Chicagograduate:
She for disown her papa.Na this yeye man ban free American visa for African countries.If not na there I for dey hustle.

No, probably does not want to be compared to daddy and mummy all the time

Steven King, the horror novelist, has a son who also writes novels. The son goes by a different name because he doesn't want people comparing him to daddy and he wants to be judged on his own merits as a writer. He has collaborated with his dad, so nothing like disowning

Obainoman6:
One thing i noticed about the kids of these overly woked parents is they always have issues am talking mental issues, i mean depression and stuffs over there its like cough if someone sneeze u can catch it unlike here in Africa

And you think people living in Africa are normal?

That's their way works for them but you see those our people that will try to replicate oyibos culture here that's pure madness

She's a woman, whether now or later the name will still be changed if she eventually marry

Octopusssy:
She didn't drop the name. It is just going to be her work name

pen name or not, whatever happens to sticking with her original name, when the whole world, even ISIS and AL Queda know who she is?

This is more like a pen name for her craft, not a name change.

It’s a cycle
Her father did all the work for her and now it’s her life, her decision, her enjoyment, at the end her kids will bear the pain.

She might have her reason for doing that. The problem with celebrities ehe cause I work with 1 they don't like calling there surname which them use know am, them no dey get the freedom to do and undo as we normal human do have. Or it might be the recognition they use to get is too much on them so they will like to shared some weight by removing there surname or any popular name them take know them.

She is always looking funny. Too much freedom ehn na problem.

mrBlunt:
This is more like a pen name for her craft, not a name change.

Exactly, she wants to be assessed on her merits and not as the daughter of a former president

Na her problem be thar

Why all the sharp American guys no see this Obama daughters and get them out of the market?

Hmmm

Old and stale News

Omo ale jakujaku..

nicholas cage is actually Nicolas Kim Coppola, nephew of francis ford copolla

not all nepo Babies want to ride all the way on their parent/family names

https://www.boredpanda.com/celebrities-changed-names-avoid-nepotism-baby-title/

Angelina Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voight
Emilio Estevez is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen.

i suspect it is some right wing fktards who decided to make a big deal out of nothing to prove some silly points

That is decision

People are already drinking pandol for someone's headache.

She just wanted to create a path for herself. The name "Obama" does come with its own pressure. Many people that didn't like her fathers politically views might take their frustrations on her..

Wahala

meobizy:
More of a pseudonym than a name change.

A sensible person. It is just a pen name.
Even James Hadley Chase wasn't a James.