In the mid-’90s, Lisa Bonet had her legal name changed to Lilakoi Moon. Bonet’s decision was influenced by her desire to guard her privacy, per Emerge Magazine (via the Orlando Sentinel). Given her and Kravitz’s star power at the time, her sensitivity to public attention makes sense. During an interview with Net-A-Porter, Bonet talked about dealing with invasive fans during her pregnancy with her oldest child, Zoe Kravitz. “People were falling off roofs trying to get pictures,” shared Bonet. According to The Buffalo News, the “Angel Heart” star changed her name just eight months after she pulled the plug on her marriage — on April 14, 1993. She cited “irreconcilable differences.”
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Years earlier, Bonet revealed that she never wanted to be a famous actor at all. “Actually, someone sent me to an acting class because I was bored with my life.” Bonet shared with The Washington Post. “I had absolutely, really, no interest in being an actor, because I was very shy.” Unfortunately, it appears that Bonet’s decision to change her name backfired, as the new name definitely piqued the curiosity of her fans. So what exactly does Lilakoi Moon mean? Bonet has never explained. However, she once shared with People that she landed on the name “to honor my personal life outside of” her career. Fittingly, Bonet only uses Lilakoi Moon amongst her close friends and family.
