Jolie drops battle over Shiloh perfume

Angelina Jolie has dropped her legal battle with a perfume-maker who planned to give her new fragrance the same name as the star's daughter Shiloh.

The actress filed a note with the US Patent and Trademark Office in January after discovering Israeli/French perfume-maker Symine Salimpour was naming her newest scent Shiloh.

Salimpour was shocked, claiming she was inspired by Shiloh's Hebrew meaning "his gift" and not Jolie and partner Brad Pitt's 13-month-old daughter.

The Washington Post now claims the legal challenge has been dropped and Salimpour can go ahead - and she has vowed to donate 5% of the perfume's profits to an Israeli non profit organisation that provides medical and educational services for disabled children.

She told the newspaper: "I was so scared. I mean, c'mon, who wouldn't be? In Hebrew, Shiloh means 'his gift.' And I will use the perfume to give something back to the children of Israel and the Middle East."