(NewsNation) — Former first lady Michelle Obama reportedly said she and Barack Obama respect their daughter's choice of dropping the "Obama" name for professional projects.

Malia Obama recently used her middle name, Ann, for credits in a short film she wrote and directed. The short film aired in 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Michelle Obama told Kate and Oliver Hudson on their podcast "Sibling Revelry" that their daughters "are young adult women, but they definitely went through a period in their teen years where it was the push away ... [where] you're trying to distinguish yourself."

She also said that it's important for her daughter to "feel like they've earned what they are getting in the world, and they don't want people to assume that they don't work hard, that they're just na

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