- Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation have reached a $20.5 million settlement with 107 New Orleans residents.
- the residents sued actor’s foundation over defective homes
- I am incredibly grateful for Global Green’s willingness to step up and provide this important support for the Lower Ninth families, said the actor
Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation have reached a $20.5 million settlement with 107 New Orleans residents, who sued the Oscar-winning actor’s foundation over defective homes – they built for them in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2018.The environmental group Global Green has agreed to pay for the preliminary settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge.
Residents of the scheme will be eligible to a reimbursement of $25,000 for home renovations, with the remaining cash being divided among them according to the condition of their homes.
“I am incredibly grateful for Global Green’s willingness to step up and provide this important support for the Lower Ninth families,” said the Bullet Train star in a statement Thursday.
“We collaborated in the early days post-Katrina and we are very fortunate to have Global Green’s generous continuing commitment to help address the challenges around these homes and others in need. Hopefully this agreement will allow everyone to look ahead to other opportunities to continue to strengthen this proud community in the future,” he added.
The Fury star, 58, started the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 in an effort to aid in the environmentally friendly rebuilding of the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the area in 2005, when more than 1,800 people died.
