Brad Pitt and his Make It Light Foundation were sued in 2018 for $20.5 million over the cheap home they builtin New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in. did.
The interim settlement, which requires judge approval, will be funded by environmental nonprofit Global Green, and has agreed to cover settlements that correct housing deficiencies.
According to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate, the 107 homeowners in the program are each eligible to receive $25,000 in reimbursement for previous repairs.
"Lower Global is very appreciative of his green willingness to provide this vital support to his Ninth family," Pitt said in a statement Thursday.
Issues around these homes and those in need We are very fortunate to have Global Green's generous and continued commitment to help address the challenges faced by society.With this agreement, everyone will see other opportunities to continue strengthening this proud community in the future. I hope you will be able to point "
The occupants of a home built by the Make It Light Foundation accused the Oscar winner and his fellow of faulty design and construction practices, breach of contract, and fraud. I sued.
Actors are the face of the organization and have raised millions of dollars in funding. To build homes that sold for about $150,000 per contributed home, he delegated day-to-day responsibility to the foundation and when Make It Right proved unable to maintain the defective homes. I just returned to help with . escalated into litigation.
"They believed in Brad Pitt. They believed in a dream where he sold them...Unfortunately all they got was a bunch of broken promises... Live in a rotten house that should be demolished and started over." Class Action Attorney Ron Austin Ashley Banfield of NewsNation in February told.
Pitt was earlier, his
"Brad was a co-founder but had not been on the board of directors for many years," one source said. A source previously told Page Six. "When problems arose, he promised to help fix them."
