Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation has struck a $20.5 million settlement with owners of post-Hurricane Katrina homes the actor's foundation initially built and sold to affected families below cost but ultimately drew attention for the homes' poor conditions after the families moved in.The settlement calls for Global Green, an environmental non-profit organization that was not part of the 2018 class action lawsuit, to foot the bill on behalf of Pitt's foundation.
The preliminary settlement agreement — which still requires the court to sign off on — will aim to resolve outstanding issues in the litigation over homes Make It Right developed in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Global Green will fund a program to rectify defects in the homes and resolve the litigation. «I am incredibly grateful for Global Green’s willingness to step up and provide this important support for the Lower Ninth families,» Pitt said. «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.»Pitt and Global Green's connection goes as far back as 2006.
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