Brad Pitt foundation to pay $20.5m to owners of faulty post-Katrina houses

On Tuesday, 13 years after Hurricane Katrina victims started moving into the homes, a settlement was reached that will pay $20.5m on behalf of Pitt to homeowners whose properties began to deteriorate almost as soon as they bought them

The residents filed the lawsuit against Pitt and his charity, Make it Right, in 2018, after the now defunct charity ignored their complaints and then vanished as the houses continued to decay.

Representatives for Brad Pitt, Make It Right, and Global Green could not be immediately reached for comment.

Austin said that despite years of anguish, many of the homeowners have never stopped admiring the actor.