Posted on 03/24/2025 8:10:34 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Brad Pitt has hit a snag in the $20.5 million lawsuit against his Make it Right Project.
Pitt, 61, started the project in the wake of 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with an aim to build ecologically sustainable homes to replace the houses that were flooded.
He spent $12 million through his Make It Right Project to build 150 ecologically sustainable homes but now, nearly two decades later, those homeowners have organized a class action lawsuit against him and his non profit.
Many of the homes have developed mold problems and other serious issues.
The homeowners' legal team, Ron Austin Law, scored a huge victory with the court decreeing that Make It Right must hand over vital docs at the discovery stage.
The Sun reported that the Inglorious Basterds star has been trying to block having to face deposition, saying that it clashed with his busy movie schedule.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Those homes were meant to be a savior for the families who lost everything in the Big Easy's poorest neighborhood.
However, the homeowners' lawsuit states that many of the houses were not built properly and they've been fighting for years to make Pitt's foundation cover the cost of expensive and major repairs.
Mold?
In New Orleans?
Liberals learning that no good deed goes unpunished....
“..ecologically sustainable homes..”
‘Nuff said.
No good deed goes unpunished...............
you read my mind, no good deed goes unpunished!
ANY home in New Orleans would have mold after 20 years!!!
But reparations....
The obstinance of supposedly smart people never fails to confound me.
The science of mold in structures is not a mystery, yet here we are.
$800K per crappy home??!!
Sheesh.
So the homeowners given houses are suing his charity. Guess he’ll learn that entitled Amish will never let up in their quest for more free money.
My 1st thought as well.
Bet he won’t do that again.
Ha ha
https://www.popsci.com/science/brad-pitt-make-it-right-housing-scandal/
Brad Pitt, who took credit for launching this organization in 2007 and often served as its public face in subsequent years, was still listed as a board member as of 2018.
Pitt’s lawyers argued that he could not be sued over the housing development’s failings, but a judge ruled in 2019 that the movie star would remain a defendant because of his role as Make It Right’s founder and chief fundraiser.
Yes. Make the house out of food - like a Gingerbread House. What could possibly go wrong?
First Brad fakes being in the hospital to scam a French lady out of half a million dollars and now he’s building crummy houses .
Homeowners have complained of ‘toxic mold and high CO2 levels’ in the past, which they claim caused health issues.
high c02 levels?
I like Brad but this looks like a mess.
> Mold?
> In New Orleans?
I know! Right?
I’m no Brad Pitt fan, but these people should be thankful to have homes at all.
Ok, so they have to invest a few thousand to clear up the mold problem, but that’s a lot less than building from scratch.
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