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    Remember after Hurricane Katrina when Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation pledged to help rebuild environmentally friendly houses in the Lower 9th ward of New Orleans? Well, it turns out those houses weren’t built all that well.

    Four years ago, residents of the newly built homes sued the superstar actor and others involved in the foundation for a breach of contract, fraud, building practices and defective design, according to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.

    Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation Must Pay Katrina Survivors $20.5 Million in Settlement

    https://www.nola.com/news/busine…

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    • Looks like Brad got scammedGnash
    • Did they make the houses out of cardboard?PhanLo
    • There are only 6 of the original 109 houses left. The construction materials were unsuitable for the local moisture heavy climate. The settlement is ...Morning_star
    • ...retrospective and awards each of the original 109 homeowners with $25k dollars for repairs.Morning_star
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