Brad Pitt won an Oscar and is currently the main actor in the hit Hollywood movie Bullet Train. According to Screen Rant, this new movie can help the actor earn 20 million USD, enriching his net worth which is currently at 300 million USD…

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Brad Pitt’s income not only comes from acting in movies, he also makes money from his wine farm business and advertising contracts with Cadillac, Chanel, Heineken, Tag Heuer, DeLonghi… The British press believes that Pitt “Nothing but money” when he bought a World War II-era Supermarine Spitfire plane for $3 million after filming the movie Fury. Most recently, Brad Pitt bought an old house worth $40 million built on a cliff in Carmel, California.

Brad Pitt is always admired for spending a lot of his fortune on charity, from sending goods to people’s homes to donating millions of dollars to foundations. When Hurricane Katrina in 2005 severely affected the lives and activities of people in the New Orleans area, Brad Pitt founded the non-profit charity fund “Make It Right” with the aim of building low-cost houses to sell to the public. New Orleans residents, helping them resettle after their homes were destroyed by the super storm.

This fund has built and sold about 150 houses for only $150,000 each. These houses, in addition to being cheap, also have special design criteria, bright colors, environmentally friendly and durable. Brad Pitt not only raised funds for charity, but also invited famous architects to design and visit people in areas affected by natural disasters. That means, he spends his time – which is very valuable for superstars with busy schedules – into this volunteer work.

The non-profit charitable foundation “Make It Right” has built about 150 low-cost houses for sale to New Orleans citizens.

14 architectural firms were selected to participate in the project. They started work in June 2007. The idea of using solar energy for this residential area was first proposed by Brad Pitt. He believes that in the future, about 40 – 50% of residential areas in the world will use this type of energy. The houses are all designed as “stilt houses”, an ideal solution to avoid storms and floods in the future.

However, after more than 10 years, a few New Orleans residents sued “Make It Right”. They claim that the charity sold them houses that were defective and not built properly. They accused the charity of breach of contract and fraud by using cheap, rotten wood without warning buyers. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs said houses that deteriorate quickly cause problems for homeowners who have mortgages on properties whose values have dropped precipitously. “We have to sue so that ‘Make It Right’ does the right thing as its name suggests,” the lawyer affirmed.

Facing accusations with real evidence, Brad Pitt’s “Make It Right” foundation was forced to pay 20.5 million USD in compensation. Although only six homeowners officially sued, the fund will compensate all households in the Lower Ninth Ward (New Orleans) $25,000, unless they refuse. This money is used to repair houses that were built in the original project. The payment and distribution of the $20.5 million will be assigned to the nonprofit Global Green, an organization dedicated to addressing environmental issues.

People simultaneously accused Brad Pitt and his foundation of committing fraud in construction, affecting people’s quality of life, and using money ineffectively.

In a statement dated August 18, 2022, Brad Pitt said: “Hopefully this agreement will allow everyone to continue to seek opportunities to strengthen this proud community into the future.” However, Until now, many months after the negotiations, the case has not ended, when Global Green intends to withdraw and not continue to pay on behalf of Brad Pitt’s fund.

Director of the Global Green organization – Mr. Bill Bridges said that the organization did not continue to pay on behalf of the Make It Right fund not because it could not raise money, but because of the scandals in the private lives of Brad Pitt and his ex-wife – Angelina Jolie. affects the calling of individuals and organizations who want to support. In addition, Mr. Bill Bridges said that the organization really wants to “replace” Brad Pitt, however, they cannot manage quickly in the current difficult economic situation.

The debt of 20.5 million USD is still “frozen”. Brad Pitt’s representative denied some accusations from Global Green about the actor’s unwillingness to support, or personal noises affecting public affairs. This person said that when establishing the fund, Brad Pitt donated 6 million USD for house construction, and did his best. Currently, Brad Pitt and the “Make It Right” fund only hope that the Global Green organization will respect the commitments previously made.

Brad Pitt has long been famous as a philanthropist. The actor has donated part of his wealth and status to support many different charitable activities. With his former partner Angelina Jolie, he traveled to Pakistan in November 2005 to witness the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Kashmir. In May 2007, the couple made a significant donation to three humanitarian organizations providing aid to Chad and Darfur in response to the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Brad Pitt has been donating and delivering food and groceries to low-income families in Los Angeles.

Thanks to his meaningful work, Newsweek once recognized the actor as one of the “15 people who made America great” for his role in raising awareness of humanitarian activities in Africa. Even though those non-profit efforts have spanned many years, Brad Pitt still makes sure that he helps those in need to the best of his ability. In 2020, Brad Pitt transported and distributed food and groceries to low-income families in Los Angeles.

Recently, an old neighbor revealed that Brad Pitt loves helping those around him in his personal life. One of the properties that Brad Pitt bought was originally owned by a widower in his 90s. Therefore, the actor let his neighbor live here for free until he died at the age of 105.

Previously, at the end of March 2023, TMZ reported that actor Brad Pitt successfully sold his villa worth 39 million USD in Los Angeles. The World War Z movie star sold the real estate that used to be his and his ex-wife’s home to move to the coastal city of Carmel in Northern California. He seems to be thinking about “retiring” after selling most of his shares in production company Plan B Entertainment.

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