BRAD PITT HITS NOLA WITH ELLEN AND PORTIA AHEAD OF HIS STAR-STUDDED CHARITY GALA

Brad Pitt's Make It Right was the focus of attention during an afternoon in New Orleans yesterday. He checked in on some of the organization's architecture projects in the city's lower 9th ward along with pal Elle DeGeneres. Later in the evening, Brad and Ellen met up with her wife Portia de Rossi for dinner at Tonique Bar. It was just announced that Brad will host a charity gala to benefit Make It Right. He and Ellen are co-hosting the event at NOLA's Hyatt Regency tonight, and celeb guests like Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Sean Penn, and Blake Lively are expected. Rihanna and Kanye West are slated to perform. There is even afterparty planned, with Aziz Ansari emceeing performances from Seal and Lil Wayne.