US EditionKennedy Center Seeks $1 Million After Musician Cancels Over Trump Name Addition
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell claims Chuck Redd's cancellation cost the nonprofit $1 million and labels it a political stunt after Trump’s name was added to the venue.
- Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell demanded $1 million in damages after Chuck Redd canceled his Christmas Eve performance, citing the board’s decision to rename the center, as reported by The Associated Press.
- The Trump-appointed board of trustees voted last week to rename the center, and crews added Trump's name earlier this year, following a board overhaul.
- Chuck Redd, jazz drummer and vibraphonist, canceled his annual Jazz Jams after seeing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' name change online and on the building.
- Under a 1964 federal statute designating the center as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, Rep. Joyce Beatty filed suit Monday arguing the renaming requires congressional approval, while Kennedy family members condemned the move.
- Amid recent cancellations and declining viewership, the White House and Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell defended the name change by citing $1 million in support, despite at least 20 productions canceled.
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One News PageKennedy Center chief threatens legal action over canceled Christmas concert
The leader of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has sent a letter threatening litigation against a musician who canceled an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the institution.
We’ll sue musician over ‘political stunt’ Christmas Eve * WorldNetDaily * by Wallace White, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link The Kennedy Center, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (White House photo) The president of the Kennedy Center intends to seek $1 million in damages from a jazz musician who abruptly cancelled a scheduled performance over the iconic D.C. performing arts center’s rebranding to include President Donald Trump’s name. Ambassador Richard Grenell sent a letter to
Washington's Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell has lashed out at jazz musician Chuck Redd, who decided to cancel his regular appearance at a Christmas concert in response to the center's name change to include US President Donald Trump. Grenell said it was a political ploy and vowed to seek $1 million in damages.
In the U.S., the Trump-Kennedy-Center demands compensation from jazz musician and moderator Chuck Redd for his rejection of the traditional Christmas concert.
Chuck Redd Pulled a Political Stunt & Discovers the Price to Be Paid
Jazz musician Chuck Redd abruptly backed out of hosting a Christmas Eve concert at the Trump-Kennedy Center he had hosted since 2006. He decided to cause the administration embarrassment over the renaming of the Kennedy Center. Redd now faces a $1 million lawsuit for the “political stunt,” the head of the performing arts venue Ric […] The post Chuck Redd Pulled a Political Stunt & Discovers the Price to Be Paid appeared first on www.independent…
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