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Kennedy Center ordered to pay $250K to performer who canceled show over Trump's name

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A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz artist more than $250,000 after he canceled his performance over the addition of President Trump's name to the venue.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge finds Kennedy Center owes musician $250,000 in legal fees (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    A sign is seen outside of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 6, 2026 in Washington.

  2. Deadline

    Kennedy Center Ordered To Pay Jazz Musician Chuck Redd More Than $250,000 In Legal Dispute Over His Opposition To Trump Renaming (opens Deadline)

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    The Kennedy Center is being ordered to pay more than $250,000 in attorneys fees and costs to jazz musician Chuck Redd, who was sued after he backed out of a performance when Donald Trump’s name was added to the arts institution. D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya M.

  3. Variety

    Kennedy Center Ordered to Pay $250,000 to Jazz Musician It Unsuccessfully Sued for Backing Out of Concert After Trump Rebranding (opens Variety)

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    A judge has ruled that the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. must pay a jazz musician $252,000 in legal fees and costs, following the organization’s unsuccessful lawsuit against him for pulling out of a concert in the wake of a rebranding to include Donald J. Trump’s name.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Kennedy Center must pay over $250,000 to artist who opposed Trump name change (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz musician who pulled out of a performance after the venue’s board voted to rename the building for President Donald Trump.

  5. Forbes

    Kennedy Center Must Pay More Than $250,000 To Musician Who Canceled Over Trump Renaming (opens Forbes)

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    The Kennedy Center owes more than $250,000 to a jazz musician who canceled a gig in protest of the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts venue.

  6. Rolling Stone

    Kennedy Center to Cover $250,000 Legal Fees of Jazz Musician Who Protested Trump Takeover (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The organization tried to sue Chuck Redd for backing out of an annual Christmas eve gig, but a judge dismissed the suit in June

  7. The Hill

    Kennedy Center must pay legal fees to jazz musician who canceled Christmas Eve show (opens The Hill)

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    A judge issued a Monday order requiring the Kennedy Center to pay the legal fees of Chuck Redd, a jazz musician who dropped out of his annual Christmas Eve show last year following President Trump’s overhaul of the performing arts venue. D.C.

  8. NPR

    Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest (opens NPR)

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    Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

  9. HuffPost

    Judge Orders Kennedy Center To Pay Musician Who Canceled Show Over Trump Name Change (opens HuffPost)

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    The center attempted to sue the artist earlier this year for violating their contract, but the suit was dismissed in June.

  10. Breitbart News

    Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Pay Musician Chuck Redd $250,000 Over Canceled Concert (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Joe Biden-appointed judge in D.C. has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz musician a $250,000 fee after the organization tried to sue him for cancelling his concert because he opposes President Donald Trump.

  11. BizPac Review

    Biden judge orders Kennedy Center to cough up 250K to musician who called off Christmas Eve show to protest Trump (opens BizPac Review)

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    A musician who backed out of a traditional holiday concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in an anti-Trump snit was rewarded more […]

  12. Washington Examiner

    Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd after musician canceled concert to protest Trump (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay over $250,000 in legal fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled his Christmas concert in protest of President Donald Trump. Redd canceled the annual Christmas Eve performance he hosted at the cultural center in December after nearly 20 years, after…

  13. Local News 8

    Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 to performer who canceled show over addition of Trump’s name (opens Local News 8)

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    By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz artist’s legal fees after the performing arts institution sued him for canceling his performance over the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the venue. On Monday, Judge Tanya M.

  14. WMUR

    Kennedy Center ordered to pay $250K to performer who canceled show over Trump's name (opens WMUR)

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    A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz artist more than $250,000 after he canceled his performance over the addition of President Trump's name to the venue.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Judge awards $250,000 to musician who fled Trump-led Kennedy Center gig (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The musician, Chuck Redd, had canceled a Christmas Eve jazz concert shortly after the president’s name was installed on the center’s marble facade.

  16. The Guardian

    Judge awards $252,480 to musician who canceled Kennedy Center performance (opens The Guardian)

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    Kennedy Center had sued Chuck Redd for canceling Christmas Eve concert after Trump renamed institution A superior court judge in Washington DC has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay more than $250,000 to a musician who canceled a performance at the arts center after the White House announced that Don…

  17. Washington Times

    Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay musician Chuck Redd $252,000 in fees (opens Washington Times)

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    A D.C. judge has ordered the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay more than $252K in attorneys' fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd after his lawyers successfully argued that the center's breach-of-contract lawsuit targeted his protected speech over the venue's attempted name change.

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