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Kennedy Center President Demands $1M from Musician Who Canceled Christmas Eve Show Over Donald Trump Venue Rename
Headline from People, on the newest of 2 developments
The Kennedy Center's president is demanding $1 million in damages from Chuck Redd, the jazz musician who canceled his Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the venue after the site was renamed the Trump Kennedy Center.
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The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said he called off the performance after the White House announced Donald Trump’s name would be added to the facility.
The host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance canceled Wednesday’s concert, citing the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President Donald Trump.
The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance. Redd withdrew after the White House announced President Donald Trump's name would be added to the venue.
Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center, said the organization will seek $1 million in damages from jazz musician Chuck Redd after Redd abruptly canceled this year's Christmas Eve concert in protest of the center's renaming to 'The Donald J. Trump and The John F.
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell criticized jazz musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve show after the venue was renamed to include President Donald Trump's name.
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC, arts venue.
Trump Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell is filing a lawsuit against a jazz musician who abruptly canceled this year's annual "Christmas Eve Jazz Jam" due to Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). | Entertainment
The jazz musician who abruptly backed out of hosting a Christmas Eve concert at the Trump-Kennedy Center will face a $1 million lawsuit for the “political stunt,” the head of the performing arts venue revealed Friday.
Trump Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell is filing a lawsuit against a jazz musician who abruptly canceled this year's annual "Christmas Eve Jazz Jam" due to Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). | Entertainment
The Kennedy Center's president is demanding $1 million in damages from Chuck Redd, the jazz musician who canceled his Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the venue after the site was renamed the Trump Kennedy Center.
Trump's Kennedy Center president is slamming jazz artist Chuck Redd for pulling out of the annual Christmas Eve concert in the wake of the venue's controversial renaming: 'We will seek $1 million in damages.'
