Judge Awards $250,000 to Musician Who Fled Trump-Led Kennedy Center Gig
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A judge ordered the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay musician Chuck Redd over $250,000 in legal fees after dismissing the center's lawsuit against him.
- Chuck Redd canceled a Christmas Eve jazz concert in protest of President Trump's name being added to the center's facade, citing discomfort with the association.
- The center's then-president, Richard Grenell, threatened to sue Redd for $1 million, calling the cancellation a "political stunt."
- The Kennedy Center filed a lawsuit accusing Redd of breaching his contract, but the case was ultimately dismissed.
