Musician who canceled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissed
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Musician Chuck Redd is seeking dismissal of a breach of contract lawsuit filed by the Kennedy Center after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance in protest of President Trump's influence over the venue.
- Redd's lawyers argue the lawsuit should be dismissed because he never signed the contract and claim the suit is an attempt to intimidate artists who publicly disagree with those in power.
- Redd canceled his performance after the Kennedy Center's Trump-appointed board voted to add the president's name to the facility, a decision he opposed.
- The Kennedy Center's then-president Richard Grenell condemned Redd's cancellation and threatened $1 million in damages, leading to the lawsuit filed in March.
- Grenell recently left his post and was replaced by Matt Floca, while the Kennedy Center is set to close for renovations later this summer.
