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

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The Kennedy Center must pay over $250,000 in legal fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd. Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest the addition of President Donald Trump's name to the performing arts venue. The Kennedy Center had previously sued Redd for backing out of the gig, but D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier dismissed the lawsuit in June. The court order now requires the organization to cover the musician's legal expenses.
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