Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay $250K after performer canceled show over Trump name
TL;DR
A Washington, DC judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd more than $250,000 in legal fees after Redd canceled his Christmas Eve show in protest of the center’s decision to add Donald Trump’s name to the building; the court dismissed the center’s breach-of-contract claim for lack of a signed agreement, and the center said it will appeal as Trump’s name was removed from the exterior and other artists had pulled out in the wake of the rename.
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- Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 to performer who canceled show over addition of Trump’s name CNN
- Judge Awards $250,000 to Musician Who Fled Trump-Led Kennedy Center Gig The New York Times
- Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest NPR
- Kennedy Center must pay over $250,000 to artist who opposed Trump name change The Washington Post
- Kennedy Center to Cover $250,000 Legal Fees of Jazz Musician Who Protested Trump Takeover Yahoo
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