Musician awarded $252k after Kennedy Center cancellation amid Trump-name renaming flap
TL;DR
A DC Superior Court ordered the Kennedy Center to reimburse musician Chuck Redd about $252,480 in legal fees after dismissing the center’s anti-SLAPP suit over his Christmas Eve cancellation connected to the decision to add Donald Trump’s name to the building; the center plans to appeal, while a separate federal ruling had previously deemed the rename unauthorized and paused planned renovations at the venue.
- Judge awards $252,480 to musician who canceled Kennedy Center performance The Guardian
- 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
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