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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.
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.
A D.C. Superior Court judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd’s legal fees totaling about $252,000 after tossing the center’s lawsuit over the board’s decision to rename the building in honor of Donald Trump; Redd, a longtime performer who opposed the name change, had pulled out of a performance when the vote occurred.
A DC federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay about $252,000 in legal fees to musician Chuck Redd after dismissing the center’s suit over his cancellation of a Christmas Eve concert prompted by the addition of Trump’s name to the building's façade; the ruling found unlawful retaliation, and the judge noted the event was free and not financially harmed by the cancellation, with the center planning to appeal.
A DC Superior Court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center’s breach-of-contract suit against jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance; the court found there was no binding contract and held the case an improper anti-SLAPP action tied to Redd’s public objection to adding Donald Trump’s name to the Center, with the dismissal granted “with prejudice.”
A federal judge in Washington dismissed the Kennedy Center’s breach-of-contract lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve concert when the board renamed the venue to include President Trump’s name, ruling the center failed to prove there was a signed contract to perform as in prior years.
A judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's breach-of-contract lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd over his canceled Christmas Eve performance, effectively ending the dispute.
Chuck Redd asks a D.C. court to dismiss the Kennedy Center's breach-of-contract suit after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance in protest of President Trump’s influence on the venue, arguing he wasn’t contractually obligated to perform since the center’s contract wasn’t signed and suggesting the suit is an intimidation tactic against dissenters amid leadership changes and renovations at the Kennedy Center.
Chuck Redd, the drummer who canceled a Kennedy Center Christmas Eve Jazz Jam in protest of President Trump’s influence, asked a D.C. Superior Court judge to dismiss the center’s breach-of-contract lawsuit, arguing there was no signed contract. The Kennedy Center asserts it could seek damages (up to $1 million) for the cancellation, while Redd’s lawyers say the suit is an intimidation tactic against artists who dissent.
The Trump-Kennedy Center plans to sue jazz musician Chuck Redd for canceling his Christmas performance in protest of the center's renaming to include President Trump's name, citing political stunt and damages, amid broader controversy over the building's name change and legal challenges.
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell threatened a $1 million lawsuit against musician Chuck Redd after Redd canceled his Christmas Eve concert in protest of the venue's renaming after Donald Trump, which violates a 1964 statute honoring JFK. The renaming and related actions have sparked legal challenges and criticism from the Kennedy family, who oppose Trump's involvement and the name change.
The Kennedy Center president demanded $1 million in damages from musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance in protest of the venue's recent renaming to include Donald Trump's name, which critics say violates the law and disrespects the center's original memorial purpose.