Kennedy Center demands Redd pay

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🎓 Pádua Fernandes	31%	6	7.6%
🎓 Daxton R. Stewart	20%	9	6.0%
🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	6%	31	3.3%
🎓 Brooke Harrington	7%	19	3.1%
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NPR

@npr.org

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

n.pr

December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Rosemary A. Joyce

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🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	14%	17	5.8%
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Ann Telnaes

@anntelnaes.bsky.social

"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

www.npr.org

December 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM

by Michael D. McDonald

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Michael McDonald

@electproject.bsky.social

It will be funny when the Kennedy Center has to assert that Chuck Redd's contract is with the still same-named Kennedy Center

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest

www.independent.co.uk

December 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Reposted by Pádua Fernandes, David R. Miller, Jonathan M. Gilligan

11%

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Law 41%, Political science 27%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 14%

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🎓 David R. Miller	6%	21	2.7%
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Don Moynihan

@donmoyn.bsky.social

To recap:
*The Trump administration illegally renamed the Kennedy Center. They broke the law.
*Now they are suing a guy who refused to perform because of the name change for $1 million.

NPR @npr.org · 17h

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

n.pr

December 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM

by Daxton R. Stewart

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Chip Stewart

@medialawprof.bsky.social

My usual reminder that “we’re gonna file a lawsuit” isn’t news. That’s a press release. “We filed a lawsuit and here’s the complaint” is news.

NPR @npr.org · 17h

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

n.pr

December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer, Timothy D. McBride

3%

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🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	6%	31	3.3%
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Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Next year's artists signed contracts to perform at "The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts." Since a venue with that name no longer exists, and one with a very division name many artists would not wish to be associated with does, they should be able to get out of their contracts.

December 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM

by Brooke Harrington

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Brooke Harrington

@ebharrington.bsky.social

SCOTUS ruled bakers can refuse to make wedding cakes for gay couples; will they back POTUS suing someone who refuses to provide services for him?

NPR @npr.org · 17h

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

n.pr

December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM

by Jonathan Wolff

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Jo Wolff

@jowolff.bsky.social

Oh grow up.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

The leader of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has sent a letter threatening litigation against a musician who canceled an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert in protest of the site’s new name.

Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

nyti.ms

December 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM

by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

A more accurate headline would be that Donald Trump is pursuing legal action.

NPR @npr.org · 17h

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

n.pr

December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet, Margot C. Finn, Anna O. Law

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🎓 Margot C. Finn	12%	17	4.9%
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Kathleen Bachynski

@bachynski.bsky.social

Amazing: “But the Kennedy Center is not the current owner of trumpkennedycenter.org or trumpkennedycenter.com — because back in August, comedy writer Toby Morton registered those two domain names, expecting Trump and his allies to add Trump’s name to the D.C. landmark.”

Comedy Writer Bought ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Domain Names, Anticipating President Would Rename Institution After Himself: ‘Satire Became Unavoidable’

In August, former 'South Park' writer Toby Morton registered 'TrumpKennedyCenter' domain names, anticipating that Trump would add his name to the D.C. landmark.

variety.com

December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer

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Live 5 News

@live5news.com

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building #usnews

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

The center's president called the decision "classic intolerance" and threatened to seek $1 million in damages.

www.live5news.com

December 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

The leader of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has sent a letter threatening litigation against a musician who canceled an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert in protest of the site’s new name.

Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

nyti.ms

December 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

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Musicology Duck

@musicologyduck.bsky.social

I know it's all just bullying.....but hypothetically, if the Kennedy Center were in any way, shape or form setting things up so that the cancellation of a single free jazz concert in a 500-seater can cause them a million dollars in damages, they are fucking things up on an unimaginable level

December 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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The Independent

@the-independent.com

Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest

www.independent.co.uk

December 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM

Reposted by Nicola Giocoli

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by David Lay Williams

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David Lay Williams

@laywilliams.bsky.social

The administration is suing a professional jazz musician . . . for $1 million. Maybe Miles Davis was a millionaire? The rest of millionaire jazz musicians can be counted on one hand. Maybe they'll confiscate his piano in their effort to "defend the arts"?

Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

www.nytimes.com

December 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Radio Free America

@radiofreeflorida.bsky.social

Trump controlled non-profit demands $1million from artist who refuses to support them breaking the law.

Good luck with that.

Editor’s Note: The law establishing the Kennedy Center explicitly prohibits its board from adding someone else’s name to the exterior of the center.

#RadioFreeAmerica