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Kennedy Center President Threatens $1 Million Lawsuit Against Jazz Musician Who Canceled Christmas Eve Concert Over 'Trump Kennedy Center' Name Ch

by Todd Spangler

Ambassador Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center, said the organization will seek $1 million in damages from noted jazz musician Chuck Redd after Redd abruptly canceled this year's free Christmas Eve concert in protest of the center's renaming to "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the […]

SOURCE: Variety at 7:49am on December 27, 2025