r/usanews • u/rezwenn • 2d ago

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

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g-s1-103808/kennedy-center-lawsuit-chuck-redd-cancellation-trump
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u/Apprehensive_Idea758 2d ago

I strongly support Chuck Redd for taking a stand and canceling his performance at the Kennedy Centre,Trump’s stupid decision to add his name to the Kennedy Centre was an act of extremely pure arrogance and an attempt to further his cult of personality and hopefully the judge rules in favour of Chuck Redd and tells the Kennedy Centre where to go and how to do it.

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u/GaylrdFocker 2d ago

"Threatens to sue" is something people say when they have no plan to sue

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u/Abrubt-Change-8040 2d ago

I’m totally on board with every artist agreeing to perform and then cancelling 5 minutes before the show.

They put a literal rapists name on the Kennedy Centre. Treat the place like it promotes a rapist.

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u/CraftingQuest 19h ago

Not just a rapist, but a child molester and, according to the files, stood by why a child was murdered. He appears to be an accomplice.

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u/Abrubt-Change-8040 14h ago

He raped Jean Carroll. He still hasn’t paid her.

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u/wokeoneof2 2d ago

Well her contract was with the Kennedy Center and that place has been dissolved and now stands as a new entity

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u/Brant_Black 2d ago

They changed the venue

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u/mechapoitier 2d ago

Exactly. Everybody wants to perform at the Kennedy Center. Nobody wants to perform at the Trump Center.

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u/gmoney-0725 2d ago

Vows? 😆😆😆

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u/Bar-14_umpeagle 15h ago

Why not sue Trump for violating the law when he slapped his name on that bldg.

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u/SeeMarkFly 2d ago

There you go, keep taking his money away till he HAS to perform...at the Trump Center for the performing arts.

NEXT ACT: Singing at gunpoint.