{"id":2525358,"date":"2025-12-26T23:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T04:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenell-to-seek-1m-after-musician-canceled-show-at-kennedy-center-over-name-change\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T23:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T04:27:57","slug":"grenell-to-seek-1m-after-musician-canceled-show-at-kennedy-center-over-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenell-to-seek-1m-after-musician-canceled-show-at-kennedy-center-over-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenell to seek $1M after musician canceled show at Kennedy Center over name change"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrenell-to-seek-1m-after-musician-canceled-show-at-kennedy-center-over-name-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Richard Grenell, head of the Kennedy Center, is seeking $1 million in damages from jazz musician Chuck Redd after Redd declined too perform when the center&#8217;s name was changed to honor former president Trump. Grenell called Redd&#8217;s last\u2011minute withdrawal &#8220;classic intolerance&#8221; and said it was costly to the nonprofit; his letter was shared with the Associated Press. Redd, who had performed at the center annually as 2006, said he canceled after seeing the new name on the center&#8217;s website and building. The renaming followed a unanimous vote by the Trump\u2011appointed board and is being legally challenged by Rep.Joyce Beatty, who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >argues federal law designates<\/a> the venue as a memorial to John F. Kennedy. The center&#8217;s vice president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">public relations<\/a> responded that art should unite rather than exclude and described the &#8220;Trump Kennedy Center&#8221; as bipartisan and welcoming to all.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grenell to seek $1 million in damages after musician canceled performance over Kennedy Center name change<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2456039\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Kennedy Center head <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\">Richard Grenell<\/a> will seek $1 million in damages against musician Chuck Redd after he declined to perform at the center following its name change.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell said Redd&rsquo;s response to the Trump-Kennedy Center&rsquo;s name change is &ldquo;classic intolerance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4362447\/karoline-leavitt-announces-pregnancy-second-child\/\">Karoline Leavitt announces pregnancy with second child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4362141\/trump-isis-bad-christmas-present-nigeria-strikes\/\">Trump says ISIS &#8216;got a very bad Christmas present&#8217; with US strikes&nbsp;in Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4362050\/trump-white-house-ballroom-public-meeting\/\">Trump&#8217;s White House ballroom faces first public meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Your decision to withdraw at the last moment &mdash; explicitly in response to the Center&rsquo;s recent renaming, which honors President Trump&rsquo;s extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure &mdash; is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution,&rdquo; Grenell wrote in a letter to Redd that was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kennedy-center-jazz-jam-canceled-993fdbcbadb34da635799012e7369452\">shared<\/a> with the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Redd had performed at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\">Kennedy Center<\/a> annually since 2006, but said he canceled his concert over the name change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,&rdquo; Redd said.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center was renamed earlier this month after a unanimous vote by its Trump-appointed board. The center&rsquo;s new name is on both its website and the building itself, but it&rsquo;s unclear if the change is legal.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beatty-sues-trump-and-grenell-over-kennedy-center-name-change\/\" title=\"Beatty sues Trump and ... over ... name ...\">officio board member<\/a> at the center, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356419\/joyce-beatty-sues-trump-grenell-kennedy-center-name-change\/\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> on Dec. 22 challenging the move, arguing the board does not have the legal authority to change the center&rsquo;s name. Federal law designated the center&rsquo;s name as a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump chose Grenell to lead the Kennedy Center after he had ousted most of the previous board of trustees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361874\/kennedy-center-jazz-performance-canceled-trump-renaming-fight\/\">HOLIDAY SOUR NOTE: KENNEDY CENTER JAZZ PERFORMANCE CANCELED DUE TO TRUMP RENAMING FIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, related to much of Grenell&rsquo;s sentiment in comments to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Art is a shared cultural experience meant to unite, not exclude,&rdquo; Daravi said. &ldquo;The Trump Kennedy Center is a true bipartisan institution that welcomes artists and patrons from all backgrounds &mdash; great art transcends politics, and America&rsquo;s cultural center remains committed to presenting popular programming that inspires and resonates with all audiences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grenell sues musician for $1M over Kennedy renaming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2525359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353729162149.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6483,50057,4585],"class_list":["post-2525358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-grenell","tag-kennedy-center","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353729162149.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525358"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525362,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525358\/revisions\/2525362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2525359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}