# Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kennedy-center-must-pay-250000-in-legal-fees-to-musician-who-canceled-in-protest/
- Published: 2026-08-11T20:23:07+00:00
- Original publisher: NPR (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5928311/chuck-redd-kennedy-center
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Politics

## Summary

Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

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