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Kennedy Center Pays Jazz Artist After Trump Name Controversy | US News
Jazz legend Chuck Redd just pocketed over $250,000 in legal fees after the Kennedy Center tried to sue him for backing out of a Christmas Eve gig — all because they controversially renamed themselves after Donald Trump. Redd refused, calling it “defiant and illegal,” and while the center claimed breach of contract and invoked a morals clause, the judge sided with Redd, citing the Anti-SLAPP Act and noting he never signed the agreement. The court also dismissed the original lawsuit back in June. Now, the Kennedy Center has 45 days to pay up — or face the music — as Redd’s lawyer calls the…
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