…The renaming of the #KennedyCenter prompted a lawsuit from Rep #JoyceBeatty, Democrat of Ohio, correctly asserting that an act of #Congress is required to change the name.

In 1964, Congress designated the center as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated a year earlier. It opened in 1971 with the premiere performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” which was commissioned by Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

#law #Congress #Trump #vanity #narcissism #jackass

Good luck with that

#KennedyCenter Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician #ChuckRedd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board ILLEGALLY added #Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

#law #Congress #vanity #narcissism #jackass
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/kennedy-center-concert-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

…The renaming of the #KennedyCenter prompted a lawsuit from Rep #JoyceBeatty, Democrat of Ohio, correctly asserting that an act of #Congress is required to change the name.

In 1964, Congress designated the center as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated a year earlier. It opened in 1971 with the premiere performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” which was commissioned by Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

#law #Congress #Trump #vanity #narcissism #jackass

The letter was sent Friday, according to the #KennedyCenter, which provided a copy to The New York Times. The Associated Press previously reported on the letter.

Mr. Redd did not immediately reply to a request for comment Friday night.

Until this year, the Kennedy Center was governed by a bipartisan board, but #Trump fired all trustees who were appointed by Democrats.

#law #Congress #vanity #narcissism #jackass

“Your decision to withdraw at the last moment — explicitly in response to the Center’s recent renaming, which honors President Trump’s extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure — is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution,” Grenell ridiculously wrote.

He added, “This is your official notice that we will seek $1 million in damages from you for this political stunt.”

#law #Congress #Trump #vanity #narcissism #jackass

Redd had hosted the show for nearly 2 decades. But he said he would not hold the concert after the members of the center’s board of trustees, handpicked by #Trump, voted to change the name — though it is not in their power to do so.

Grenell, whom Trump appointed to lead the #KennedyCenter as part of his 2nd-term takeover of the institution, asserted that Redd had engaged in “sad bullying tactics employed by certain elements on the left.” [who is the bully?]

#law #vanity #narcissism #jackass

The leader of the John F. #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts in Washington has sent a letter threatening litigation against a musician who canceled an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the institution.

#RichardGrenell, the Kennedy Center’s president, sent the letter after the musician, #ChuckRedd, canceled the concert in protest of the site’s “new” name, the Trump-Kennedy Center.

#law #Congress #Trump #vanity #narcissism #jackass

Good luck with that

#KennedyCenter Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician #ChuckRedd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board ILLEGALLY added #Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

#law #Congress #vanity #narcissism #jackass
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/kennedy-center-concert-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share