A federal judge in Washington, D.C., orders the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd roughly $250,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs after ruling against the arts center in a related dispute.
The case centers on Redd backing out of a Christmas Eve concert that he was scheduled to host and perform. The dispute follows the Kennedy Center’s decision to add President Donald Trump’s name to the organization’s facade, which Redd opposed. Multiple outlets report that the Kennedy Center had sued Redd after he withdrew from the planned performance, but the court finds the organization’s claim unsuccessful.
NBC News and other outlets describe the award as $250,000. Variety and Deadline report a figure around $252,000, characterizing it as fees and costs. The outlets also frame the ruling as a consequence of the Kennedy Center’s unsuccessful attempt to pursue Redd through litigation over his cancellation of the concert after the rebranding.
