Kennedy Center Loses Lawsuit Against Defiant Musician

Monday, June 08, 2026

The D.C. Superior Court has dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit against Chuck Redd after the musician backed out of a scheduled 2025 Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center.

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A judge threw out a Kennedy Center lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a show in protest of Trump's attempt to rename it after himself, according to reports.

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-- Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 12:00 AM Â· Jun 7, 2026

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MAGATS hate free speech!

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-06-07 10:52 AM | Reply

How dare he insult the King.

Off with his head!

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-08 11:04 AM | Reply

In another ruling, the court imposed a gag order against Lee Greenwood, thus prohibiting him from performing anywhere in Washington DC...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2026-06-08 01:11 PM | Reply

Putin's noxious orange butt ----- name is removed from the Kennedy Center website.

www.nbcwashington.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-08 04:20 PM | Reply

Bowel evacuation will be named "Trumpf" in the future, so the Dotard's name will live on anyways, to wit:

"I'm gonna go take a Trumpf."

"Darn, I stepped in dog-Trumpf."

"What kind of Trumpf is this?"

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-08 04:32 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Bowel evacuation will be named "Trumpf" in the future, so the Dotard's name will live on anyways, to wit:

"I'm gonna go take a Trumpf."

"Darn, I stepped in dog-Trumpf."

"What kind of Trumpf is this?"

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-08 04:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

Wasn't "crap" named for a real person? I'm good with an update that lives on for decades.

#6 | Posted by cbob at 2026-06-08 05:56 PM | Reply

Hi CBOB:

As the indomitable Hercule Poirot would say: "Precisement, mon cher Hastings!"

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-08 06:09 PM | Reply