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Judge awards $252,480 to musician who canceled Kennedy Center performance

a man plays the vibraphone
Chuck Redd plays the vibraphone at Side Door Cabaret at the Palladium Theatre in July 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. Photograph: Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Wire/Shutterstock

A superior court judge in Washington DC has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay more than $250,000 to a musician who canceled a performance at the arts center after the White House announced that Donald Trump’s name would be added to the venue.

Judge Tanya Jones Bosier ordered the Kennedy Center on Monday to pay $252,479.70 in legal fees and costs to attorneys for musician Chuck Redd within 45 days.

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