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Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest

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Summary

Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

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<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5616x3744+0+0/resize/5616x3744!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2Ffe%2Fd0bc4fb3415aba0561dbc8624876%2Fgettyimages-2289384671.jpg' alt='Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, as seen from the Washington Monument, on Aug. 10.'/>Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

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