Kennedy Center seeks $1m from musician who cancelled after Trump name added to venue

Drummer Chuck Redd reportedly called off his Christmas Eve performance after a vote by the board to rename the site.

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Chuck Redd called off his Christmas Eve performance, which he has hosted annually since 2006, citing a vote by the board to rename the site the Trump Kennedy Center.

The centre's president Richard Grenell wrote in a letter that the cancellation was a "political stunt" and "has cost us considerably". Redd did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Shortly after taking office, Trump fired several of the board members and replaced them with allies, who then voted to make Trump chairman of the board.

Grenell wrote in his letter to Redd that his no-show was "classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution".