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Kennedy Center President Faces Backlash Over Controversial Seat Reservations
9/26/2025
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- Rick Grenell, Kennedy Center interim president, faced backlash for reserving seats for gay conservatives who disrupted a Sept. 18 concert.
- The Log Cabin Republicans coordinated attendance to support the disruption.
- Williams said she was uncomfortable and criticized Grenell, attributing reputational harm to the Trump administration.
- Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center’s new programming are slipping.
