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Jazz Musician Faces $1M Threat Over Concert Cancellation

12/31/2025

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Grenell Threatens Redd

Richard Grenell, president of the Kennedy Center, threatened jazz musician Chuck Redd with $1 million in damages after Redd canceled his Christmas Eve concert protesting the renaming to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Redd hosted the Christmas Eve concert for two decades before withdrawing due to the renaming.
Rep. Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit alleging renaming violates rules requiring an act to rename the Kennedy Center.

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Bolger Charged Threatening

Scott Allen Bolger, 33, was detained by a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia.
Bolger is charged with threatening to kill Richard Grenell, a Trump ally and Kennedy Center President.
Bolger allegedly sent threats via Google Voice and lied to federal officers about his identity.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick noted the seriousness of threats against public figures and an uptick in political violence.

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Grenell Threatens Redd

Richard Grenell, president of the Kennedy Center, threatened jazz musician Chuck Redd with $1 million in damages after Redd canceled his Christmas Eve concert protesting the renaming to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Redd hosted the Christmas Eve concert for two decades before withdrawing due to the renaming.
Rep. Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit alleging renaming violates rules requiring an act to rename the Kennedy Center.

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