2026-08-12T14:37:54.320Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡安妮塔·艾耶
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更新于美国东部时间2026年8月12日上午10:50
发布于美国东部时间2026年8月12日上午10:37
2026年6月28日，在联邦法官下令移除华盛顿特区约翰·肯尼迪纪念中心外的美国总统唐纳德·特朗普姓名后，一块防水布遮盖了该建筑外立面。
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华盛顿特区一名法官已下令肯尼迪艺术中心向一名爵士艺术家支付法律费用，此前这家演艺机构因该表演者在演出场地名称中被附加特朗普总统姓名后取消演出而起诉他。
周一，坦尼娅·M·琼斯·博西尔法官判给取消了该中心圣诞夜演出的表演者查克·雷德逾25万美元，并要求肯尼迪艺术中心在45天内完成付款。
雷德的辩护律师之一丽莎·班克斯在一份声明中告诉CNN：“受特朗普操控的肯尼迪中心试图通过对爵士音乐家查克·雷德提起毫无根据的诉讼，压制人们对其非法更名的反对。法院正确驳回了这起违约诉讼，认定不存在合同和损害赔偿，且对雷德先生的起诉是基于其受保护的反对立场。”
肯尼迪艺术中心的一名发言人表示，该机构打算对这一判决提起上诉。
肯尼迪艺术中心于今年3月起诉雷德，称其在演出前不到一周因抗议特朗普任命的董事会投票决定在建筑名称中加入总统姓名而取消演出，违反了合同。
“由于被告雷德的不当行为，该中心被迫在最后一刻取消了圣诞夜爵士乐即兴演奏会，使数百名公众无法观看中心举办的圣诞音乐会，并给中心造成了声誉、营销和演出筹备方面的损失，”该中心的一名律师在诉讼中辩称。
今年6月，由前总统乔·拜登任命的琼斯·博西尔法官驳回了这起诉讼，认定该中心“未能提出有效的违约索赔”，因为雷德在取消演出前从未签署过相关协议。
当月晚些时候，经过多轮法律交锋，特朗普的姓名被从该建筑外立面和其官方网站上移除。
2023年2月2日周四，史蒂夫·华盛顿三重奏乐队在北卡罗来纳州威尔明顿的巴拉斯酒店拉开了第43届北卡罗来纳爵士音乐节的帷幕。
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雷德主持这场假日爵士音乐会已有近二十年时间，去年12月董事会做出更名决定后，他告诉CNN，他“对此次更名感到难过”。
雷德退出演出后，时任肯尼迪艺术中心主席理查德·格伦奈尔给他写了一封信，严厉批评他的决定。
“你在最后一刻退出的决定——明确是为了回应中心近期的更名，这一名誉是为了表彰特朗普总统为拯救这一国宝所做出的非凡努力——是典型的偏执，而且给一家非营利艺术机构造成了巨大损失，”长期担任特朗普亲信的格伦奈尔写道。格伦奈尔于今年3月被免去该中心负责人职务。
CNN此前曾报道，该建筑更名后，包括爵士乐队“库克尔斯”、纽约舞蹈团道格·瓦罗内舞团以及民谣创作歌手克里斯蒂·李在内的多位艺术家都取消了原定演出。该中心在假日季的门票销量也出现下滑。
CNN的阿丽娜·法亚兹和派珀·哈德佩斯·布莱克本对本文亦有贡献。
Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 to performer who canceled show over addition of Trump’s name
2026-08-12T14:37:54.320Z / CNN
By Kaanita Iyer
Updated 1 hr 9 min ago
Updated Aug 12, 2026, 10:50 AM ET
PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center following a federal judge’s order to remove US President Donald Trump’s name from the institution in Washington, D.C. on June 28.
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A Washington, DC, judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a jazz artist’s legal fees after the performing arts institution sued him for canceling his performance over the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the venue.
On Monday, Judge Tanya M. Jones Bosier awarded performer Chuck Redd — who canceled his Christmas Eve show at the center — more than $250,000 and gave the Kennedy Center 45 days to make the payment.
Lisa Banks, one of Redd’s attorneys, told CNN in a statement, “The Trump-controlled Kennedy Center tried to silence opposition to its illegal name change by filing a meritless lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd. The court rightly dismissed that breach of contract lawsuit, finding there was no contract and no damages, and was brought against Mr. Redd based on his protected opposition.”
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center said the institution intends to appeal the decision.
The Kennedy Center sued Redd in March, arguing that he breached his contract when he canceled his performance less than a week before the show in protest of Trump’s handpicked board voting to rename the building to include the president’s name.
“As a result of Defendant Redd’s malfeasance, the Center was forced to cancel the Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the last minute, depriving hundreds of members of the public the Christmas Concert offered by the Center, and causing the Center reputational, marketing, and concert preparation damages,” a lawyer for the center argued in the lawsuit.
In June, Judge Jones Bosier, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the center failed “to state a valid breach of contract claim” as Redd never signed an agreement prior to his cancelation.
Later that month, after a legal back-and-forth, Trump’s name was removed from the exterior of the building and its website.
The Steve Washington Trio kicked off the 43rd Annual North Carolina Jazz Festival Thursday Feb. 2, 2023 in Wilmington, N.C. at the Hotel Ballast.
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Redd, who has hosted the holiday jazz concert for nearly two decades, told CNN in December following the board’s move that he “was saddened to see this name change.”
After Redd’s exit, then-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell wrote him a letter that sharply criticized his decision.
“Your decision to withdraw at the last moment—explicitly in response to the Center’s recent renaming, which honors President Trump’s extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure—is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution,” Grenell, a longtime Trump confidant, wrote. Grenell was replaced as the head of the institution in March.
CNN previously reported that following the renaming of the building, several artists pulled out of shows, including the jazz group the Cookers, New York City-based dance company Doug Varone and Dancers and Kristy Lee, a folk singer-songwriter. The center also faced lagging ticket sales during the holiday season.
CNN’s Aleena Fayaz and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn contributed to this report.
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