CNN is facing backlash after falsely reporting that cast members of Les Misérables would boycott opening night at the Kennedy Center because of President Donald Trump’s attendance. Former Ambassador Ric Grenell, now head of the Kennedy Center, condemned the outlet as “sick and manipulative” for promoting what he called a baseless, politically charged narrative.
Broadway actress Patti LuPone ignited a firestorm of backlash this week after she declared the Trump-led Kennedy Center “should get blown up,” reacting to sweeping changes made by President Donald Trump to the nation’s premier performing arts venue.
Internal documents reveal that former executives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts allegedly fabricated financial records to conceal deficit spending.
Kennedy Center Director Richard Grenell has publicly criticized members of the touring cast of Les Misérables for planning to boycott a June 11 performance at the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend.
Kennedy Center President and Interim Executive Director Richard Grenell has publicly refuted an Associated Press (AP) report alleging that the venue canceled a week's worth of Pride-related events. Grenell asserted that no events were canceled by the Kennedy Center, emphasizing that organizers independently chose to relocate their programs.
Tavis Forsyth, a contract employee at the Kennedy Center, was fired on Thursday after posting a nude protest video on YouTube opposing changes at the center under President Donald Trump’s leadership. Forsyth, 32, who identifies as queer and uses "they/them" pronouns, created a 35-minute spoken-word poem in which they criticized the alleged banning of drag performers at the venue.
