Ron Dyck

“The Trump Kennedy Center filed this lawsuit to send a message to anyone who dares to publicly disagree with the decisions of those in power”

#SLAPP #ChillingEffects

Musician asks for suit dismissed after Kennedy Center performance canned https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/musician-who-cancelled-kennedy-center-holiday-performance-asks-for-suit-to-be-dismissed/

Musician who cancelled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissed

Chuck Redd, the musician who cancelled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump’s influence over the venue, is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit the performing arts institution brought against him.

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Show threadDaarin13h ago
@dyckron huh? Do I get this right? There was no by the artist signed contract, but the venue sued for breach of contract? Which contract?
Show threadRon Dyck13h ago

@daarin

"In a motion filed in D.C. Superior Court on Friday, lawyers for Redd said the breach of contract suit should be dismissed because he wasn’t contractually obligated to perform. The motion included the contract provided by the Kennedy Center, which the artist never signed."

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It's just brute intimidation, I think!