The head of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has demanded $1m (£740,000) in damages from a musician who cancelled a concert after President Donald Trump's name was added to the venue.
Chuck Redd called off his Christmas Eve performance, which he has hosted annually since 2006, citing a vote by the board to rename the site the Trump Kennedy Center.
In his letter, Richard Grenell, said the cancellation was a "political stunt" and "has cost us considerably". Redd did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shortly after taking office, Trump fired a number of the centre's board members, and replaced them with allies, who then voted to make Trump chairman of the board.
Grenell, the Trump Kennedy Center president, wrote in his letter to Redd that his no-show "is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution".
