This year's Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Washington's downtown arena, not the riverfront building that's been at the center of a legal fight over adding President Donald Trump's name to the building.
Capital One Arena is set to host the 49th annual awards, a Kennedy Center spokesperson said Friday. Few other details were immediately available, and an explanation for the change wasn't given.
Last month, the center's board voted to close the iconic performing arts venue after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning Trump's name to the building. Trump has claimed the center needs safety repairs, which he says will only happen if his name is added.
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