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3 hours ago
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Britney Spears Performs Off-Key Prince Cover In Messy Mansion Video, Sparking Concern
Britney Spears is making headlines again after sharing a bizarre new video, sparking more concerns about her health. The pop icon attempted to cover Prince's classic "Kiss" from inside her chaotic mansion, but her off-key vocals and strange delivery quickly set off alarm bells. Surrounded by clutter and dressed in a revealing outfit, Spears seemed unaware of how unsettling the performance appeared. The clip has sparked a flood of concern online, with many questioning what is going on behind the scenes. Britney Spears Flaunts Her Raw Vocals In New Video On August 19, Spears took to Instagram to share her raw vocals with her 41.8 million followers. The Princess of Pop posted a video that featured her singing a cover of Prince's song "Kiss" in her mansion. In the clip, Spears donned a brown crop top featuring polka dot designs and a plunging neckline. She paired it with white mini-shorts and black knee-high boots. The 43-year-old appeared to be having so much fun while singing the lyrics, although her tone appeared off-key at some moments. At one point in the video, Spears could be heard singing "I don't know who I am, oh, oh," while adjusting an ample ring light next to her camera. The messy living room, from scattered belongings to her puppy ambling through, added to the unfiltered feel of the clip. In the caption, the "Gimme More" singer praised herself, revealing that she sounded good behind the lens. "PSS Wise a**es, I do know who I am !!! I have eight different languages written on my neck ... these are my pjs, but I put these boots on to play with lighting ... not the most elegant look, but hey!!!," she added. Britney Spears Stuns Fans Again With Another Singing Video Another video shared hours later featured Spears in the same clothing. In the clip, the star traded her usual risqué dancing for an unexpected singing moment, belting out a tune while tidying up her home. Instead of twirls and sultry poses, Spears stood in her living room, microphone-free, letting her voice carry through the clip. "Messing around with lighting and cleaning my house like no tomorrow," she captioned the post. The performance wasn't smooth, and her voice wavered off-key at times, but she seemed to be enjoying herself while messing with her blonde hair. Spears Suffers A Wardrobe Malfunction The singing videos follow a wardrobe malfunction incident that Britney Spears suffered in an Instagram video shared on August 13. In the clip, the singer danced in a shiny gold mini dress and high heels while moving to Janet Jackson's song "Any Time, Any Place." She flipped her long blond hair, twirled, and showed off several dance moves, but at one point her dress slipped and briefly exposed her nipples. Spears quickly attempted to cover herself with her hands, but the moment was still caught on camera. Instead of deleting the clip, she creatively covered the mishap with yellow flower emojis and left the comments disabled. The video was captionless, leaving the moment's impact and rawness fully exposed. Britney Spears Claims She Has Adopted A Child Meanwhile, fans are still talking about Spears after she shockingly posted a video announcing that she had adopted a baby girl. In the July 12 clip, the pop star danced in a pink bodysuit and hinted at moving to Italy in her caption. "I want to let you guys know I adopted a beautiful baby girl!!! Her name is Lennon London Spears…Lennon today had a beautiful dress," she wrote. However, reports quickly confirmed that the claim wasn't true. TMZ explained that Spears had neither adopted a child nor a pet, and that the post was likely a joke. Viewers also noticed that the baby carrier in the background belonged to her collection of lifelike dolls, not a real infant. Fans React To Spears's Adoption Claims After Britney Spears' post, fans were divided over her claim. Some social media users speculated that the child might not be real at all, suggesting instead that Spears could be holding a hyperrealistic reborn doll, which are often used by people coping with loss or infertility. Per The Blast, one skeptical fan commented, "I don't know how adoption works in the US, but I don't think Britney is capable of caring for a child. It must be a lifelike doll she bought." Others, however, offered sympathy and support, pointing to her history with forced birth control and her past miscarriage. Many felt she deserved happiness after what she had endured. One user shared, "I feel bad that she was forced to have an IUD and was robbed of a lot of kids. Then she gets preggo and has a miscarriage. I feel so bad for her, so I am so happy she has a baby girl now." Solve the daily Crossword
Perth Now
8 hours ago
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- Perth Now
Britney Spears sparks concern with video dancing in messy house
Britney Spears has sparked concern from fans after showing her messy house on social media. The Toxic hitmaker, 43, has shared another video of herself dancing in her home, but some fans noticed what appeared to be dog poo on the floor behind her, along with other clutter. In the video shared on Monday (18.08.25), she can be heard since her own version of Prince song Kiss as she dances in her pyjamas, which were made up for a brown polka dot bralette and mini white shorts. A puppy can be seen in the background, and at one point she sings: "I don't know who I am, oh, oh." In the caption, she quipped: 'I would say, Julia Roberts singing Prince's 'Kiss' off key a touch, but I sounded really good behind the lens lol!!! "PSS Wise a**es, I do know who I am !!! "I have eight different languages written on my neck... these are my pjs, but I put these boots on to play with lighting ... not the most elegant look but hey!!! (sic)" In another video, Britney revealed she was in the middle of cleaning her house but took a quick break. She wrote: "Messing around with lighting and cleaning my house like no tomorrow,' the star wrote in the caption." Some people are concerned by the video, which had comments disabled but was shared by a fan on X. Echoing another user, a fan asked: "Is that dog poop on the floor?!" In the comments on TMZ, one reader simply wrote: "Poor thing." Another person suggested she "needs help", while a third said: "You can't help but feel sorry for her." In June, Britney's Instagram account - which has become her sole method of communicating with fans after the conservatorship that had been governed by her immediate family was terminated in November 2021 - was deactivated after a rant about two of her former partners. Days earlier, the Oops! I Did It Again singer posted a scathing attack on two of the men she dated in the past. Britney was initially married to childhood friend Jason Alexander for a period of 55 hours in 2004 and was then married to Kevin Federline from 2004 until 2007 but was then married to Sam Asghari from 2022 until 2024. Without naming anyone, she wrote: "I dated two f****** complete a**holes. 'I realized I loved their dogs more than them and I think it's because their dogs bowed to me every time I entered the room!!!" The Baby One More Time hitmaker - who has sons Sean, 19, and Jayden, 18, with her second husband - did not name either of the men in question but branded them as "cruel humans" who failed to "acknowledge" her during their time together. She added: "Now the guys were of course cruel humans that never even acknowledged and never held my hand in the car for 6 years !!! I choose animals over people anyday !!! "I'm so turned off by humanity and the way people have literally … I have no words !!!"
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
From anti-vax stances to vile rants and violent acts: Why these A-listers were BANNED from stepping foot into Australia - as Snoop Dogg is allowed back in for AFL Grand Final gig
Aussie fans of Snoop Dogg rejoiced on Tuesday when it was announced that the iconic rapper would be headlining the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne in 2025. Snoop, who has become globally renowned for hits such as Drop It Like It's Hot and Sensual Seduction, is set to perform to a crowd of 100,000 at the MCG on 27 September later this year. 'It's an absolute honour to be hitting the stage at the AFL Grand Final — it's one of the biggest events on the Aussie calendar,' he said of his much-anticipated gig, which has seen the likes of Katy Perry and Kiss take to the stage. 'Can't wait to bring the energy and celebrate with the fans.' However, many may not remember the musician was once banned from entering Australia after he did not meet the visa character requirements. In 2007, the 53-year-old star was preparing to perform at the MTV Australian Music Video Awards in Sydney when he was denied entry. Snoop was prohibited from visiting the country after he was convicted of drug and firearms offences in the US. In April 2007, he pleaded no contest to gun and drug charges in a Los Angeles court and was sentenced to five years' probation and 800 hours of community service. However, Snoop's multiple run-ins with the law started long before. Soon after graduating high school in 1989, Snoop was arrested for possession of cocaine and a year later convicted of felony possession of drugs and possession with the intention of sale, according to The Age. The publication reports that between the late 90s and mid 2000s Snoop was arrested a number of times, mostly for drug and firearm possession. Thanks to Snoop's 2007 legal dramas, Australia ultimately decided to deny him a visa and entry into the country. The ban was lifted a year later, and the star went on to perform a number of iconic gigs across the country, including his I Wanna Thank Me tour in 2023 and his headlining performance at Big Day Out festival in 2014. However, it calls into question: who else has had a hard time visiting Aussie shores? Kanye West Kanye West's hopes of entering Australia went up in smoke in July as the American rapper's Aussie visa was cancelled. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed that the American rapper would be denied entry to the country after releasing a vile anti-Semitic song praising Adolf Hitler. The track, titled Heil Hitler, was dropped by the singer on May 8 and was deemed to be 'promoting Nazism'. As a result, officials revised West's 'lower-level' visa and came to the decision that it would be revoked. 'He's been coming to Australia for a long time. He's got family here and he's made a lot of offensive comments that my officials looked at again,' Burke told the ABC. 'Once he released the Heil Hitler song, he no longer has a valid visa in Australia. 'It wasn't a visa for the purpose of concerts. It was a lower-level and the officials still looked at the law and said, you're going to have a song and promote that sort of Nazism, we don't need that in Australia.' Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jnr was prohibited from entering Australia in 2015 after the Immigration Department refused to grant him a visa. An online petition was launched via to stop him from visiting the country because of his history of domestic violence. Mayweather was jailed in 2012 for an attack on his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris. He served two of the three-month prison sentence he was handed for a hair-pulling, arm-twisting attack on his former lover, as two of their three children watched. The petition against his possible entry, led by campaigner Angela Burrows, stated: 'His assaults are sickening to read about.' 'Allowing a chronic perpetrator of violence like Floyd Mayweather to visit Australia sends a terrifying message – that vicious, repeat abuse isn't serious.' It is believed that Mayweather is still banned from Australia. Novak Djokovic was deported from Melbourne on the eve of the 2022 Australian Open after breaching Australia's COVID-19 rules. During a time when non-vaccinated people were prevented from entering Australia, the government ruled his medical exemption to the vaccine invalid and his visa was cancelled. The Serbian tennis champion spent 11 days unsuccessfully battling to maintain his visa and the controversial court decision sparked fury among his fans. Deportation from Australia means visitors are automatically barred from entering the country for three years. Former Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews - who was a key figure in imposing the ban - said at the time that the government should abide by the rules and not review his case. 'It would be a slap in the face for those people in Australia who did the right thing... if all of a sudden, Novak Djokovic is allowed back into the country, simply because he is a high-ranking tennis player with many millions of dollars,' she told the ABC. Despite this, the ruling was eventually overturned and Djokovic appeared at the beloved Aussie tennis tournament the following year. Skepta - real name Joseph Junior Adenuga - was initially banned from entering Australia after punching a man in a Melbourne nightclub in 2016. The UK rapper pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury, however no conviction was reported at the time, according to BuzzFeed. The publication claimed he was fined $2,500 and ordered to pay $10,000 to the victim. After failing the immigration character test, Skepta's touring company appealed the decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. During the appeal, Skepta alleged that he had 'grown as a person both emotionally and spiritually' since the incident. The tribunal also heard that the man who Skepta hurt in 2016 accepted an invitation to attend his concert, as well as the opportunity to meet and greet with the rapper so that Skepta could formally apologise in person. In 2018, just two weeks before he was set to play shows across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, the ban was overturned.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Who gets Kennedy Center Honors under Trump? Here are three likely picks.
Of the more than 2,000 events that take place each year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, one looms above all the others: the Kennedy Center Honors. One of the center's largest fundraisers, the annual black-tie gala and television broadcast is a magnet for A-listers and prominent Washingtonians. Earning the honors can be a major career highlight. Since taking over the Kennedy Center in February, President Donald Trump has vowed to put his mark on the honors — and changes are underway. The Kennedy Center has seriously considered several names to receive this year's honors, including country music legend George Strait, glam-metal icons Kiss and the English actor Michael Crawford, according to several current and former employees with knowledge of the center's plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss them publicly. The picks have to agree to receive the prize, and it was unclear which, if any, of these names had made the final list. But on Tuesday the Kennedy Center offered some clues in an Instagram caption: 'a country music icon, an Englishman, a New York City Rock band, a dance Queen and a multi-billion dollar Actor walk into the Kennedy Center Opera House….' Trump plans to announce the picks at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, he wrote: 'GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS. They will be announced Wednesday. Tremendous work is being done, and money being spent, on bringing it back to the absolute TOP LEVEL of luxury, glamour, and entertainment. It had fallen on hard times, physically, BUT WILL SOON BE MAKING A MAJOR COMEBACK!!! President DJT.' Many Kennedy Center staffers were caught off-guard by Trump's unexpected announcement that he would reveal the honorees on Wednesday. The Kennedy Center did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday afternoon, nor did representatives for Strait, Kiss and Crawford. Each year, five individuals or groups are honored by the Kennedy Center and government officials for their lifelong contributions to the arts in a multiday event that concludes with a ceremony where fellow artists toast them with speeches, songs, videos and performances. Last year's honorees included Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt and the Grateful Dead. The show is later broadcast on CBS. In past years, a committee that includes previous honorees and prominent members of the arts community selected recipients in May or early June and publicly announced them in mid-July. Taking issue with the honors, Trump said at a Kennedy Center board meeting in March: 'We'll go slightly more conservative, if you don't mind, with some of the people. There are people out there that would not be considered that are much bigger stars than the ones that were being honored.' It is unclear who was tasked with selecting this year's honorees. The list of potential honorees wouldn't feel out of place at many honors, which have spotlighted luminaries across artistic disciplines. Strait, for example, would not be the first country star to receive the honors, nor Kiss the first '70s rock band. At the same time, Trump is known to be a fan of the musical 'The Phantom of Opera,' the title role of which was originated by Crawford. During the board meeting in March, Trump suggested that the center widen the field of potential honorees to both non-artists and deceased icons. He floated Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth and suggested expanding the honors to include politicians, executives and athletes. Trump also railed against previous Kennedy Center Honors during the meeting, saying: 'In the past, I mean, these are radical left lunatics that have been chosen. I didn't like it. I couldn't watch it. And the host was always terrible.' Beyond the talent, some changes appear to be in store. The weekend usually consists of a medallion ceremony with a dinner at the State Department, a reception at the White House and the honors gala itself. This year, the medallion ceremony, usually presided over by the secretary of state, may be moved to the White House, according to one staffer with knowledge of the center's plans. The medallions themselves may look different, as the center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company to redesign them. The most recent design of the medal depicted President Kennedy on one side and the building on the other, with a rainbow-colored ribbon meant to represent different artistic skills and talents. Tiffany did not respond to a request for comment. Done+Dusted, the production company that produced the last several Kennedy Center Honors (as well as recent Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the center's other big televised event) has severed ties with the center for Honors. It is unclear if the company will produce the Twain Prize again. Matthew Winer, the center's internal executive producer of the honors, has resigned from the center along with Emeline Carlisle, the producer and honoree manager. The Kennedy Center's contract with CBS to broadcast the honors expires after this year. Ever since the Kennedy Center began awarding honors in 1978, only one president went an entire term without attending the ceremony: Trump. He initially pulled out of participating in 2017 after Norman Lear, who was receiving the accolade, vowed to skip the portion that takes place at the White House to protest Trump. Many Kennedy Center staff members speculate that it was this slight that motivated Trump to take over the center in his second term after previously not showing much interest in it. The Kennedy Center is independent of the federal government, although it is partially funded by taxpayers and the president appoints much of its board of trustees. In February, Trump fired trustees who had been appointed by President Joe Biden and replaced them with his own picks. This year will mark the first honors that Trump has participated in. Will the new Kennedy Center leadership be up to the task? The first test came in late March, a little more than a month after Trump's takeover, when Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — after being offered it by the previous leadership. During his speech, O'Brien specifically thanked 'the people who invited me here,' naming former chairman David Rubenstein and former president Deborah Rutter, both of whom were ousted in February. The show itself proceeded as usual, though nearly every performer made jabs at the center's new leadership. Will Ferrell joked, 'I'm supposed to be shutting down the Department of Education.' John Mulaney said the Kennedy Center would be renamed the 'Roy Cohn Pavilion of Big Strong Men who Love 'Cats.'' Sarah Silverman addressed O'Brien: 'I really miss the days when you were America's only orange a--hole.' The Twain is a big deal, but it's small compared with the honors. And the current management may be less willing to let the people onstage take potshots at the new board chair. One person with extensive knowledge of how the honors operate, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, called it a 'a massive exercise' that 'requires massive buy-in from the performing arts community.' The person stressed the unusual challenge the honors' organizers will face this year. It doesn't just require five worthy acts to agree to appear, but many more stars, who pay tribute to the honorees during long segments. Last year, the two-and-a-half-hour show featured more than 70 performers, including Queen Latifah, David Letterman, Robert De Niro, Dave Chappelle, Sheryl Crow, Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese. The current mood surrounding the Kennedy Center might complicate assembling such a production. Is it still possible to put on a show with so many artists — including the folks behind 'Hamilton,' who previously received the honors, and stars like Issa Rae — boycotting the center? Trump is now closely associated with the Kennedy Center, so potential performers might weigh their desire to appear there against the president's policies and statements. With his statement about the 'TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER' on Tuesday, Trump encouraged this connection, as have Republicans in Congress, who have proposed renaming the Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump and, in the case of Rep. Bob Onder (R-Missouri), the entire arts center after the president. 'It seems to me that its credibility amongst the performing arts community is definitely much more controversial than it has been in previous years, and I'm really nervous about what the process of both selecting nominees and booking the show will be,' the person familiar with honors operations said. 'It's much bigger than getting five people to accept the honor,' this person said. It's about getting 80 or so to honor them. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more
President Donald Trump announced the recipients of the 48th Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday — the first class of honorees since he took over the arts complex this year — and a major change to the ceremony: He'll be the host. Speaking from the center's Hall of Nations, Trump revealed the 2025 honorees by unveiling five portraits draped in velvet. The group: glam metal band Kiss, Broadway and West End star Michael Crawford, country music legend George Strait, actor Sylvester Stallone and singer Gloria Gaynor. Actor Tom Cruise was offered the honors but declined because of scheduling conflicts, according to several current and former Kennedy Center employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss event plans. A spokesperson for Cruise declined to comment. Before naming the honorees, Trump said he always wanted the award himself but 'was never able to get one.' 'I waited and waited and waited, and I said, 'The hell with it, I'll become chairman and I'll give myself an honor,'' he said, drawing chuckles from a crowd that included Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and members of the White House staff. '... Next year, we'll honor Trump, okay?' The choices may surprise some Trump critics. When Trump took over the Kennedy Center, an overworked joke circulated on social media. Here is political analyst Larry Sabato's version: 'Can you imagine forthcoming Kennedy Center Honors for Lee Greenwood, The Village People, and Kid Rock? Inevitable with Trump as Chair. Prepare your stomach.' It certainly seemed as if Trump had major plans in store for the honorees. At a board meeting in March, Trump said: 'We'll go slightly more conservative, if you don't mind, with some of the people. There are people out there that would not be considered that are much bigger stars than the ones that were being honored.' He even suggested offering honors to deceased icons and widening the scope of possible recipients to include athletes, business luminaries and politicians. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Trump's class of honorees is how comfortably it fits with those that came before it. A-list actor? Check. Aging rock band? Check. Broadway star? Check. (The Washington Post previously reported that the center was 'seriously' considering Strait, Crawford and Kiss.) Trump said he was 'very involved' in selecting the 2025 honorees and turned down names he didn't approve of. 'I would say I was about 98 percent involved. They all went through me,' he said. '... I had a couple of wokesters. Now, we have great people. This is very different than it used to be, very different.' Not all of the artists have supported Trump, including the face — that is, the tongue — of Kiss. Bassist Gene Simmons, whom Trump fired during the first season of 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' backed Trump during his first term — but soon changed his tune. 'Look what that gentleman did to this country and the polarization — got all the cockroaches to rise to the top,' Simmons told Spin of Trump in 2022. 'Once upon a time, you were embarrassed to be publicly racist and out there with conspiracy theories. Now it's all out in the open because he allowed it.' 'I don't think he's a Republican or a Democrat,' Simmons added of the president. 'He's out for himself, any way you can get there. And in the last election, over 70 million people bought it hook, line and sinker.' Simmons's bandmate Paul Stanley appears to have had a more favorable view of Trump. Days after the 2024 election, Stanley wrote on X: 'IT'S OVER. If your candidate lost, it's time to learn from it, accept it and try to understand why. There will be no building bridges to those you don't agree with by being condescending, insulting, talking AT them or removing yourself.' Gaynor, a Grammy Award-winning singer from New Jersey, rose to fame during the disco era of the 1970s. While she isn't known to be political, her hit song 'I Will Survive' has become an anthem for marginalized groups — particularly within the LGBTQ+ community — and was named to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2015. If Trump's personal tastes align with any of the picks, it would be Crawford. Trump is famously a fan of 1980s Broadway hits, particularly 'The Phantom of the Opera,' the title role of which Crawford originated. Trump would often play songs from the musical at his rallies. Stallone, though, has emerged as a prominent Trump booster. In November, the Rocky actor gave a warmup speech for Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where Stallone described him as the 'second George Washington,' called him a 'mythical character' and compared him to Rocky Balboa. In January, as president-elect, Trump named Stallone — along with Mel Gibson and Jon Voight — as 'Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,' and tasked them with 'bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!' Strait, meanwhile, is a country legend — a genre that soundtracks many red states — but he has long kept fairly mum on his political leanings. The ceremony will take place Dec. 7 and will later be broadcast on CBS. During the news conference, Trump spoke about an array of topics, including crime, his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the landscape of D.C. 'We're going to make it so beautiful again,' he said of the city whose police he has placed under federal control. '... When you look at the parks where the grass is old, tired, exhausted. We're going to redo the grass with the finest grasses. I know a lot about grass because I own a lot of golf courses.' He also made unsubstantiated claims that, since becoming chairman of the Kennedy Center, 'we have completely reversed the decline of this cherished national institution.' 'We ended the woke political programming, and we're restoring the Kennedy Center as the premier venue for performing arts anywhere in the country,' Trump said. 'Anywhere in the world.' As of earlier this summer, subscriptions to the center's programming were down from last year, and several artists have boycotted the center. Trump said of the columns supporting the center, 'When you see them the next time, they'll be magnificent,' before praising the 'bones' of the building. Outside the center Wednesday, about a dozen demonstrators gathered with signs and bullhorns to protest Trump's involvement in the arts. Since returning to office in January, the president has targeted prominent arts and cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. There will be potential changes to the honors, according to the current and former employees. The center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company about redesigning the medallions, which have traditionally depicted President John F. Kennedy on one side and the building on the other, with a rainbow-colored ribbon meant to represent different artistic skills and talents. The annual dinner at the State Department may be moved to the White House. The White House and Tiffany did not respond to requests for comment. Meanwhile, Done+Dusted, the production company that produced the past several Kennedy Center Honors (as well as recent Mark Twain Prizes for American Humor, the center's other big televised event), pulled out of producing this year's honors. Matthew Winer, the center's internal executive producer of the honors, has resigned from the center, along with Emeline Carlisle, the producer and honoree manager. Even in less tumultuous years, the Kennedy Center Honors are a complex, logistical undertaking. The show usually consists of 70 or more other artists celebrating the honorees. Last year, the 2½-hour show featured Queen Latifah, David Letterman, Robert De Niro, Dave Chappelle, Sheryl Crow, Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese, many of whom are outspoken Trump critics. With so many performers avoiding the center, who will be there on the actual night? It might be where Lee Greenwood, the Village People and Kid Rock come in.
