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Five of nine 'Freedom 250' artists quit within 48 hours, prompting Trump to push for its cancellation.

The president said he may instead "give a major speech," as many musical acts have announced they're exiting the Freedom 250 event.

The president made a post on Saturday morning against the “third rate artists” who have dropped out of the event.

Bret Michaels, The Commodores, Young MC, Morris Day and Martina McBride are among the artists who have dropped out of the event's lineup.

Confusion about the difference between the two groups swirled this week after some of the artists who were billed as performing at Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair backed out

A spokesperson for Freedom 250 — a massive series of events taking place on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — has pushed back against claims that its events are politically affiliated after a number of scheduled…

Several announced acts have said that they don’t plan to perform given the perceived politicization of the event.

Note: In remarks at Freedom House’s Annual Awards and 85th Anniversary celebration last night, actor, producer, and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi reaffirmed that courage and unity can overcome tyranny in Iran and around the world.

Freedom House marked the 85th anniversary of its founding in 1941, recognizing luminaries in the fight for freedom and launching “Investing in Freedom’s Future,” a major new effort to confront the deepening authoritarian challenge to democracy.

The cancellation of RightsCon by Zambian authorities—reportedly in response to Chinese government pressure—is not an act of transnational repression (TNR), but it achieves goals of TNR such as discouraging free expression and bullying activists.

Responding to the charges brought against detained Ekattor Television journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Haque by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), reportedly in relation to a ‘misleading’ report on the deadly crackdown on protesters at the…

Michaels is the fifth act to pull out of the concert series, alongside other acts such as Morris Day, Young MC, and Martina McBride.

This summer the proud nation known as the United States Of America will officially celebrate its 250th birthday. Donald Trump is doing his very best to turn this into a celebration of his own magnificence, and the proceedings will include a UFC event on…

It hasn’t even been 24 hours since Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 people announced the lineup of the Great American State Fair, a series of summer concerts on the National Mall intended to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.…

Well, this is all getting very confusing. Yesterday, the lineup for the Great American State Fair was announced, with acts like Milli Vanilli, Morris Day And The Time, C+C Music Factory, Young MC, Bret Michaels, Flo Rida, and more on the bill to celebrate…

About two days ago, Freedom 250, the Trump-backed public-private partnership that intends to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States in lavish form, announced the lineup for the Great American State Fair, a series of concerts on the National…

Many artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.

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Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization

Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization.