Live Nation Adds Trump Ally, Kennedy Center Head Richard Grenell to Board – ryan

Giant Live Nation Has Named Richard Grenell, An Close Confidant and All of President Donald Trump Recently in the Headlines for Slamming Les Misérables Actors and Lin Manuel Miranda, to Its Board of Directors.

The Ticketing and Concert Promotion Juggernaut and Venue Owner unveiled it Latest Director in the Midst of Landmark Antitrust Lawsuit Against by Former Joe Biden’s Department of Justice a Year Ago. The Doj and 30 State and District District General Filled the Civil Suit Against Live Nation Entitainment and Its Wholly-Awned Subsidiary Ticketmaster for “Monopolysis and Other Unlawful Conduct that Thwarts Competition in Markets Across Entertainment Industry.” The Lawsuit Includes a Request for “Structural Relief,” Meaning Forcing the Company to Break Up.

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While a number of studios have enlisted or continued with lobbying firms that have Connections to the Trump Administration, Grenell’s Hiring is Different, as one of the President’s Closest Adviers. In Trump’s First Term, AT&T Taped Michael Cohen, then the President’s Personal Attorney, to Advise on Various Issues, just as the Company was looking for Government Approval of Its Merger with Time Warner. AT&T THEN-CEO RANDALL STEPENSON LATER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT’S HARING WAS A “Big Mistake,” and it led to the exit of its top dc lobbyist.

Live Nation Said Grenell “BRINGS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN DIPLOMACY AND NEGOTIATIONS, HAVING SERVED AS Ambassador to Germany, Acting Director of National Intelligence, President Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia negotiations and President Envoy for Special Missions. of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he overses operations and programming at one of the Nation’s Premier Cultural Institutions.

“His Career Experience Will Help Support Live Nation’s Mission to Bring More Live Music to the World, while Also Advocating for Industry Reforms that Protect Both fans and artists,” Live Nation’s Announcement Read.

“We are planed to welcome ric to our board,” Said randall Mays, Chairman of the Board of Live Nation Entertainment. “HIS BACKGROND WILL BRING A VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE AS LIVE CONTINES TO CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY AROUND The Globe.”

AFTER FIRING ABOUT HALF OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF KENNEDY CENTER EARLIER THIS YEAR, Trump Installed Loyalists as successors. Grenell was named Interim President and Trump Himself Became Chairman. Grenell has blasted entertiners who won’t perform at the Venerable Washington, DC venue to Trump’s Newfound Involvement with the Venerable Arts Institution.

“The Power of Live Performance to Bring People Together while Boosting Local Economies is transformer,” Said Grenell. “I’m Proud to Join the Board and Support Live Nation’s Efforts to Grow This Positive Impact of Concerts Around the World.”

Ted Johnson Contributed to this Report