00:00The first honorees for the revamped Kennedy Center Honors have been unveiled by U.S. President Donald
00:05Trump. The 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony is set to air on the CBS Network and
00:10stream on Paramount+. It will be hosted by the U.S. President. This year's honorees include
00:15Rocky star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, disco-era singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band
00:21Kiss, Michael Crawford, the British star of Phantom of the Opera, and country crooner and
00:26songwriter George Strait. Stallone was earlier named by Trump as one of his ambassadors to
00:31Hollywood. Trump added about the actor during an hour-long press conference Wednesday,
00:35he's a very special guy, a real talent, never been given credit for the talent.
00:40Trump is the new chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. When answering
00:44media questions, he insisted he was 98% involved in the selection process of the Kennedy Center
00:49honorees. He added, I had a couple wokesters. No, these are great people. It's very different than
00:55it used to be. This news follows the John F. Kennedy Center having been retooled after Trump took control
01:00of the institution at the start of his second term. For more on this story and all the latest news,
01:05go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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