While Leavitt claimed the building's new name was reached by a unanimous vote, Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, who has an automatic seat on the Kennedy Center board as a congressional leader, claimed that she was repeatedly muted on the call where the renaming vote took place.

Preliminary ratings were low for the awards, but the telecast makes an attractive bauble as it heads to market.

In August, former 'South Park' writer Toby Morton registered 'TrumpKennedyCenter' domain names, anticipating that Trump would add his name to the D.C. landmark.

CBS aired the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in the midst of the host organization's controversial name change. The Kennedy Center, a living memorial for murdered President John F. Kennedy, was rec

​After Trump introduced Stallone in a pre-recorded message — something he did for all the nominees — special guest Kurt Russell took to the stage. Stallone and Russell starred together in 1989’s Tango & Cash, and the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star shared a few words of praise for his longtime friend.