Bill Maher will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center as the center’s planned renovation is halted and a judge orders removal of former President Donald Trump’s name from the facade.The legal fight over the Kennedy Center has left leadership and renovation plans in limbo after Trump reshaped the board, added his name to the building and sued Bill Maher for $5M in a dispute that was later dropped.The
White House initially denied reports of the award before confirming it, and celebrities including
Woody Harrelson,
Arianna Huffington and
Jay Leno are expected while Maher has pressed Vice President
JD Vance and criticized election conspiracy theories.