40th Annual Kennedy Centers Honors Gloria Estefan, LL COOL J, Norman Lear And Lionel Richie

THE 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors was broadcast on Tuesday, Dec. 26 on CBS. The honorees for the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors was actress, dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, hip hop artist LL COOL J, television writer and producer Norman Lear and renowned musician and record producer Lionel Richie. The annual event took place in Washington, DC just as it has in past years with one glaring exception – the Commander in Chief was absent from his seat in the presidential box. However despite President Trump’s non-attendance, the honorees received the full red-carpet treatment.

Kennedy Center Honors go on, despite presidential no-show

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