Shonda Rhimes is formally stepping down from the John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts board. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the award-winning author and producer confirmed her resignation.
Her choice follows Donald Trump’s appointment as chairman of the Kennedy Heart, a transfer that additionally noticed him ousting 18 board members beforehand appointed by the Biden administration—together with the previous chairman. Trump’s takeover didn’t cease there; Deborah F. Rutter, who served as president of the middle for over a decade, was additionally eliminated. In keeping with Trump, the purge was fueled by “drag exhibits particularly concentrating on our youth” that came about on the Kennedy Heart final 12 months.
“At my course, we’re going to make the Kennedy Heart in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Trump declared on Fact Social, per Time journal. “I’ve determined to right away terminate a number of people from the Board of Trustees, together with the Chairman, who don’t share our Imaginative and prescient for a Golden Age in Arts and Tradition. We’ll quickly announce a brand new Board, with an incredible Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”
Rhimes has been part of the Kennedy Heart’s board since 2013, when she was appointed by President Barack Obama.
“I’m grateful that these spectacular people have chosen to dedicate their skills to serving the American individuals at this essential time for our nation,” Obama mentioned in his announcement on the time.
She’s not the one one distancing herself from the middle amid the management change. Singers Renée Fleming and Ben Folds have additionally resigned from their advisory positions.
Following the announcement, Rhimes confirmed her exit on Instagram, reposting a screenshot of an article with a quote from John F. Kennedy: “If artwork is to nourish the roots of our tradition, society should set the artist free to comply with his imaginative and prescient wherever it takes him.”
