{
  "id": 8152866,
  "title": "Barbra Streisand Slams Trump’s “Unchecked Ego” Amid His Kennedy Center Demolition Threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/barbra-streisand-slams-trumps-unchecked-ego-amid-his-kennedy-center",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/barbra-streisand-slams-trump-kennedy-center-demolition-threats-1236705117/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Barbra Streisand has expressed her disdain for President Donald Trump's \"unchecked ego\" in a statement on her website. She was reacting to his threat to demolish the Kennedy Center if his name was not added to its exterior. Streisand, a 2008 Kennedy Center Honoree, described her indignation at seeing the institution become embroiled in a struggle over Trump's name.\n\nThe Kennedy Center was built as a monument to President John F. Kennedy, and Streisand noted that it was meant to pay tribute to him and advance his philosophy that artistic achievement was proof of a free society. She also used the opportunity to encourage Americans to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.\n\nStreisand's statement was posted after a judge blocked Trump's effort to have his name added to the exterior of the performing arts center. According to TheWrap, Trump had suggested that the center could be \"ripped down\" if he couldn't get his name on it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump’s Kennedy Center Threats: ‘This Is Extortion’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/morning-joe-slams-trumps-kennedy-center-threats-this-is-extortion",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:05:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Barbra Streisand Slams Trump’s ‘Unchecked Ego’ as POTUS Hints at Kennedy Center Demolition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/barbra-streisand-slams-trumps-unchecked-ego-as-potus-hints-at-kennedy",
        "published": "2026-09-17T20:35:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Barbra Streisand Decries Trump’s “Unchecked Ego” Amid His Assertion That The Kennedy Center May Be Torn Down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/barbra-streisand-decries-trumps-unchecked-ego-amid-his-assertion-that",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:23:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Barbra Streisand Slams a ‘Humiliated Trump’ for Closing Kennedy Center After Losing Name Feud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/barbra-streisand-slams-a-humiliated-trump-for-closing-kennedy-center",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:37:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}