Overview

• Floyd Brown served as the center’s top fundraiser for just over a month in a role that was never formally announced
• CNN’s KFile report detailed Brown’s past comments calling gay marriage “a hoax” and “godless” and questioning Barack Obama’s faith and birth certificate
• Brown asserted in a social media post that interim president Richard Grenell dismissed him for his Christian beliefs on marriage without providing an explanation
• A source familiar with the Kennedy Center told CNN that Grenell had no prior knowledge of Brown and did not participate in his hiring
• The Kennedy Center has not officially responded to requests for comment on the circumstances surrounding Brown’s departure