Nearly all musical acts drop out of DC Freedom 250 festival after lineup announcement

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WASHINGTON (7News) — Just two days after organizers announced the musical lineup for the Freedom 250 festival in Washington, D.C., nearly all of the listed acts have publicly backed out or disputed their involvement.

The Great American State Fair, part of a major 16-day event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, had announced a lineup that included Martina McBride, Young MC, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Morris Day & The Time, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels, and others.

As of Friday, Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice appeared to be among the few major musical acts still expected to perform, while several others said they would not take part after raising concerns about political ties, misleading event descriptions, or unauthorized use of their names.

Artists say event was presented as nonpartisan

Morris Day was among the first artists to withdraw, posting that he and The Time would not be performing at The Great American State Fair. “Contrary To Rumor, Morris Day & The Time Will Not Be Performing at The ‘GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR,’” Day wrote.

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