George Clooney, Gladys Knight, 'U2' among those awarded at 2023 Kennedy Center Honors in DC
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One audience member from the political world - Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - drew some attention. He is recovering from a brutal attack in the Pelosis' San Francisco home in October. The couple received a standing ovation from the crowd. The actor's father, Nick Clooney, regaled the crowd with stories of a young George, including the time the 7-year-old - heartbroken over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 - gave his father all his toy guns.
Actor and hip-hop star LL Cool J said that whenever Knight sings she connects with people. "I once heard Gladys sing the ABCs and I thought I was in church," he said. "Amy also taught me that it was possible to be funny, irreverent and Christian all at the same," said Crow.
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