Milli Vanilli Deny Great American State Fair Lineup Listing

Milli Vanilli denied being in the Great American State Fair lineup after their name appeared among the performers for the two-week event on the National Mall. Jodie Rocco said Thursday that the duo was shocked to see their name attached to the Freedom 250 program, which runs from June 25 to July 10.

Freedom 250 Lineup

The musical lineup was released Wednesday and drew sweeping criticism almost immediately. The fair is being assembled by Freedom 250, a White House initiative driving programming for the 250th anniversary, and the public list now has to absorb three separate repudiations from acts tied to it.

Young MC said in a Facebook post that he would not perform at the event: “I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT. The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event” and “I hope to perform in D.C. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged.” Morris Day and The Time wrote on Instagram, “contrary to rumor,” that they would not appear.

Three Artists Pull Back

Freedom Williams added a third wrinkle in an Instagram video, saying he had not been told the show was affiliated with President Donald Trump and that he may reconsider the group’s participation. That leaves the lineup looking less like a finished bill than a moving target, with the criticism now centered on whether performers were given enough information before their names were used publicly.

For readers following the event, the practical takeaway is simple: the lineup released Wednesday is already unstable, and the acts making public denials are shaping the conversation before a single date on the National Mall arrives. If Freedom 250 keeps changing the bill, the credibility issue may matter more than the concert series itself.