President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone will be among this year's list of Kennedy Center honorees at the annual ceremony in Washington in December.

Stallone, an avid Trump supporter, will be part of a class that includes country singer George Strait, actor Michael Crawford, disco singer Gloria Gaynor and members of the rock band Kiss. Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have recognized people who have made lifetime contributions to the performing arts in the United States.

This year's event will be hosted by Trump, who purged the Kennedy Center's board in February and was later elected to serve as the institution's chairman . At Wednesday's event announcing this year's honorees, Trump said he was heavily involved in the selections and that he

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