'American Idol' Finalist Caleb Kennedy Exits Show After Video Surfaces

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'American Idol' finalist Caleb Kennedy is off the show after a video surfaced showing him sitting next to someone in a KKK-esque hood.

-- who was one of the final 5 contestants on this season of"American Idol" -- is no longer in the running to win after a video surfaced showing him sitting next to someone wearing a Klan-like hood.

Caleb claims the video is from when he was younger and he"did not think about the actions" ... but says that's no excuse. He's apologized to his fans and people he disappointed and says he's going to take time to better himself.

 

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Out the Closet Son

This is why everyone isnt meant to be famous and these shows need to vett these people harder instead of using it as a way to promote their shows

There’s not enough here for me to say whether this kid is definitively racist or not. BUT, I do think his statement should’ve explained exactly how “those actions” WERE meant to be taken. 👍🏽 (AmericanIdol — Show more horrible singers!!)

No one cares about you

Dumb ass

Extremely sad! HOPEFULLY This is a Lesson for all: Youth one dumb mistake. One dumb decision can alter your entire life & effect your future; screw all the hard work you put in up to this point!! SMH makeWisechoices knowwhoyourefriendsAre yourfriendsAreAReflectionOfYou

How stupid. People don’t realize actions have consequences. Kiss your possible career away!

Great! Now let’s cancel Chrissy Tiegen!

'Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive,' Northam said. '. Still the Dem gov of VA. The Dem party supports him and did nothing. It must not be a big deal

Wtf

Coward wishes 2 stay hid 🤷🏾😁😂

What TF is wrong with people. Red necks at their finest.

All he has to do is vote Democrat and they’ll forget it ever happened

Only sorry cause he got caught. Otherwise that would have been cleared up prior to getting called out. One must do better and be a part of the solution in order to get further. BlackLivesMatter

So sad he was raised that way because no one is born a racist it's a taught/learned behavior. He's imaging the poor excuse he has for parents and the community he grew up in. Unfortunately the influences of his upbringing did him a diservice.

Fuc the kkk

bornthisway Ioun see why... he *is* America's idol.

I'm not surprised he looks like it's into that type of stuff not to mention what colour he is so this doesn't surprise me fuck him

He WaS 12 …. So fucking what he knew and knows better so everything that’s coming to him he deserve

There are so many self righteous people who are fortunate there was not social media or cell phones around to capture their wrong doings.

Yay! He wasn’t that great anyways😡...He didn’t understand the consequences of his actions because he was young, you’re still young, you said all that because you got caught, not because you’re sorry! Your actions spoke louder than your words could ever speak

They should do a better job of vetting but why did his mom/dad let him take a picture like this and post it? I can cut a 12y/o a lot of slack because they often only act by example. Even if he was emulating a movie he saw, the parents should have said no!

Well we all saw what happened when a country star use the n-word his sales skyrocketed so don't be surprised if someone signs him which is absolutely ridiculous

It’s amazing how the judges will pump up a contestant even though they suck ass

This country is about tearing people down and never giving second chances. People do learn and evolve from their mistakes..it's ridiculous how many people get hard ons finding dirt on other people..

well hope they do better picking people for their show

LOL we all do dumb shit sometimes it's racist sometimes it's sexist acknowledge your faults and grow

Visit my Facebook account This business is gonna finish by harry wales and we own it

AmericanIdol has a horrible reputation for a lack of vetting contestants. This has been proven for years and years.

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