‘American Idol’ Finalist Caleb Kennedy Cut From Season 19 After Racially Insensitive Video Surfaces
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deadline.comAmerican Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy has been cut from Season 19, after a racially insensitive video surfaced online, in which he’s seated opposite someone who appears to be wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood.The 16-year-old crooner took to Instagram on Wednesday to break the news to his fans.“Hey y’all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise but I am no longer gonna be on American Idol,” he wrote. “There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way.
I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that’s not an excuse. I wanna say sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down.
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