Caleb Kennedy is exiting American Idol following backlash from a controversial video. On Wednesday, the 16-year-old contestant announced he had been eliminated from the competition series after a clip surfaced online that allegedly showed him with a friend in a white hood similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. Related: American Idol‘s Cecil Ray Baker Arrested For Burglary & Accused Of Abuse By Ex Kennedy shared a statement about his departure on social media, writing: While we understand he might have been young, the imagery in the video did resemble that of a KKK hood, which is obviously problematic and offensive.
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