There wasn’t a dry eye in the house during Ash Ruder’s “American Idol” audition Sunday. Ruder, a 21-year-old social media manager from Turlock, California, belted out an original song she wrote for her dad Bryan, who accompanied her to the audition.
In the VT, the singer revealed how her dad had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction before choosing to get sober two years ago. “By the time that I got older, I was super-angry with my dad,” Ruder said. “But the few times that my dad would show up, it meant the world to me, and I know that he felt ashamed and felt guilt.” RELATED: 15-Year-Old Laila Mach Performs ‘Deranged Version’ Of Gabby Barrett’s ‘I Hope’ On ‘American Idol’ She added, “There is a part of him that is there now that I
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