Sara Beth Liebe quits ‘American Idol’ after Katy Perry ‘mom-shamed’ her

nypost.com:

judge Katy Perry was accused of “mom-shaming” during her audition has left the singing competition.Sarah Beth Liebe, a quirky 25-year-old redheaded mother of three, gave a standout performance of The Police hit “Roxanne” during the Hollywood round on Sunday night’s episode.

Her rendition actually impressed the previously judgmental “Teenage Dream,” singer, as well as judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

But before taking the stage, Liebe admitted to feeling homesick and “selfish” about leaving her young family behind to pursue the competition.“I don’t even know what show business is,” she told the cameras. “I’ve been a mom since I was 18.

I’ve been married since I was 18. I don’t think I realized quite how hard it would be to be away from my kids.”So after her performance, she told the judges: “This opportunity is really rad, but this is actually going to be my last performance because my heart’s at home.“So, I’m going get home to my babies.