“American Idol” finalist Caleb Kennedy is no longer in the competition. The 16-year-old country singer — who made it to the Top 5 on Sunday — has exited the show after a controversial and offensive video recently resurfaced.
In the short clip, which was originally posted as a snapchat video, a younger Kennedy is seen seated next to someone wearing what appears to be a white Klu Klux Klan-style pointed hood over his face, TMZ reports.
Kennedy addressed the controversy in a statement he posted to Instagram on Wednesday. “Hey y’all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer gonna be on ‘American Idol’.
There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way,” Kennedy
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