American Idol dumps finalist Caleb Kennedy after his KKK-themed video surfaces

New York Post

The 16-year-old Top 5 Idol singer addressed his exit in an Instagram post Wednesday after a video emerged showing him sitting next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood. “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. I’ll be taking a little time off social media to better myself, but saying that, I know this has hurt and disappointed a lot of people and made people lose respect for me. I’m so sorry! I pray that I can one day regain your trust in who I am and have your respect! Thank you for supporting me.”