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Why was “American Idol” 2021 final-five contestant, 16-year-old Caleb Kennedy, booted off the show?

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Why was “American Idol” 2021 final-five contestant, 16-year-old Caleb Kennedy, booted off the show?

“American Idol” 16-year-old contestant Caleb Kennedy won a spot in the show’s final-five group of contestants only to lose it after a video circulated online showing him sitting next to a friend wearing a Ku Klux Klan white hood. Kennedy announced his departure from the show Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and apologized for the video in a statement posted to his social media accounts._x000D_

What will air instead?

_x000D_This Sunday’s American Idol episode will feature the top four finalists instead._x000D_

When was the Caleb Kennedy video shot?

_x000D_According to the young singer’s mother, the three-second video, which was sent on Snapchat, was taken when the singer was 12 years old. She also said the clip was not referencing the KKK, but rather the movie “The Strangers: Prey at Night.” Judge for yourselves.

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