American Idol performer pulls out of final after video of KKK-style hood emerges

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy American Idol contestant Caleb Kennedy has been eliminated from the show after insensitive footage of him sitting next to someone wearing what appeared to resemble a Ku Klux Klan hood emerged on the internet. He wrote: “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. “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.