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'American Idol' finalist Caleb Kennedy out after KKK-style hood video surfaces
CNN
Caleb Kennedy is out of the Top 5 on "American Idol" and has apologized for a video that shows him with someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan-style hood.
CNN has reached out to ABC, the network on which "American Idol" airs, for comment. Kennedy, 16, confirmed his exit from the reality singing competition in a statement posted on his verified Instagram account Wednesday.![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250215004209.jpg)
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