The 17-year-old former ‘American Idol’ contestant was simply arrested and charged with felony DUI after he allegedly drove his car right into a constructing and killed a person.
Former American Idol contestant CalebKennedy, who competed on the present in 2021, was arrested and charged with a felony DUI on Feb. 8 after allegedly crashing his truck right into a constructing in South Carolina, killing one man who was inside. “A car pushed by Caleb Andrew Kennedy ran right into a workshop behind a house at 12:33 p.m. within the 200 block of W. Murph Street simply 3 miles south of Pacolet,” Fireplace Chief for the Pacolet, South Carolina Fireplace Station advised HollywoodLife in an announcement. “The sufferer inside the workshop, 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris, was taken to the hospital and later died from the accidents he sustained.”
Caleb was a Prime 5 finalist for American Idol in Could 2021, when it was introduced that he could be stepping away from the competitors after a controversial video of him circulated on-line. “Hey y’all, that is gonna be a little bit of a shock, however I'm not gonna be on American Idol,” Caleb tweeted. “There was a video that surfaced on the web and it displayed actions that weren't meant to be taken in any method. I used to be youthful and didn't take into consideration the actions, however that’s not an excuse.”
The video in query allegedly confirmed Caleb with a buddy carrying what gave the impression to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. “I wanna make an apology to all my followers and everybody who I've let down,” Caleb tweeted on the time. “I’ll be taking somewhat time without work social media to higher myself, however saying that, I do know this has harm and disenchanted lots of people and made individuals lose respect for me. I’m so sorry! I pray that I can in the future regain your belief in who I'm and have your respect!”
In line with Caleb’s mom, Anita Man, the video was taken when he was 12. She advised the Herald-Journal, “I hate this has occurred and the way Caleb is being portrayed by individuals on-line. This video was taken after Caleb had watched the film ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night time‘ they usually have been imitating these characters. It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, however I do know that’s the way it appears. Caleb doesn’t have a racist bone in his physique. He loves everybody and has pals of all races.”