'American Idol' contestant asks for donations to help pay for brain cancer treatment, second surgery

told People magazine that the decision to remove him from the competition “had to be made and we move on,” while also recognizing the 16-year-old singer’s talent.“A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, ‘God, what was I thinking about when I did that?’ ” Richie said of the young singer, who left the program when a video surfaced depicting him next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.

returned on Sunday with the show's Top 4, who sang their hearts out in an effort to make it to this season's finals. The episode was supposed to feature the Top 5, but Caleb Kennedy was forced to exit the show last week when a controversial video resurfaced.ET's Lauren Zima spoke with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan about Sunday's big episode, and Kennedy's shocking departure.«Well losing great talent is always [hard]... this is our class. This is the class of 2021.

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Former American Idol contestant Doug Kiker was arrested Thursday for misdemeanor domestic violence in Mobile, Alabama. The singer, who competed on the reality series last year, is currently in jail on a $1,000 bond, according to TMZ.

Doug Kiker has been arrested.

Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, saying “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way.”Kennedy's mother, Anita Guy, told the Herald-Journal that the video was filmed when Kennedy was 12 and had been taken out of context. She said Kennedy had been imitating characters from the film “The Strangers: Prey at Night.”"It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know that’s how it looks.

An American Idol contestant is coming under fire.

American Idol alum Avalon Young, who finished as a Top 8 contestant on the show’s final season on Fox in 2016, recently revealed she is battling brain cancer and must soon undergo a second surgery.

John Stamos is lending his musical talents and performing experience to this year's slate of hopefuls. The actor and musician will be joining the season as a guest mentor!As the race to the championship continues to narrow, the Top 9 will soon be taking a trip to Disney World for a very special Disney Night episode, where they will get some guidance from Stamos, as well as some inspiration from the Magic Kingdom itself.Stamos, of course, has long been a Disney fan.

Fans hoping to catch a brand new episodes of American Idol on ABC tonight may be disappointed to learn that there is no new episode available.

Wyatt Pike released a new song roughly one week after exiting "American Idol" for "personal reasons."  The 20-year-old singer was considered a front-runner ahead of the show naming its top 12 finalists for its 2021 season.The talented singer’s recent cover of the Kings of Leon song "Use Somebody" wowed the judges panel and America before he ultimately announced he would not continue.  On Monday, hours before "American Idol" aired, Pike took to social media to debut a new original song titled

This is upsetting behavior from an American Idol alum.

It looks like the American Idol wardrobe team really loved this dress, because they dressed two contestants in it this week!

On Saturday, American Idol‘s Cecil Ray Baker was arrested in Rockdale, Texas, according to a report from ABC affiliate KXXV ABC 25.

Good things didn’t happen for Cecil Ray Baker following his elimination from season 19 of American Idol. Just one week after being sent home, he allegedly tried to break into his ex-girlfriend Maria Lopez‘s house in Texas and allegedly hit her on her left cheek.

Tonight, American Idol is doing something they’ve never done before – a comeback stage!

American Idol contestant Cecil Ray Baker was arrested on Saturday, April 17, after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend Mariah Lopez’s residence, Us Weekly can confirm.

A former contestant on “American Idol” has been arrested.

Life after American Idol isn’t treating Cecil Ray that well, as TMZ reports the singer was arrested over the weekend after breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and hitting her.

There’s nothing like a romantic ballad to win over the judges.