Bobby Bones Encourages American Idol’s Wyatt Pike to ‘Come Back Next Season’ After Shocking Exit

Antonio Ferme editorJohn Sacret Young, the author and producer best known for his work on “China Beach” and “The West Wing,” died on June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was 75.Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses during the Vietnam War.

9-1-1 concluded season four with an hour-long episode that saw Eddie Diaz and Bobby Nash end up in hospital, a new romance blossom, and Evan 'Buck' Buckley get some shocking and life-changing news.Six million viewers tuned in to see if Eddie had died - spoiler alert: he didn't - but the shocks didn't end there as we discovered who had been targeting the first responders and why, if Bobby and Athena Grant's marriage was truly over, and if Maddie Buckley would ask for help as she suffers from

Arthur Gunn, 23, is speaking out after he made headlines for not being a part of the highly anticipated American Idol finale on May 23. The contestant took to Instagram to share a photo of an inspiring quote along with a lengthy caption that gave a somewhat vague reason for his unexpected departure from the televised competition.

 crowned a new winner on Sunday.First, we're going to look at how the night unfolded.

made magic on Sunday by bringing an eliminated fan favorite back into the theater. Murphy returned to the stage for the season 19 finale on Sunday, and fans were delighted.After getting eliminated back in March — on what was also his 28th birthday — Murphy didn't even make it to the season's Top 24.

The American Idol producers threw a big curveball at host Ryan Seacrest during his preparations for the season finale this weekend!

Bobby Bones was asked if he scored an invite to Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom‘s wedding, but his answer made it sound like it already happened! “It was so small that I did not get that invite,” Bobby — who is co-stars with Katy on American Idol — told Us Weekly in a video interview published on May 18. However, Bobby was less ambiguous when he also said during the interview, “I did not go to the wedding. And I understood why, although I was jealous.”

An intimate affair! Bobby Bones didn’t score an invitation to his American Idol costar Katy Perry’s wedding to Orlando Bloom, but there are no hard feelings about it.

The judges from American Idol are breaking their silence on the controversy surrounding contestant Caleb Kennedy‘s abrupt exit from the show last week.

Speaking out…

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.

A surprise to all. Caleb Kennedy shocked fans last week when he announced that he would not be returning to American Idol following a resurfaced video in which he sat next to someone who appeared to be wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit.

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.

Michele Amabile Angermiller “American Idol” top four finalist Casey Bishop made a bold move Sunday night, sitting down with mentor Finneas to take on Billie Eilish’s “Wish You Were Gay.” She rocked the song’s co-writer/producer, and the judges, too — yet, despite all that love, apparently not everyone wished she would stay.“So, you’re singing my sister’s song,” Finneas said to the 16-year-old Estero, Florida native about the track.

One of the Top 5 contestants on this season of American Idol had an abrupt exit from the show this week and host Ryan Seacrest addressed the situation during the live episode on Sunday night (May 16).

The top four contestants on ABC’s fourth season of American Idol will be performing on Sunday night and we just found out their song choices!

American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy has issued a public apology after a controversial social media post that he filmed resurfaced online.The short video clip, which was initially posted on Snapchat, shows Kennedy sitting next to and filming someone wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.As the Herald-Journal reports, Kennedy’s family claim that the video was recorded when Kennedy was 12.Kennedy, who is now 16, confirmed his exit from American Idol in a statement posted on his Instagram

Katy Perry is back with new music!

American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy won't be a part of the reality show's Season 19 anymore after a racially insensitive video surfaced online. The 16-year-old singer took to Instagram to break the news about his exit.