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03.05.2022 / 21:51
Bond denied for former 'American Idol' star charged in crash
crash.Kennedy’s attorney, Ryan Beasley, had asked the judge to set a $20,000 bond, citing Kennedy's remorse and cooperation with law enforcement, according to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.Beasley told news outlets he was disappointed in the judge's decision.“A 17-year-old’s mental health is much better at home than in a jail," Beasley said.Beasley has said previously that his client had been placed on suicide watch at the jail.Kennedy advanced into the Top 5 of the television talent show last year, but dropped out of the singing competition after a video circulated of him sitting next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. Kennedy apologized at the time for the video, saying “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way.”Kennedy’s mother, Anita Guy, told news outlets the video was filmed when Kennedy was 12 and had been taken out of context.