Former 'American Idol' contestant Doug Kiker, the 'singing garbage man' arrested on domestic violence charges

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14 May 2021 at 10:07 pm

With only nine days to go before the Season 19 finale, yet another scandal has rocked the American Idol world. Following this week’s disqualification of top five finalist Caleb Kennedy after a seemingly racist old social media post resurfaced, the arrest last month of top 24 contestant Cecil Ray for burglary with intent to commit assault, and outrage earlier in the season over the casting of Kellyanne Conway’s daughter Claudia, now another contestant — from last season — is in the news cycle for all the wrong reasons.

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