Age: 25
Hometown: Pine Hill, NJ
Referred to as the ‘gentle giant,’ Jermaine got a second chance from the judges after being eliminated in Las Vegas. During the guys first live performance show, he was revealed as their first ‘wildcard’ pick of the season and his second chance performance of “Dance with My Father” proved to America he deserved to be in the Top 13, and earned a spot from their votes.
Jermaine Jones has been disqualified from further participation on American Idol after it was discovered that he concealed “multiple crimes,” TMZ reports.
Jones announced his departure on Twitter, tweeting, “Awww I will no longer b on the show.”
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Jones was reportedly charged with two crimes in 2011, one involving violence. In both arrests, Jones gave a fake name to police. He additionally did not reveal to producers that he has outstanding warrants.
Jones departure will pan out in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night’s broadcast.
Fox had no comment.
Later on the night of March 13, Jones’ Twitter account was deleted.
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