On any seasons of American Idol, the contestants are usually a tight-knit family. It was no surprise that this season's remaining competitors reacted strongly with shock and dismay at the dramatic exit of contestant, Jermaine Jones.
Turns out, Jermaine was ditched from the competition for concealing his four outstanding warrants for his arrest, dating all the way back to March 2011. Seated before two of the show's producers, who scolded him for not revealing his criminal history, he explained that he was afraid and nervous, and at the spur of moment, "did not want to get judged or penalized for his history"
Alas, one producer said it was against show policy to "have someone with any outstanding warrants on the program" and he was kicked out of the competition.
"It was sad to see somebody go like that, with an awesome voice. It sucks," Phillip Phillips said of Jones, who was kicked off the show Wednesday for having outstanding arrest warrants.
"We found out what happened when you guys did," added Colton Dixon. "We were shocked, but at the same time, he's such a great guy. We all love him to death. He's truly the gentle giant. He handled himself so well, I'm proud of him."
Shannon Magrane said Jones "always has that great fun spirit, and he has always kept us laughing. He is so funny, we miss him already."
Hollie Cavanagh sees a bright future for Jones despite this setback. "He's going to do huge things in music regardless of if he's on the show or not," she said. "It's just a little bump in the road. He'll prevail, and he'll do big things."
Heejun Han was the lone contestant to admit that Jones exit wasn't all bad news for the remaining singers. "It's a competition," he said. "I really want to be honest about it. I'm not like, 'Oh, please don't go, please don't' go!' "
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