Sometimes a good cover story can hide the truth for a while, but it usually comes out eventually. Back on February 1, we reported that American Idol finalist Jaered Andrews had been disqualified from the show because Fox learned about his former membership in a professional hip-hop group, Ordinary Peoples from Youngstown, Ohio. Turns out that the truth was more sinister.
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While Blakeley was down and unconscious, one of Jaered's friends allegedly hit him a couple more times, pounding Blakeley's skull some more. Blakeley never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead from the injuries his skull sustained from the pavement. Jareed was charged with assault, and his friend was charged with aggravated assault. Jaered still qualified as one of the Idol finalists, but he was immediately disqualifed by the producers. Extra! notes that one of the executive producers felt that a killer brawler wouldn't make the ideal Idol.
Jaered is currently free on $5000 bail, pending a hearing on March 7. His next professional appearence after that may be in the prison choir.
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