Jermaine Jones has been axed from American Idol. The towering baritone had already been saved once, when the judges hauled him back into the competition after he had been eliminated. And it seemed as though Jermaine - the one they dubbed the 'gentle giant' - was well on the way to winning the hearts of the judges and public alike.
Yesterday (March 13, 2012) it emerged that Jermaine may have been lying about the sob story he played out for the show's producers regarding his father. Before the 'gentle giant' had a chance to clear his name, though, American Idol bosses have discovered the he may not be so gentle after all. Tmz reports today that the show's producers have also discovered the he lied to them about his criminal past. Jermaine "concealed" the fact that he was arrested twice last year and that there are currently outstanding arrest warrants for him. One of the incidents for which he was arrested last year reportedly "involved violence," something which immediately set alarm bells ringing for the producers.