Apparently it can get a little weird behind the scenes of Idol…
From US:
One day after the American Idolfinale, Arthur Gunn opened up about his decision not to show up for the final season 19 episode.
“What happened is not much to discuss at this point. It was [a] last minute decision but I couldn’t help but say no cause of some personal morals and values due to unpleasant environmental experiences,” Gunn, 23, wrote in a Monday, May 24, Instagram post. “It’s not necessary to state it, it is what it is, so I felt like I had to move on, It’s not the show @americanidol to blame, they were there long before nor anyone related to show.”
He continued, “I’m grateful for @americanidol for [giving] me this platform and [helping] me to reach out to you all. Sometimes things happens [sic] and it happens for a reason I guess. I feel upset about it as much as all you might have, and I’m sorry if I did let down anyone but I felt like all these confrontations didn’t need to happen at the show, so I just had to move on from there, sometimes all we can do is move on!!!”
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No matter what the reason was, I give him credit for keeping it to himself and not creating a big halabalu! I wish him nothing but the best. There were a lot of people who disagreed with him being brought back and I’m guessing he heard a lot about that and decided to step out. He’s a great talent and I missed seeing him