In an abnormal step, American Idol kicked Jermaine Jones off the appearance aftermost night, afterward the analysis that the division 11 finalist had aria about a brace of arrests.

How are adolescent contestants reacting to the development? A few relayed their thoughts People:

Phillip Phillips: "It was sad to see somebody go like that, with an alarming voice. It sucks."

Colton Dixon: "We begin out what happened back you guys did. We were shocked, but at the aforementioned time, he's such a abundant guy. We all adulation him to death. He's absolutely the affable giant. He handled himself so well, I'm appreciative of him."

Shannon Magrane: Jones "always has that abundant fun spirit, and he has consistently kept us laughing. He is so funny, we absence him already."

Hollie Cavanagh: "He's activity to do huge things in music behindhand of if he's on the appearance or not," she said. "It's aloof a little bang in the road. He'll prevail, and he'll do big things."

Heejun Han: "It's a competition. I absolutely appetite to be honest about it. I'm not like, 'Oh, amuse don't go, amuse don't' go!'"