“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy was arrested Friday after an ex-girlfriend accused the singer of bugging her dorm room, authorities said.
Hardy, who won season 17 of the popular singing competition in 2019, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communication after LSU police arrested him, NBC News reported quoting a school spokesperson as saying.
Earlier, Hardy said in social media posts that he was cooperating with LSU police after a “sensitive” allegation was made against him. He did not provide additional details.
Police were called to Azalea Hall on April 7 after the ex-girlfriend discovered a recording device in her room, NBC news reports citing the arrest warrant.
“The victim stated that after googling the device she learned it to be a VR-500 Voice Activated Recorder,” the warrant states. “The victim reported that she believes the person whom left the record there to be her ex-boyfriend/Defendant (Laine Hardy.)”
She told authorities that she and Hardy dated from November 2021 until February. Hardy, 21, was raised in Livingston, Louisiana, east of Baton Rouge, where LSU is located. He is not a student at the school, according to the university.
(With inputs from agencies)
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