Carrie Underwood seems to have mysteriously vanished from social media, leaving her Instagram account untouched for four days following intense backlash over her treatment of the first Black male winner “American Idol” in over two decades. The former “Idol” champion, who returned to judge the competition 20 years after her own victory, now finds herself at the center of a controversy that has fans calling for her removal from the show’s panel.
The drama began during the May 18 finale when elementary school teacher Jamal Roberts was crowned the 2025 “American Idol” winner, earning a record-breaking 26 million votes.
While fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan celebrated with standing ovations, viewers noticed something troubling: Underwood remained conspicuously seated during Roberts