‘Idol’ Winner Laine Hardy Accused of Bugging Ex’s Dorm Room

‘Idol’ Winner Laine Hardy Accused of Bugging Ex’s Dorm Room
Laine Hardy performs during KAABOO 2019 in San Diego, on Sept. 14, 2019. Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File
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BATON ROUGE, La.—“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy was arrested Friday after being accused of putting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend’s college dorm room, authorities said.

Hardy, 21, of Livingston, Louisiana, faces a felony charge of interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communication, Louisiana State University spokesman Ernie Ballard said. Hardy surrendered to the LSU Police Department and was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.