Entertainment : Kellyanne Conway & Claudia Return To ‘American Idol’ After Abuse Allegations

 

This might be the weirdest season of American Idol... well, ever. No longer is Kellyanne Conway on the news sharing her “alternative facts.” Instead, she is watching her teenage daughter Claudia Conway compete in the national singing competition.But the weirdness doesn’t stop there.

Just weeks ago, Kellyanne and Claudia were making headlines, as the younger of the two leaked video footage showing her mother engaged in what appeared to be domestic abuse. Now, Kellyanne is accompanying Claudia to her American Idol performances, leaving fans to wonder if they’re missing something.

 

Claudia has long alleged that the environment in the Conway household is “toxic.” The teenager backed up her claims in late January of this year, when she shared some controversial clips to her TikTok.

The reels contained footage of Kellyanne Conway as she allegedly hit Claudia. The videos also appeared to show Kellyanne screaming insults and curse words at her daughter. In one moment, the former Republican top aide seemed to tell Claudia that she was “lucky her mother is pro-life.”

In the weeks following the incident, the police did go to the Conway household to investigate multiple complaints. However, many fans doubted the thoroughness of that investigation, since Claudia continues to reside with her parents even after she released the alleged evidence against her mother

Fans were so disturbed by the tapes that the hashtag #JuskticeForClaudiaConway started trending on Twitt

 

Because all of this went down just two months ago, many fans found it jarring to see Claudia appear alongside her mother at the singing competition.

In the last episode, Kellyanne sat in the stands and cheered Claudia on. She even screamed her daughter’s name when it was revealed that she would be heading on to the next round.

Fans, however, had mixed feelings. “I hate that ABC gave even one second of airtime to Kellyanne Conway,” wrote one Twitter user.

“Did Mama abuse her so much she finally cracked,” asked another.

As of now, there is no way to know for sure. Claudia will not answer questions about her family life.