Death Threats Over a Key?! American Idol Winner Jamal Roberts Stuns Fans by Refusing Hometown Honor!

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• Brian Linder | [email protected]

“American Idol” winner Jamal Roberts revealed recently that he has been receiving death threats, and the reason why is completely insane.

Not that there is ever much of a sane reason to randomly threaten a musician’s life, but this one is out there folks.

So, what is going on?

Well, Roberts, who won “American Idol” back in May, is a native of Mississippi. Specifically, he is from Meridian, Mississippi. The guy loves his home state, and per Parade he scheduled several concerts there after he won the show.

And, along the way, he was presented with the key to the city of Atmore. That is a pretty neat gesture from that city, and not long after Laurel decided it would present him with a key to the city ahead of his show there, too.

“I just got word that the mayor Johnny Magee will let me present Jamal Roberts with the ‘key to the city’ August 2nd,” concert promoter Drake Paige posted on Facebook. “This is big! Look at GOD moving!”

But apparently everyone did not see it that way, and people started complaining that it wasn’t fair because Roberts is not actually from Laurel. Things then apparently got so heated that folks started going at Roberts, who is still a PE teacher by day, per Parade. And some of what folks were saying apparently crossed a major line.

“You have people sharing the post, making threats, talking about they’ll have guns at the event,” Roberts wrote on social media. “I worked with kids before ‘American Idol’ and it’s crazy that … kids can comprehend (how to behave) more than grown folk. It’s a sad world we live in.”

Parade said he also explained things on a Facebook Live.

“I did not ask for a key to the city,” he said. “Y’all should get it and give it to them, somebody that’s deserving, I guess. You know, been working in the community for years, but I don’t want it.”

Parade said that Roberts still plans to perform.