From the stage to the slammer.
“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy was behind bars Friday after being charged with planting a listening device in his …
From the stage to the slammer. “American Idol” winner Laine Hardy was behind bars Friday after being charged with planting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend’s living quarters at Louisiana State University. The country crooner,21, was taken into custody after his former flame found the voice recorder at her campus accommodation this month. The female student is not named in the booking document released Friday by the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge — but the report does state that she dated Hardy between November 2021 and February 2022. The “Memorize You” singer has been notoriously private about his personal life and did not debut a girlfriend during those dates. The singing sensation has kept tight-lipped about his dating life since winning “American Idol” back in 2019. However, he has been linked to two different women during that time period. Hardy appears to have had a two-year on-off again romance with high school grad Gracie Lee,19, before it officially ended last summer. Meanwhile, in 2020, local outlets claimed the crooner was connected to LSU student and pageant queen, Sydney Taylor,20. The pair both contracted COVID-19 after being snapped canoodling with one another. Neither Taylor nor Lee are believed to be connected to the current criminal case. The Post has contacted both women — and Hardy — for comment. Gracie Lee seems to have been Hardy’s longest love, with the pair appearing to date on and off for two years. In June of last year, Hardy took to Instagram sharing a series of photos with the brunette, implying that they were back together after a brief hiatus. “Just wanted to say I’m very thankful for this woman right here,” the “Memorize You” singer captioned his post, without explicitly calling her his girlfriend. “She’s a keeper Laine, don’t let her go again. If you do, it will be a major loss you’ll never regain,” one fan — who had seemingly followed their relationship — warned.
