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Who do you think will be the next big star to come out of the closet?
Clay Aiken has a follow-up interview with People Magazine after his mildly revelatory cover story in late September that read “Yes, I’m gay.” He posed with his now four and a half month old son, Parker, who was conceived through in vitro fertilization with Clay’s best friend, female music producer Jaymes Foster. There are rumors that we’ve reported here that Clay, 30, and Jaymes, 50, want to have another baby together. Given Clay’s latest statements, he might not be looking to expand his family soon and sounds like he’s more interested in cherishing the one son he has. The Broadway star told People that his son is still very dependent, but added that he wants to spend more time with him now that his stint in “Spamalot” is coming to an end:
“At the end of the day, Parker is the most important thing of the year, and of my life, without question,” Aiken, 30, tells PEOPLE. “Having a son and that type of responsibility is obviously going to be something that I remember forever…”
As for his life as a new parent, Aiken will return to full-time fatherhood – joining Foster, 50, in his native North Carolina – after Jan. 4, when he finishes his run on Broadway as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
“I want to spend time with Parker. He’s still uber-dependent,” Aiken says, laughing. “I’m ready for him to start talking. I’m ready for a little action!”
But Claymates need not worry: Aiken will return to his singing roots: “We’ll take a little bit of time, we’re not quitting or anything, we’re just gonna take it slow for a month or so and recollect once I get back,” he says. “I may never have any free time once Parker starts walking and talking!”
[From People]
Doesn’t it sound like Aiken is a little overwhelmed with fatherhood and raising a baby? He clearly adores his son but the subtext sounds like he finds it difficult and is looking forward to a time when he has more independence again. There’s no shame in hiring a nanny and Aiken has the resources to get help. I wonder how much help they have and if it’s overnight or if he and Jaymes do everything themselves. Aiken is said to have a new boyfriend, which could explain his maybe-yearning for his single days again.
It was a big deal for him to publicly declare his orientation as he’s from a conservative southern family and had to come out to his family before he made an announcement to the public. Aiken told People that he found the response he received “humbling” and hopes that he “will have an opportunity to open people’s eyes to different viewpoints and different possibilities in their life.”
Clay Aiken is shown on 10/24/08 at the Friars Club Roast of Matt Lauer. Credit: PRPhotos
The baby boy he fathered through artificial insemination with friend/roommate Jaymes Foster is only four months old, but American Idol contestant Clay Aiken is already excited at the thought of becoming a dad again in the near future. Apparently, Foster is on board with the idea too. Memories of labor pains sure do fade fast with some people.
Clay Aiken is enjoying every minute of being dad to 4-month-old Parker, and now he and the baby’s mother, music producer Jaymes Foster, are already trying to add to their brood. Clay and Jaymes’ relationship is strictly platonic, so they will be conceiving this child like the last, through IVF - and Jaymes, 50, is ready to begin the grueling process again.
“Clay’s sperm is already frozen and Jaymes has started taking vitamins,” an insider says. “They’ll probably begin the procedure right after the new year.”
And the happy dad’s love life is also progressing nicely: When the 30-year-old singer began his stint in Monty Python’s Spamalot last winter, he started dating Broadway dancer Reed Kelly. “Clay was gushing to everyone about how happy he was,” another insider says. “He said that he met someone really special.”
[From In Touch Weekly print version, Dec. 29, 2008]
I’m sure Clay is a great dad and all, but any article with the words “Clay,” “sperm” and “gushing” makes my stomach queasy. I do wonder how safe it is for a 50-year-old woman to be going through IVF to conceive a child. According to the March of Dimes (and the genetic counselor I saw when I found out I was pregnant), a woman over the age of 49 has a 1-in-10 chance of having a baby with Down Syndrome and other chromosomal defects. That’s a pretty high risk - one in ten births! But I’m sure these two have top doctors helping them. Good luck to both.
Clay Aiken is shown at Rosie O’Donnell’s Gala for Kids on Nov. 24. Photo credit:WENN.
Poor Kathy Griffin. She just gets no love from the Gayken.
The funny lady is known to make fun of Clay Aiken every once in a while. She lovingly refers to him as Gayken as well, even before he came out of the closet.
So during Kathy's appearance on Rosie O'Donnell's short-lived variety show, she wanted to make peace with him.
Kathy said in an interview yesterdy, "I held up one of those ghetto blasters playing one of Clay's songs, and I begged him to take me back and he said no."
Adding, "And then I walked out of the room and Gloria Estefan said to me, 'I told ya—you shouldn't have gone in there alone.' "
Kathy said she was expecting at least a thank you of some sort for helping him come out as gay.
But she says, "There were no words of thanks or even really any words at all, for that matter. I would have to say he was not very nice."
Awe, no worries Kathy. Now you just have more material for your skits!
[Images via WENN.]
Clay Aiken has never seemed to understand what the fuss is in terms of his sexual orientation. While this can be attributed to an unwillingness to come out of the closet, Clay’s also said he doesn’t see himself as a very sexual person – and I think that plays a part in it too. I think he genuinely doesn’t understand why people would care one way or the other, since he doesn’t really see himself in a possibly sexual way. But he did finally come out of the closet, noting that he needed to be open and honest because that’s the way he wants to raise his son.
Since then Clay has said he has no regrets about how he handled things, and he’s had to remind people that he’s still the exact same person he was before he came out.
“I would have preferred to separate my personal life from my professional life,” Aiken, 29, writes on his clayonline.com. “But, living as myself without discussing my sexuality publicly would have been as impossible.” Writing on various message boards, many Aiken fans expressed feelings of betrayal by the American Idol alum.
Aiken has no regrets about the way he handled his personal life over the past five years, saying he has “the same liberties and rights that every single gay man and woman in the world should have … the right to determine for myself when I was ready to discuss my personal life.”
Discussing himself in a 2003 Rolling Stone interview, Aiken opined that male celebrities are either considered womanizers or gay. “Since I’m neither one of those, people are completely concerned about me,” he said.
He says he will not apologize for the response, saying, “When this guy started asking me about things that I didn’t really know how to answer for myself, things that I was not yet ready to admit to folks like my mother and my family, things that I found intimidating and invasive, I responded in what I assumed was a benign way at the time.” In conclusion Aiken blogs, “I am not defined by my sexuality. It is, simply, a small facet of the same person I have always been. Nothing has changed.”
[From People]
I think it’s important to remember that while it’s normal to wonder about a lot of things that are ambiguous, Clay – and any gay person – has the right to come out when and how they want to. It’s not information they owe anyone. As People noted, he did explicitly state that he’s not gay, but I understand how that could happen if you haven’t prepared yourself on how to deal with that line of questioning. Though Clay’s the same person, I hope he has a sense of peace and happiness for being able to live his life out in the open.
Here’s Clay mingling with fans and signing autographs behind the stage of his hit show “Spamalot,” on September 30th. Images thanks to Fame.
This was taken from the New York Times homepage today. A veiled reference to new daddy and recent gay shame closet refugee Clay Aiken? The singer used to sort of identify as asexual...
Radar took the plunge into the dark, wailing world of Clay Aiken messageboarders today to procure a soil sample of the newly openly gay singer's bedrock fan base. They found reactions running the full gamut of the Kubler-Ross cycle, from bitter denial ("Believe if you want, I just know that nothing is true unless it is printed in the fan club") to glorious acceptance ("Clay is still the same talented singer I saw on AI2 five years ago. Nothing for me has changed. The baby is adorable.") Heartened by Radar's bravery, we dove in ourselves and found a few other choice voices of ClayNation to share with you, and we managed to rustle up the first page of the People interview:
from Holmes24 (most likely Anna from Jezebel):
please tell me I'm not the only one who is shocked beyond belief! I feel numb I'm so upset. This can't be real!! How can you guys say this won't change anything? This changes EVERYTHING. I don't even know what to think right now.
from Diane:
Brian the Bible says "effed up" things? that's your opinion. I happen to follow it, so... I know it isn't cool to have morals or any sort of religion, but I don't care what anyone else thinks. Clay's autobiography and Rolling Stone interview lied to us, guess everyone will just look past that though. Whatever, this is an "anything goes" society so I guess you all will support anything and everything.
from maggiethemagpie:
if people really are upset about it because of faith issues, then just pray for him. And remember to show some mercy and grace. Even when Jesus was being crucified, he said "Father FORGIVE THEM for they know not what they do" so if he can forgive the ones who were crucifying him, then I think you can forgive and show some mercy towards Clay for not being totally honest.
When he decided to become a father, he also decided to come clean about his sexuality. And now Clay Aiken has officially declared, “I’m gay.”
He told press, “It was the first decision I made as a father. I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”
People.com has posted the details of their semi-surprising cover story on Clay Aiken’s admission that he’s gay. The 29 year-old singer has finally put to rest rumors about his sexuality by admitting that he’s of the other persuasion and doesn’t want to hide it anymore. Aiken had a child, a baby boy, with an older female friend about six weeks ago. Parker Foster Aiken was conceived by in vitro fertilization and is being raised by Clay and the baby’s mother, music producer Jaymes Foster.
Clay told People that he decided to come out after he became a father because he wanted his son to live by his example and not hide things. He also called himself a “homosexual,” which seems like an oddly formal word to use, as D-Listed points out. Maybe it’s more commonly used in the south where he’s from.
“It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”
Aiken says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. “Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it’s going to be a lot,” said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
[From People]
Clay was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is a born-again Christian. He says his mom started crying when he came out to her four years ago, but that she was “supportive and comforting” and has really grown a lot:
The born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he’s gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, “I started crying in the car,” Aiken remembers. “It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out.”
So what was his mom’s reaction? “She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting.” Even now, Aiken admits, “She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she’s come a long way.”
As for his rabid fans, often called Claymates, Clay says he never wanted to mislead them and hopes they understand:
“[I want my fans to] know that I’ve never intended to lie to anybody at all. … But if they leave, I don’t want them to leave hating me.”
Do you think Clay took a calculated risk realizing he could score the cover of People by coming out? Are Ricky Martin and his twins next?
Clay Aiken may have dodged the bullet a few times before in order to appease his predominantly female audience, but it looks like he finally broke down and submitted to the suspisions of everyone else who can’t stand his music — he’s gay.
After years of dodging questions, former “American Idol” singer Clay Aiken will acknowledge he is a gay man in an interview with People magazine set to run on its Web site Wednesday, according to media reports.
The caption reads “Yes, I’m Gay,” and underneath is a quote from Aiken on his decision to come out of the closet that says: “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things.”
That’s the spirit! Before this admittal, I’m quite sure he discovered the concept that children aren’t stupid. There is going to be that point when the kid will start asking how come daddy “never touches mommy’s naughty parts” and why he is always kissing boys out on the porch. If anything, Clay is teaching his child an early lesson about not being afraid to carry on his family’s gay legacy; it’s so damn annoying and fruitless trying to pull typical “I’m not gay” stunts in order to dodge America’s fine tuned gaydar.
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ednesday, and there new cover is a doozy. American Idol alum Clay Aiken and newborn son Parker pose for their first photos AND Aiken officially comes out.
Clay Aiken has been finally come out of the closet, to People magazine. Clay appears on the magazine’s cover holding his son, Parker Foster Aiken with the words “Yes, I’m Gay” pasted across the baby. Clay says the reason he came clean now was that he didn’t want feel like a liar to his son.
Aiken has long remained silent about his sexuality. While he has legions of female fans called Claymates, but has also been referred to for years as “The Gaiken” by Kathy Griffin and has been allegedly solicited gay sex online.
Clay Aiken admits he’s gay
Clay Aiken is officially out of the closet. The American Idol runner-up finally admits he’s gay in this week’s People magazine, due to hit newsstands tomorrow. Gee, what a shock. The guy who knocked up a chick via syringe is gay. I totally didn’t see that coming.
UPDATE: Bump for the morning folks
In an announcement that will truly only shock the most oblivious "claymates"... Clay Aiken has finally admitted he's gay!
Clay's official comming out is on the cover of next week's People with a picture of Clay holding his newborn son Parker.
Can you believe our luck? We managed to catch Phoebe Price hanging out on Robertson again! Seriously, what are the odds?
We happened to spot Phoebs holding court on the sidewalk yesterday afternoon to promote her new movie, her upcoming party appearances, and her recent charity work to help bring water to drought-stricken Africans. Aw, that Phoebe - she's such a giver!
'Course, Phoebe wasn't quite so charitable to Clay Aiken - when someone asked PP about the recent addition to Clay's family, she shot back "I feel sorry for the child...if it looks like him, oh no!" Damn, Phoebe, why so cold? It's not like Clay works for Chanel or anything!
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Hey, it's just Phoebe bein' Phoebe!
Sad news for Broadway.
Clay Aiken will be returning to reprise his role as Sir Robin this fall in the Monty Python Spamalot musical.
Looks like new dad Gayken isn't going to let daddy life affect his career.
Clay says, "Since leaving SPAMALOT in May, jokes have just not been funny. Food has lost its taste. The grass is no longer green — the sky no longer blue. And, babies WON'T stop crying!!"
He adds, "I'm so excited about coming back to the funniest show in the world!"
Ok, it's time for him to get a new writer.
Gayken will be performing from September 19 2008 - January 4 2009.
[Image via WENN.]
It’s incredible how much he looks like a lesbian
Jaymes Foster, the woman Clay Aiken knocked up (the “artificial insemination” way not the “why don’t you slip on this ball gag and we’ll make some memories” way) had a baby boy this morning. Parker Foster Aiken, weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces, was born at 8:08 a.m. in an undisclosed location in Clay’s home state of North Carolina. Not daring to get that close to a naked vagina, the singer barricaded himself in a Days Inn a few miles from the hospital during the birth. Clay expects to finally meet his new son in about a week or so once all that “yucky girl stuff” is washed off of it via a series of scalding baths.
Clay Aiken and the woman he couldn’t bring himself to stick his penis into
Clay Aiken was in the African nation of Somalia on Wednesday and appealed to the world not to forget Somalia, where conflict and hunger have created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Clay traveled to the struggling nation as a U.N. goodwill ambassador.
Aiken went on to say that the U.S. and international interest in Somalia had been minimal since failed military intervention in the early 1990s, "There hasn't been much discussion of Somalia since the early 1990s in the U.S. The American population kind of got a bad taste of Somalia in the early 90's and hasn't really had much interest in the country since."
We tip our hat to Clay for getting involved and using his 'fame' for a good cause.
Did he take his boyfriend on the trip???
[Image via WENN.]
Photos: WENN
It was revealed last week that Clay Aiken is fathering a child with his best friend and producer Jaymes Foster via artificial insemination. Millions of people across the country read the headlines that Clay Aiken was having a kid in disbelief and then went "oh, ok" when they read that it involved him shooting in a cup first and no actual peen to vagine contact. No one should have to go that far to put those gay rumors to rest. Anyway, Aiken fans (popularly known as "Claymates") are supporting him being a gay dad.
"Now today I almost choked on my sandwich, Clay is going to be a father? And in three months? It blew me over. All I can say is 'Congratulations!' That is going to be one handsome and talented baby," one fan wrote on the Clay Aiken fansite, claymaniac.com.
Jaymes Foster is the sister of famed record producer David Foster, who Clay has also worked with. Another fan on ILike expressed support of the whole endeavor.
"Here's a toast to Clay and Jaymes for the healthy arrival of their baby in August. This baby will be loved, however it came to be. "Lover All Alone" is a great collaboration with David Foster - and this will be a great collaboration with his sister Jaymes. Congrats!"
More on the story after the jump.
So we've been holding off reporting about Clay Aiken's sperm allegedly having been artificially inseminated in his 50 year-old record producer Jaymes Foster, until we could get confirmation of the story ourselves.
Well we still don't have Aiken's peeps telling us he's gonna be a dad, but now we have another little nugget of news ...
Seems someone close to Jaymes' brother David Foster, told another website the story is true but when we called the gentleman, he said he never confirmed or denied the story and that he was misquoted -- huh???
Misquoted or have Foster family members gotten on the line with him and bitched him out for spilling the beans?
So what we're left with is ... is Clay Aiken's music producer pregnant with her client/friend of ambiguous sexuality's child? Or is this some kinda online hoax?!
What do you think -- true or false?
And you thought Clay Aiken was gay!
Reports have surfaced today that Aiken, 29, knocked up his 50 year-old producer and best friend. Yes, it’s a woman! Her name is Jaymes (I know..) Foster and she is the sister of legendary music producer & songwriter, David Foster.
The baby is due in August, so they have been holding onto this secret for awhile.
I still don’t know if I believe it, I’m just reporting it!
Update: People is reporting that Foster was artificially inseminated. Ok, now it’s making sense! Heh.
David Foster’s rep confirmed the news saying, “The story is true. It is true Clay is the father. She was artificially inseminated by Clay. She’s due in August.”
Straight from The What The F*ck Files, Clay Aiken has knocked someone up. It's like we've entered the evil mirror universe. I need to make sure gravity is still working and water is still wet. On the reals, Clay Aiken reportedly had donated his sperm to impregnate his best friend and record producer, Jaymes Foster. No, this is not the pregnant guy. Jaymes is a female, 40, and sister to record producer David Foster. She has produced Aiken's records and now she's been artifically inseminated by Clay.
Clay will reportedly participate in the raising of the child. That child will be raised with showtunes!
The Claymates are going to be split. 1/2 of them are going to take this as proof that Aiken is straight, despite his penis never having touched her vagina. The other 1/2 are going to try and steal this baby the second it's born. It's the Chosen One! They better have security around the maternity ward looking for suspicious Rubenesque Midwestern women in Bedazzled scrubs! The dickeys with kittens on them will be a dead giveaway.
Clay Aiken is gonna be a dad
Before you put those gay rumors to rest, wait until you read how it happened. Via TMZ:
Multiple sources tell us the mother is Jaymes Foster, a record producer and Clay’s best friend. He lives at her home when he’s in L.A.
We’re told Foster, who produced several Aiken CDs, is due in August. She’s the sister of record mogul David Foster. We’re told she’s in her late 40’s, though we could not confirm her exact age. She divorced a few years back and has no kids. Aiken is 29.
We’re told Foster was artificially inseminated. But Clay is a lot more than sperm — we’re told he will have an active role in raising the child. (Source)
That’s right folks, Clay Aiken knocked a chick up and he didn’t even get laid. Guy is so afraid of vagina he had to be in another room during the moment of conception. “Daddy, tell us about when you made Mommy pregnant” . . . “Well Mommy was in L.A. and I was in Montana trying to put as much distance as possible between me and that disgusting chasm she has between her legs . . .”
The only way this story could get any gayer is if it was narrated by Lance Bass while show tunes played softly in the background.
Clay Aiken and Jaymes Foster
In case you didn't get enough Clay Aiken so far in 2008, after his 3 1/2 month stint on Broadway, the American Idol alum is finally releasing his second original album.
After his double platinum Measure of a Man in 2003, Clay has since released two Christmas albums and a cover album. After 5 years, the singer is ready to release an album with more of his own input into the song selection.
"On the first album, many of the songs were picked for me, or we picked it because it had a great hook. [This time] we tried to find lyrics that were powerful and meant something," he said.
Aiken only wrote one song on the album titled "Lover All Alone."
Claymates are already creaming their pants over that song title alone. They LOVE all that "I'm-celibate-yet-100%-homoerotic" stuff.
But don't get too excited, because Clay doesn't want that.
When the "If I Were Invisible" singer (creepiest song ever!) was asked about the possibility of dancing on tour he said, "I don't think there'll be dancing in any shows at any time soon - or at least, not by me. We want people to stay in their seats."
Clay wants you to go to his concerts and just focus on the lyrics - focus and read between the lines for any minute detail alluding to a sexual preference, if one even exists at all.
Photos: WENN
More photos of Clay Aiken making an in store appearance and signing copies of his new CD On My Way Here at Virgin Megastore Times Square after the jump.
It's Wednesday, and the gays are sad. As we stare out the window, pink rain spattering on the glass, and sip our tea with Valium crushed all up in it, we would like you all to know about it. Specifically, suspected (and, um, proven) geigh and American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken would like to sing about furtively masturbating to pictures of Chad Michael Murray while locked in a closet, and some sorta geigh (he dated Lance "On The Line" Bass) named Reichen Lehmkuhl (evidently that's a name) wants to teach us an important lesson. Clay was on QVC recently promoting a new album or haircut or line of products for lonely people. He sang his new song, subtly called "The Real Me," which includes lyrics like "Do I let it show, does anybody know?" (yes, dear) and "Living a charade, always on parade" (charades imply guessing, love). So yeah. That dude is blue. Reichen was apparently dumped by someone who was just into him for his massive, massive fame. He wrote a blog entry on his MySpace account saying things like "Never believe them when they say they're only going to sleep with you, especially when there is a social climbing opportunity in front of them." Oh how terrible. That must be a constant cross to bear for someone who was on Big Brother Amazing Race once. After the jump, find a video of Clay singing the sad gay bastard song, and get the full Reichen blog entry.
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Clay Aiken has a fan
An obsessed fan is so in love with Clay Aiken that she’s seen his Broadway show Spamalot more than 40 times. The New York Daily News says:
. . . one of the other actors asked her why she was so devoted to the carrot-topped crooner.
“She said, ‘He is the Savior.’ She is at the stage door from 9:30 in the morning, waiting all day to talk to people as they come in. She says talking to the other actors, she feels a step closer to Clay.” (Source)
This fat* chick is doing it all wrong. If you’re a desperate woman hellbent on stalking a guy, make sure A) the person is famous, B) that he wears less make-up than you, and C) won’t scream “ewwwww, kooties!” when you show up naked in his bed. Also, I’m pretty sure Jesus isn’t going to resurrect himself in the image of Clay. Liberace on the other hand . . .
*assumed
Ok, we're stretching a bit. Clay Aiken went on QVC to sell his new CD to shut-ins and Claymates who don't have legs or have fused to their couches but are still within reach of their phones. He performed several songs from the disc, and one of them has some telling lyrics. It's called "The Real Me" and it goes a little something like this:
Painted on, life is behind a mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
Living a charade, always on parade...
Dude, just come out. It sounds like you want to. We know you're tired of women with kittens ironed on their sweatshirts approaching you to sign their scrapbooks and thinking you're into girls. I'm sure you're grateful for their support, but you shouldn't have to maintain a lie just so some broad in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota can utilize you as a visual as she gets busy with her hot water bottle.
Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online
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Clay Aiken seems to think no one cares about whether he’s gay or straight. Clay says his fans don’t want to hear about his sexuality – but the way he phrases it makes it sound like his fans don’t want to hear that he’s gay – and he knows that. It comes off more as a business decision than anything else – and though Clay never says it, it seems to be that he’s acknowledging that he’s gay without actually saying it.
When it comes to his sexuality, “People don’t want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever,” Aiken, 29, tells Access Hollywood.
“They don’t want stuff like that pushed in their face,” he adds. “I don’t think that’s necessary and that’s also not what I’m here for. I mean, I went on Idol to be a singer, I went on Idol to be an entertainer and that’s what my priority is.”
When blogs began speculating on his sexuality — several men even came forth, claiming to have met Aiken in gay chat rooms — he admits it was “difficult initially.
“I think when you get into anything and you’re not used to people scrutinizing this, that or the other… it bothers you,” Aiken says.
“After awhile you kind of just say, ‘Forget this … This is not who I am, this is not about me, what I want to do is be a singer, want to be an entertainer, and forget all that stuff,’” he adds.
[From Us Weekly]
It kind of sounds like Clay’s saying, “It’s obvious I’m gay but I’m not going to state that because some of my close-minded fans would have a problem with it.” He seems to have decided that his sexuality isn’t the most important thing in his life. A few months ago, Aiken admitted he’d never had a romantic relationship with anyone – and that it didn’t really bother him. By all accounts he is quite the workaholic – it sounds like he’s focusing on that part of his life so he doesn’t need to deal with the more complicated issues.
Here’s Clay promoting ” Spamalot” on Broadway at Planet Hollywood in New York on April 8th. Images thanks to PR Photos.
Clay Aiken thinks that no one cares if he's gay or not. That's ALL we care about! You're this lanky red scarecrow clownish gay and we just want the facts. You're utterly fascinating! And you've found yourself in this situation where your biggest fans are round middle-aged women who will quit your ass if you ARE gay so you can't come out. It's tragic but completely engrossing! We totally care about that. Otherwise, you're just...Wayne Newton?
Aiken told Access Hollywood that his sexual indentity is inconsequential.
"People don't want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever. They don't want stuff like that pushed in their face," he adds. "I don't think that's necessary and that's also not what I'm here for. I mean, I went on Idol to be a singer, I went on Idol to be an entertainer and that's what my priority is."
I know you gave yourself a lesbian haircut to throw us off the scent, but it didn't work! He knows if his Claymates get one whiff of his homosexuality, it's over, Johnny! Whiff? It's like a big gay stinkcloud!
Aiken says the initial speculation about his gayness on the Internet and the media was "difficult."
The second he comes out, no one will give a shit. It's just that our country is so fixated on people's sexuality. Probably because America is so repressed. Europe has hookers for mayors and no one bats an eyelash.
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Look, it's a fan stuck between two talk show hosts. Wait a minute, that's not Ellen DeGeneres on the left. It's Clay Aiken. How did he go from looking like k.d. lang to this? I'm starting to think that one day he's going to come out of the closet...as a wardrobe lesbian.
The American Idol winner runner-up stopped by The Tyra Banks Show to help her celebrate her 500th episode by awarding the audience tickets to Spamalot, in which Clay plays the role of Sir Robin. Then they both put on fat suits and wigs, danced around and chatted with some former America's Next Top Model contestants because isn't that what happens every episode of this show?
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Clay Aiken at Planet Hollywood in Times Square (4/8)
Normally when he assumes that position, Barry Manilow music is playing softly in the background.
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Clay Aiken is apparently not silly enough for Spamalot, the smash Broadway musical whose cast he recently joined. Hm. I guess it's not that hard to imagine that an "asexual" homebody "dork" isn't silly. Or, maybe it is. [EW.com]
There's something so right about seeing Clay Aiken dressed in a tuxedo with tails, bejeweled with sequins as he belts out tunes on Broadway. The "American Idol" alum has taken to the stage to perform in Monty Python's "Spamalot" and seems to be doing a superb job. But the real question is, will Clay, who is living alone in NYC for the first time in his life, finally venture out on some dates...you know, REAL dates? According to Clay, it ain't gonna happen.
Aiken recently told New York magazine in an interview that the closest he gets to having a significant other is his relationship with his dogs. When prodded as to whether or not he has...special urges, he responded by saying, "Ah think maybe I don't! I mean, not really. I've just kind of shut it off, maybe. Is that bad?" Poor kid, still in such denial. This would have been so much easier for him if we would have just gone to prom together.
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So "Newsweek" interviewed Clay Aiken about his new gig, starring on Broadway in "Monty Python's Spamalot". Clay was jovial enough at first, complaining about how sore he was from traipsing up and down the stage. He even said he was so sore he couldn't get off the toilet. Thanks for the gross. But then when the interviewer started asking some interesting questions, Ms. Aiken got her panties in a twist. Remember when this guy was just a badly coiffed schoolteacher holding Ruben Stoddard's hand and excited for life? Ever since he discovered America's obsession with knowing people's sexual preference firsthand, he has had sand in his vagina. He gets asked about his airline mishap and things go south. Check it:
How did you get into a fight with that lady on a plane?
I'm not going to talk about it.
I was just curious because you've never talked about it.
I did talk about it.
What about the Kelly Ripa thing?
I'm not going to discuss it.
Did you think it was homophobic?
I'm not going to discuss it.
What do you wan
