Clay Aiken: American A-Hole?

316. 26. And the way you all are going after this poor 15 year old boy is dispicable considering all of you could be his great grandmother.

ur fuckin right a-hole. I had my first kids when I was, let's see...5 years old. Get a life. Looks to me like the poor little fucker is just as gay as all of you say Clay is.

Posted at 7:45PM on Jan 5th 2007 by Sable

317. Josh was supposed to sing, but obviously it's Clay's show and it's a Christmas show, so it should fit with the theme. Someone owes both Clay and Josh an apology; Clay for being blasted for something that wasn't up to him to start with; and Josh for being misled into thinking he would be singing at the concert.

As for Clay's behaviour, I think the author blew it way out of proportion, if not flat-out lied. Clay does have his moments where he loses his temper or has little patience and acts out, you have to give him a break for that. He is human, and like everyone else, he gets angry or has moments where he says things he doesn't mean. If he WAS rude to Josh, he should have apologized, but otherwise Clay is a very nice person who doesn't have a mean bone in his body. People just choose to blast him for random things. I agree he didn't handle the Kelly Ripa situation very well but he did apologize. People should stop expecting him to be perfect. He is human, and though being rude to his fans is not acceptable, it should be forgivable. I'm sure if he was rude to Josh, it was under a moment of high-stress and he should apologize and forget about it. If it's not true, people need to stop lying and making him look bad just because they don't like him.

About his sexuality, LET IT GO. He is straight, as he repeated many times. Yes, he does appear feminine in some of his actions such as his high-pitched laugh, but otherwise who cares? Gay or straight, does it really matter? No one pesters Elton John this much about his orientation, so live let live and leave Clay alone! And the haters on here that keep insisting (nasal voice) "He's gay. He's gay." need to find a new hobby. We get it. You don't like his music and think he's gay. Stop shoving it down our throats. And also, if you really don't like him, why do you keep looking up articles on him and making nasty comments about him? The homophobes here need a life. His sexuality is about as important as the amount of freckles on his face which isn't important, so get over it. Clay is here to stay, like it or not, and his music is fabulous.

I think Clay is amazing and sings awesomely well. Plus he is a sweet person. He works with charity. He used to work with autistic kids. He had an awful childhood through early 20s and came through it stronger than ever. He is nice, talented, kind and sensitive. There are so many more important things to talk about than whether he is gay or straight. So if he has an off-day where he's not 100% happy or slips and loses his temper and says something rude, then let it go. He is human, and being in the industry he's in with the camera always shoved in his face, if you had people constantly following you asking you the same questions again and again and with a camera, wouldn't you be annoyed? Give the guy a break.

Long live Clay!

Posted at 5:39PM on Jan 5th 2007 by Anny

318. Good post Anny. And since I prefer to stick to facts. Here is another quote from a fan who was speaking to a violinist from the Grand Rapids symphony.
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"I just got off a phone call from one of the symphony members in Grand Rapids . They call new subscriber's to their concerts to encourage attendance. She was absolutely wonderful to talk with. She had high praise for Clay and his work ethic and his voice. She also had high praise for Jesse Vargas and how he had everything prepared for the Symphony. She is the one who Clay asked to define mercato. She also said that while he bantered and had fun with that that once he started to sing he was all business and was focused on the program. And boy can he sing she said. Asked me if I had followed him from the beginning and was I one who still had my hand up for the number of concerts. Said he was very easy to work with during rehearsals and a true professional and very nice guy!!
She also added that he must have picked up the news of their Grammy nomination on his own cause they had just found out the day before about the nomination and were all a buzz about it."

Now this sounds more like the Clay his fans know and love. He has his bad days and everyone loves to focus on them and pick them apart but the facts remain, these kinds of comments do exist (although no trashy site would dare print them for more than obvious reasons) more than most of the haters would ever care to admit. It would squash their hateful image of Clay. Get a life folks. No really!!!!! Move ON!!!!!!!

People tend to focus on Clay's sexuality like being gay would make him any less of a singer, humanitarian or funny. There are way to many homophobes out there that just need to get a life. Then there are haters whom are not homophobe but just don't like Clay for whatever reason. These are the ones that scare the crap out of me. It is really pretty scary when people, who claim they don't like someone, spend their time spamming thie person's sites and articles and spewing venom about them . There are so many people I do not care for (I HATE nobody) but I cannot even imagine giving the person a second of my time by spreading venom about them . What kind of person actually does that???! I really don't want to know and I hope I NEVER meet any of them. SCARY!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:47AM on Jan 6th 2007 by Krys

319. I couldn't care less if he's gay or not....putting your nasty hand on someone's face is just plain disgusting... and im not a big Rippa fan either (i have a job so i don't have time to watch that crap...) but i totally agree w/her... you don't know where that hand has been...

Posted at 10:48AM on Jan 6th 2007 by sk8rgurl

320. 323. I couldn't care less if he's gay or not....putting your nasty hand on someone's face is just plain disgusting... and im not a big Rippa fan either (i have a job so i don't have time to watch that crap...) but i totally agree w/her... you don't know where that hand has been...

Posted at 10:48AM on Jan 6th 2007 by sk8rgurl


I guess your missed the pics and Youtubes that got send to the media shows of how Kelly put her little diva hand on Regis's mouth a few times.She won't mess with the " Claymates "again! ROTFLMAO

Posted at 12:27PM on Jan 6th 2007 by Hanna Harris

321. How would you like your middle name to be be ass? Clay Ass Aiken.

Posted at 2:34PM on Jan 6th 2007 by little titty

322. Why Don't ALL you haters of Clay BACK OFF and LEAVE the poor guy ALONE!

1. IF Clay is what u are excepting him to be what u want him to be. Why in the World he was doing CHRISTmas songs and a CHRISTmas concert.

2. U can't be a Christian and gay. U have to be one or the other and I am going with Christian

3. From what I heard and understand Mr. Willard didn't want to be there and sing Christmas songs.

4. When Mr. Willard and the Young Lady that was his age was there I heard the Young Lady sing and not him when it came for the sing-a-long with 'I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas'

5. Just because Lance and some of other people "came out" means Clay does too?

6. Clay is probably what he is saying a Good Christian Man from Raleigh, NC

7. Also IF Clay is a Gay Man why does when he speaks he talks about God and thanking Jesus and God for his talent and being alive

8. I think Mr. Willard is the Diva Not Clay and needs to learn that no one is going to bow down to him

Posted at 3:25PM on Jan 6th 2007 by Mary

323. Blah, blah, blah, someone else out to get publicity from him. Let's move on to the next "controversy".

Posted at 3:26PM on Jan 9th 2007 by KCCA

324. In reading these venomous comments about Clay, I feel the sadness one might feel at watching a train wreck. What has gone wrong? I hope Clay doesn't read these things. I hope his mother has no computer. I wish people were not so interested in hearing their own mean thoughts, put out as entertainment for others. Clay has a whole new image now, because of how he is being characterized by strangers whose motivation is hard to fathom.
If you don't like Clay, don't listen to him. When he performs, don't watch him.
When he makes news, get the facts, try to see two sides to a story. Most of all, don't forget that we're dealing with a human being here, a real person with feelings. How would any of you be able to go on if you were being spoken of this way? It's like high school all over again for Clay. And you people are like bullies, waiting for recess. Where does all this meanness come from? This is waht I don't understand. This is not about Clay's sexuality, or about his real perfections or imperfections. It's about something else that I can't put my finger on. But it makes me sad. And I wish it would stop.

Posted at 2:16AM on Jan 9th 2007 by Jo Orman

325. It's not like the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra is the Boston Pops - I find it funny that Clay is pullling this stuff when he's only booked for 20,000 seat venues - not stadiums. If I were him, I'd show a little humility. Hell, when I last saw Diana DiGarmo, she was doing a free show at a small town festival in Georgia, he should be thankful that he's not sunk to that level. On another level, the guy strikes me as creepy. I personally don't care what the guy does in his bedroom - but he's being so weird in his responses. Why become so obviously defensive when questioned? If you don't want to talk about it, how about a polite, "You know I get asked that question a lot, but I don't discuss my private life in interviews." Short, sweet and to the point. Seems like he might have something more to hide than a simple matter of homosexuality.

Posted at 1:44PM on Jan 9th 2007 by Rob B.

326. Hey, I think Clay has a great voice and that's all I care about. I could care less what some kid thinks. Maybe we should all look at ourselves and see how we could improve instead of running someone else down.

Posted at 6:25PM on Jan 9th 2007 by Sandy

327. You know what? You can hate Clay all you want. But why does him possibly being in the closet have to be an insult? If he wants to not come out, so be it! Being gay is not "bad" and should not be something people get insulted about. :P

Posted at 12:43PM on Jan 10th 2007 by HomosRUs

328. Clay is a phenomenally talented singer.....and seemed like a pretty nice man when I met him. That's all I need to know.

Posted at 10:52PM on Jan 10th 2007 by csi

329. Excuse me, but what does it matter if Clay is straight or gay? It should make no difference to his performances as per Elton John, Liberace, George Michael, Boy George. Judge him on his music and nothing else.

Posted at 10:09AM on Jan 11th 2007 by Jennifer M

330. For those who swear he has never had plastic surgery check this out...Geeky nerd turned geeky nerd disguised as Barry Manilow.

What's with all these new singers who imitate real singers from the past? Bing Crosby (the original crooner) is one who's being ripped off big time nowadays. All the girls are Mariah Carey wannabees, sing like yourself people then most of you would be where you deserve to be- at home singing with a brush and wishing you could really sing.

Posted at 11:26PM on Jan 13th 2007 by Marianne