Clay Aiken is gay.
The former American Idol finalist has officially revealed his sexual preference in the latest issue of People Magazine.
The Hollywood Gossip staff had two thoughts when we heard this news:
- D'uh!
- Who cares? How do the body parts Aiken finds arousing have anything to do with what kind of person he is or how talented a musician he is?
Hopefully, we're not alone in these reactions.
But, as is often the case, those with a negative opinions are making themselves heard the loudest so far.
Here are a few message board posts from a Clay Aiken fan site. Bear in mind, these were people that considered themselves major followers of the singer prior to his announcement, making their homophobia and outrage that much more appalling:
trollynn63: “This is a gut wrenching day for The ClayNation. Somebody wake me up, I hope its a dream.”
Holmes24: “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.”
plumclayzy: “This will be it for me. I cannot continue to support him financially now that I know he has chosen this lifestyle. My mind boggles when I think about how ‘lied to’ I feel. It doesn’t look like my expressed opinion will be a popular one, but that’s OK.”
clayncfan: “I’ve cried a river of tears and truthfully do not know where I stand right now."
Please tell us there are some rational, sane, intelligent Clay fans out there willing to come to the defense of this admirable singer. You know, people like Simon Cowell and his reaction to this announcement:
"Wow, that's a shock. It's like being told Santa Claus isn't real - unbelievable."
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16 Comments
September 24th, 2008 4:58 PM
Come on everyone get a grip. Everyone knew he was gay. I am glad he finally came out and excepted who he is. I can't believe you all are going to be such hipacrits because he is gay. Way to go Clay. I hope you live a long and happy life now that you are at peace with yourself.
September 24th, 2008 6:23 PM
...People were surprised by this? Come ON. I'm not a fan of Clay Aiken, but that has nothing to do with his "chosen lifestyle." (I hate it when people say that. Ugh. Yep, he chose to be gay. Just like you CHOSE to be straight. So dumb.) Anyway, good for him for being brave enough to formally come out. It can't be easy to do, considering some of his own fans aren't even being supportive. As T.R. Knight said after he came out, being gay shouldn't be the most interesting thing about a person.
September 24th, 2008 11:40 PM
Are people stupid? How did you not know he was gay? For me the fact that he admitted it does not change anything. How could it when I already knew. I think it is great that he finally got it out there. Who cares....it's his life and not ours. A lot of you out there claiming to be Christians are nothing more hypocrites. You are condemning him for his choice. Is that your place? If you don't remember then go back and read your bible again. There is only one true judge and that is God. If you condemn and judge a person for a choice they make, what is to say that God will not do the same to you????? It is all you haters out there that make this world ugly, & violent. We need to learn to start accepting people for their soul. Not their race, sexual orientation, or religion.
September 25th, 2008 4:40 AM
Of course he is gay and to be honest it is his business..No wonder he feels the pressure to conform when there are meldromatic people like you saying how 'you don't know where you stand anymore'...Get a life!!!!!
September 25th, 2008 9:11 AM
I'm not a Clay Aiken fan but for those of you who feel "betrayed" or "lied to" by him....WTF?? are you dating him or something? Since when did it become YOUR business? Go back to your simple-minded world and don't pollute us with your homophobic beliefs!
September 25th, 2008 10:13 AM
um....... this is all so ridiculous. Are these "fans" women who now think they will never be able to sleep with him (because of course two days ago they would have been able to (insert sarcasm smiley)....... are these "fans" men who now worry that if they listen to his music they will become gay? I say fans in quotation marks because Clay Aiken is a singer which means his fans should enjoy his music and nothing else - he's not a porn star for goodness sake!
September 25th, 2008 1:39 PM
Clay being honest finally is great! It was quite agonizing to watch him trying to avoid the question each time.
BTW his latest hairdo is fantastic. He looks soooo deliciously handsome!
September 25th, 2008 6:12 PM
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE
September 26th, 2008 8:20 PM
So he's gay? and what does that have to do with his singing ability?
The fact that he's gay isn't a problem with me. The fact that others thought he was straight is just plain strange. That boy is as gay as they come.
September 27th, 2008 3:06 PM
So sad that some people feel judgmental with those who don't have the married with two kids in the suburbs lifestyle, especially those former fair weather "fans" of this talented, charitably generous and kind man who merely wants to make a living and raise his son with his good friend and co-parent. I agree with Get With It and Queen B - go back to your simple existence and MOVE ON. It's not like he would have given someone so narrow minded the time of day - whether he be gay or straight!