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During his appearance on The View last week, Adam Lambert wondered about the public’s fascination with his raunchy American Music Awards performance. He asked: was it really that big of a deal?

Over the weekend, Lambert’s close friend and former competitor, Kris Allen, echoed that sentiment. After all, Adam’s antics didn’t take him by surprise at all.

That’s who he is,” Allen told the media at Z100’s Jingle Ball. “Obviously, he couldn’t do that stuff on Idol. And so you’re getting to see the real Adam now.”

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Asked his specific thoughts on Lambert’s grinding and kissing at the infamous event, Allen replied:

“I thought it was Adam being Adam. I’m going to get a shirt that just says, ‘That’s Adam.'”

Regarding album sales, being Adam has worked for Lambert. His CD has sold the second most copies of any debut album this year, while Allen, unfortunately, has watched his first effort plummet down the charts.