Achin’ Aiken

Why didn't ypu ask him about his work with UNICEF and his visit to Mexico a few weeks ago?
When is his next CD is going to be released?
Is he concerned that his brother might have to due a third tour in Iraq?
At least a question about this foundation?
All thesse questions are new worthy. What was your reporter thinking???
We want to read up to date information not old, old , old news. BORING!!!!

I love Clay Aiken. Please feature and showcase musical singing sensation and platinum recording artist and America's Favorite Idol CLAY AIKEN on the cover of Newsweek Magazine, with a positive article. Clay Aiken is my favorite male singer and male entertainer.

Newsweek is turning into rag mag, now that's sad. Yay for Clay for shuttng them up. And all the Clay naysayers are so jealous, it's pathetic really. You all think you can only make yourself look better by putting someone else down. You're probably dummer than you sound. hahahaha losers

And here are my comments, Part II: who CARES whether Clay Aiken is gay or not? Newsweek's questioning is not implying anything, but posters here are sure doth protesting too much. Aiken comes across as someone who is not used to actually being grilled, albeit in a humorous way. That has nothing to do with whatever preference he may have. Get a life, everyone, Clay isn't running for the office of God. He's just a 2nd place American Idol, who has no idea of even the production he's now starring in. Pathetic.

Good Lord, Clay just comes across as nothing more than a diva. A humorless diva, who certainly has no place being in Python production. Nice job, Newsweek.

Shame on you, Newsweek, for not having a reputable reporter cover real issues in your interview. There was no mention of Clay's recent trip to Tabasco, Mexico for UNICEF. There was no mention of the recent developments in his charity which supports inclusion for children of all abilities. What kind of a news magazine are you? If I had a subscription, I would cancel it. I have always looked forward to your stories in the past, but now you have lost my respect. Get with the program or get out of the business.

Are there seriously people who think every rumor must have something to it? Who said that? The editors of the National Enquirer? Richard Nixon? Well I didn't learn much from that but at least I got my first laugh of the day.

There are people who thought it was okay to enslave millions of people and came up with all sorts of social, economic and scientific reasons to back it up. And no, there wasn 't a single shred of truth to them.

Sometimes when there's smoke there's just a jealous competitor taking a cigarette break. Anyone can say anything. Heck these days anyone can record anything. So when I judge a person I use my OWN eyes and ears and most importantly, my brain. I observe a person. And I check that what others say about them matches my own observations. I check to see if what they say makes sense. If it's even physically possible. Most of the time they don't even pass that test. Truth and sense don't fit in to the world of celebrity gossip.

Clay Aiken is a very decent, kind and talented guy. He's an incredible artist and musician. He's very smart and quick. And he tends to give people alot more compassion and understanding than they deserve.

He's overlooked the harmful lies and innuendo and ridicule for so long. He smiled through the most absurd and nasty questions. Often designed to do nothing more than push false rumors and give a very different image from the kind, honest and decent man Clay truly is.

When Clay stands up for himself people blame him. Calling it rudeness or attacks. But if he accepts it with grace as he's always done - they say 'see he's okay with it' and use that as an excuse to keep hurting him. Not much of a choice is it? Of course not. Because it's not a choice. It's just a way to try and excuse their behavior. More tricks and manipulation so the bullies can keep doing what they're doing. Well not anymore.

Monday celebrates Martin Luther King day. I say honor his memory by exposing lies and manipulation and bias for what they are.

Newsweek should have been more reputable. the journalist should have done his research. it is bad enough he talked about claymates throwing underwears , much more airplane event and kelly ripa which is really out of topic and dirt. That part should have been edited. His ariticle is under Theatre and not Gossip. Coz if it was Clay would not have granted the interview at all.

Someone who is "close" to Clay - travels in the same circles though doesn't really know him - had said that his erratic behavior is the result of a methamphetamine addiction. He claims that he has made cruel jokes about his fan base - a bunch of "crazy old diaper wearing b*****s" - and that the pressure of being a "second-rate" - his words - entertainer when he should be a pop-star have given him ulcers. Can't say that it's all true, but with every rumor there is a shred of truth and if even a fraction of this was right, he'll be dead of an overdose within three - five years! Pull yourself together, Clay! Get clean!

Why won't he come out of the closet? Simple. He's not IN the closet. Clay Aiken is straight. Not only has he said so, it???s clear from his interactions with people.

People believe everything gossip blogs and reality TV judges say to them. . Now that's scary. So do these folks believe everything politicians tell them too? And these folks laugh at Clay???s fans.

The 'Why is he afraid to come out of the closet' question is a trick question. It's a cheat that is often used to mislead people into believing something false. There???s no way to answer this question. The question assumes the answer so that it doesn't matter what the person responds. Or what the truth is.

If the person says, 'no, I'm not afraid'. They say 'ahah'....they're admitting it. If they say 'No, I'm not gay' - they say 'ahah' then you're afraid.

Like asking a man, 'when did you stop cheating on your wife? How do you answer this question? If you don???t deny it, they say ???you???re still cheating. If you deny it, they ???you didn???t stop .. See the problem? This is a common technique of false logic that is often used in gossip columns and such to push agendas.

So why do people try to push false rumors that straight people are gay? Same reason they call kids those terrible names on the playground. To hurt them. It keeps women from being interested. And since straight men are only interested in women ??? there???s nobody left to date. It destroys their social lives And then people say 'oh he must be gay because I don't see him with a girlfriend. Well no sh*t sherlock. You told every woman he was gay!!!

It's horrible because misguided political correctness doesn't allow people hurt this way to defend themselves. Bullies would run faster than cowardly Sir Robin with a lion on his trail if people fought back. So they use manipulation like this to stop it. And they try to intimidate others into not helping or even joining in. Heaven forbid a bully has a fair fight.

.If someone denies gay rumors people say 'oh they're homophobic or prejudiced'. LIke denying being gay means you're saying there's something wrong with being gay. If someone spread a rumor that I was a man, I'd be furious. Because I'm a woman. That doesn't mean I think there's anything wrong with being a man. It's just that I'm not one. Try getting a date if people believed that. It's obvious. And I think the people who push false gay rumors know this very well

It???s about time we took a stand.

False gay rumors are incredibly cruel. It's a way to socially isolate people and make them feel unattractive to those they want to attract. There isn't a meaner thing you could do to a person. And it doens't hurt unless the guy is straight. Which is why I figure people who push these rumors and make the innuendos - know Clay is straight. They know it hurts and that's why they do it.

So why do people want to hurt kind, decent people like Clay? Why do people bully nice kids on the playground? Why do leaders of countries destroy entire populations because they speak another language or have different facial features? Why do people enslave other people? Or hurt people because they practice another religion? If it made sense it would be a whole lot easier to deal with. Near as I can tell, people who are insecure like to build themselves up by putting other people down. They often pick nice people because they think nice people won't fight back. Well they're wrong about that one. They also like to pick on people who've been hurt in life because they're vulnerable and feel more pain. If like Clay, the person is kind, been hurt and is also incredibly successful and talented - even better Putting down something very successful builds the ego even more. But fi they don't find that, they likely will pick on anyone who's there. As I showed with the trick question stuff - you don't need anything to pick on. Just the usual bully 'bag of tricks'. Once people realize the bullies are hurting someone kind who doesn't deserve it, the bullies need to protect their egos. The more kind and decent the person really is - the more they try to convince people the person bad - because picking on someone obviiously ice makes the bullies look bad.

Clay did a great job fending off this reporter and remaining likeable. My guess it's the people who've long since learned they were wrong and silly for believing all the contradictory over the top nonsense spewed about Clay - that are protesting too much. Heaping on more and more insults and assumptions to try to hold on to their egos after being proven so wrong. It ain't gonna work. Clay is the good, kind, talented and yes, straight and very exciting man he is. Deal with it. As for your assumptions...well Felix Unger said it best.

Never ASS.U.ME.

Clay had every right to expect Newsweek to be better than the rags. I personally was shocked by the questions they asked him. He may be a famous person but he has a right to his private life. That was just rude of the reporter. Who knows, maybe some day the sad people who want to know this garbage will grow up. Maybe that reporter will grow into a respected journalist someday. Hey, it could happen!

I can't believe that Clay Aiken had no idea the background of Monty Python. I would have thought that being approached about being in the musical, he would have done some research on Monty Python and the musical itself.

Being in Spamalot is not Clay Aiken's first musical performance. Mr. Aiken has been in musicals before. He was Will Parker in Leesville Road Sr. High School's performance of Oklahoma, when he was a young 16. Oh, that's right, he was known as Clayton Grissom at that time. Of course, this is the first time that he has performed in New York as a part of a Broadway performance. Mr. Aiken is not the first native of Raleigh, North Carolina to be in "Spamalot". Lauren Kennedy was cast in the role of Lady of the Lake in 2006.

Then again, Clay is just one of the many Broadway performers that have come from Raleigh, North Carolina. Or for a matter of fact, there are many actors that have appeared or are currently appearing on television hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina. Clay just joins the likes of Michael W. Hall and Aubrey Dollar as being one of the one of the many talented young people that have come out of Raleigh, North Carolina.

I thought Clay was very assertive and had some nice remarks back to the reporter. He nicely stated he did not want to discuss those topics and the reporter from a reputable magazine pestered him by continuing to ask questions that Clay did not want to respond to. Just because he is an entertainer does not mean he has to disclose everything about his life experiences. He is human and entitled to his personal privacy regardless of whether or not it is witnessed by the world in the media. Give me a break...

I agree with tantan220. While the questions seemed to veer from "Spamalot," he still needs to have tact and courtesy when approached with topics he does not want to discuss. All celebrities are asked questions they don't want to answer, and all magazines do it, including Newsweek. Besides, he WAS asked questions about "Spamalot" (this is directed to someoneintheworld and quick_name), but all he did was slam the musical! I'm willing to bet that the Monty Python fanbase is astronomically larger than the fanbase of some kid who lost American Idol five years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if his sales (and the sales of "Spamalot," sadly) take a hit because of his rude and pretentious attitude. I don't care how much money you give to UNICEF -- "normal" people do that every day and aren't recognized, so why should everyone bow down to him for it? Celebrities have to learn to be cordial, because guess what? You won't be a celebrity without fans who think you're a nice, down-to-earth person. He's showing his true colors now.

Quoting you from above:

"Clay Aiken sat down for an interview with Newsweek to talk about his upcoming stint on Broadway in the hit musical Spamalot."

EXACTLY...........what does any of the other stuff have to do with Spamalot?