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macrae1234 · #1 Post by **macrae1234** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:19 pm

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken has acknowledged he is gay, confirming in an interview with People magazine what most of his fans have suspected for years.

Aiken, 29, a born-again Christian who forged a successful career after being named runner-up in the 2003 "American Idol" television talent show, said he decided to come out after becoming a father in August.

"It was the first decision I made as a father," Aiken told People magazine in an interview for its Friday edition.

"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 has dodged questions about his sexuality for years, usually replying that it was his own business.

He told People he came out to his mother four years ago, and said he hoped his fans, dubbed the Claymates, would not desert him. "I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. ... But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."

Bob Juch · #2 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:29 pm

Where's Snoring Fern when you need him?

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #3 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:35 pm

1. I think that it is his own business.

2. I think that most people, including his Claymates, realized that he was gay, so it shouldn't matter to them.

3. I am glad for the sake of his child that he came out. Clay will probably be a happier person now and it's better for a child to be raised by a happy person.

NellyLunatic1980 · #4 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:40 pm

Bob Juch wrote:Where's Snoring Fern when you need him?

Appropriately enough, sleeping.

mcd1400de · #5 Post by **mcd1400de** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:33 pm

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Where's Snoring Fern when you need him?
Appropriately enough, sleeping.

Taking a nap in the closet?

ulysses5019 · #6 Post by **ulysses5019** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:06 pm

mcd1400de wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Where's Snoring Fern when you need him?
Appropriately enough, sleeping.
Taking a nap in the closet?

so, do you expect her to come out

Snoring Fern · #7 Post by **Snoring Fern** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:14 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
mcd1400de wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote: Appropriately enough, sleeping.
Taking a nap in the closet?
so, do you expect her to come out

Z zz zzzz zzzzz zz Zzzzzz Zzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz.................

TheGh0stOfJohnStevens · #8 Post by **TheGh0stOfJohnStevens** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:16 am

In case anyone was wondering, I'm not hiding in the closet. I'm back here in the kitchen with another huge load of dirty dishes.....

Liberace · #9 Post by **Liberace** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:18 am

TheGh0stOfJohnStevens wrote:In case anyone was wondering, I'm not hiding in the closet. I'm back here in the kitchen with another huge load of dirty dishes.....

Aw, come on Johnny Boy! We can make such beautiful lounge music together! You are past legal age now, right?

Carmelo Anthony · #10 Post by **Carmelo Anthony** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:24 am

Forget MM Snoring Fern. We need MM Dead Horse now.

sunflower · #11 Post by **sunflower** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:36 am

TheGh0stOfJohnStevens wrote:In case anyone was wondering, I'm not hiding in the closet. I'm back here in the kitchen with another huge load of dirty dishes.....

OMG that made me laugh, I totally forgot about him!!!

TheGh0stOfJohnStevens · #12 Post by **TheGh0stOfJohnStevens** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:45 am

sunflower wrote:
TheGh0stOfJohnStevens wrote:In case anyone was wondering, I'm not hiding in the closet. I'm back here in the kitchen with another huge load of dirty dishes.....
OMG that made me laugh, I totally forgot about him!!!

Fame is fleeting, even if you were voted more talented than Jennifer Hudson......