Clay Aiken’s main opponent in the still-contested Democratic primary election for a seat in the House of Representatives died suddenly today, and the former American Idol runner-up announced he was suspending his campaign. Keith Crisco, 71, died after falling at his home. He was 369 votes behind Clay, and “planned to concede his campaign for …
American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken is officially running for Congress, he announced today, following reports that he was exploring a bid. His web site, Clay for North Carolina, says, “I’m running for Congress for the same reason I chose to become a special education teacher years ago — to help people in need and …
Celebrity Apprentice runner-up and American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken is considering running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, according to a report. If he were to run and be elected, he’d join Real World cast member Sean Duffy, who’s already a two-term congressman. The Washington Blade reports that he “is actively …
American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard will be on the 15th season of The Biggest Loser this fall; the 462-pound singer will be “the show’s first celebrity player,” according to NBC, and he’s also the season’s biggest person. The 15-person cast also includes Olympic weightlifter Holley Mangold. Also a first: the trainers helped cast the …
A week and a half after American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken shocked some of his fans by coming out, some Claymates are still having a hard time, while others don’t seem fazed. On The Clayboard, there were mixed reactions to Clay’s most recent Good Morning America interview. In other discussions, there were meditations on …
Almost exactly two years after appearing on Good Morning America to refuse to discuss his sexual orientation, Clay Aiken was interviewed by Diane Sawyer again yesterday (the interview continues today), and this time, the openly gay Clay said that he first revealed he was gay to someone else on American Idol 2. “When I got …
Newly out American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken was friends online with Charlie Herschel, a cast member on Survivor Gabon. Charlie said that Clay was “[o]ne hundred percent open” about being gay, and that Clay is “not a close friend of mine. We’ve only hung out, like, twice. I fell out of touch with him …