Clay Aiken comes out
Clay Aiken no longer is keeping his mouth shut about his sexuality. In the latest issue of People magazines, on newsstands this week, Aiken admits his homosexuality.
Clay Aiken has confirmed what many long have suspected — he’s a gay man. In the same way N’Sync superstar Lance Bass outed himself, Aiken is on the latest issue of People magazine with the headline, “Yes, I’m Gay.”
On the cover, Aiken is holding his baby son, Parker Foster Aiken, and the headline continues, “The Idol star opens up about his emotional decision to come out: ‘I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things.’”
People has an interview with Aiken, who was runner-up on Idol in 2003 and recently made a return to Broadway in The Monty Python’s Spamalot. He recently released his latest CD, On My Way Here, and soon after became a parent with the help of music friend and producer Jaymes Foster.
Since appearing on Idol, Aiken has been the punchline to many jokes — comedian Kathy Griffin often refers to him as “Gayken” — but he always has kept his sexuality off-limits for interviews. Until now.
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