Clay Aiken cuts interview short
Clay Aiken isn’t talking about “it.”
It, as it turns out, is his sexuality. And the fight the Season 2 American Idol runner-up allegedly had with a woman on a plane last year.
During a recent interview with Newsweek to promote his work on Broadway’s The Monty Python’s Spamalot, writer Ramin Setoodeh began asking the personal questions that ended up cutting the interview short.
“I’m not going to talk about it,” Aiken reportedly responded after the questions.
Trying to salvage the interview, Setoodeh apparently gave Aiken a chance to talk about what he wanted. But it was too late.
“We’re done,” Aiken said. “I thought Newsweek would be more reputable. I’m surprised. This is Newsweek. It’s not the National Enquirer.”
While I don’t think it’s necessarily crucial to ask such personal questions, I’m shocked Aiken was taken by surprise when the questions were asked. After all, look at the criticism other stars get these days. It just comes with the territory — no matter if it’s from Star Magazine or Newsweek. Everyone wants the juicy personal stuff.
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January 19th, 2008 at 3:01 am
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