Clay Aiken

In an entry dated May 21 on his blog, Aiken said that Lambert is "contrived, awful, and slightly frightening," and that one of his performances made his "ears bleed."

The next day, Aiken — a former Idol runner-up himself — clarified his statements: "I hope no one actually believed that..." read more 24 Comments

It's time for the commercial challenge on Top Model! This cycle, Tyra is pulling out all the stops by bringing her best bud and American Idol alum Clay Aiken to teach the girls a thing or two about acting. After shooting a cosmetics commercial, Aiken serves as guest judge to decide which model will get sent home.

Clay Aiken endured his fair share of scrutiny during his American Idol days, but the tables are turning as the singer puts on his best judging face for an upcoming episode of America's Next Top Model.

"It was kind of surreal to do a show that's a competition but be on the other side of the judge's table," Aiken told TVGuide.com at the GLAAD Media Awards.

Aiken will put in an appearance on Wednesday's episode of the CW's Top Model, serving as an acting coach during ... read more 7 Comments

Calling all Claymates: New daddy Clay Aiken will appear as a guest judge on the new season of America's Next Top Model.

The American Idol runner-up will participate in an acting challenge with the new batch of contestants before guest-judging during an April episode of Top Model's 12th cycle, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Ciara will also make an appearance in the same episode, so let's hope Tyra is okay with sharing the spotlight. ...

His coming-out announcement generated the most headlines, but for Clay Aiken, the biggest moment of 2008 was the birth of his son, Parker, now 4 months old.

"At the end of the day, Parker is the most important thing of the year, and of my life, without question," Aiken tells People. "Having a son and that type of responsibility is obviously ...
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