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Although he didn't win "American Idol"--he finished second place on the second season of the show--he's among the show's most successful contestants (his debut CD, "Measure of a Man," sold more than 600,000 copies in a single week). And his groupies are so loyal, they've banded together online and call themselves the Claymates. In person, Aiken is chatty and witty, until you start asking him questions about his personal life, including his fight last year with Kelly Ripa while he was a guest host on "Regis and Kelly." As a joke, Aiken covered Ripa's mouth with his hand to quiet her, prompting Ripa to make a joke ("I don't know where that hand's been, honey!") that Rosie O'Donnell called homophobic--a strange thing to say, since Aiken says he's straight. Aiken spoke to NEWSWEEK's Ramin Setoodeh. Excerpts:</p> <p> <strong>NEWSWEEK: How's the "Spamalot" rehearsing going?<br />Clay Aiken:</strong> I'm sore. I couldn't even get off the toilet the other day. It hurts so bad. I don't know if it's I'm not coordinated or using muscles I never had to use before.</p> <p> <strong>Like what?</strong> <br />My legs. Having to remember three, four, five [taps feet]. I can't move and think at the same time.</p> <div class="ad"><div class="mediumRectangle"><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">placeAd2(commercialNode,'bigbox',false,'')</script></div></div> <p> <strong>Did you know your socks don't match?</strong> <br />I have a bunch of striped socks. It's too difficult to match them, so now I just pick up two in the morning. Even if I wear a tux to an awards show, the socks never match.</p> <p> <strong>Stay away from Joan Rivers.<br /></strong>Well, she probably doesn't like me. I don't have style.</p> <p> <strong>Who helps you?</strong> <br />It's a team of highly trained professionals [who] make me look halfway decent every day. It's pretty sad I can't dress myself still at 30 years old.</p> <p> <strong>Is that really how old you are?</strong> <br />No, I'm 29. But I feel old enough to call myself 30.</p> <p> <strong>Did you ever do musical theater?</strong> <br />I was cut from my high-school musical, "Guys and Dolls."</p> <p> <strong>What role?</strong> <br />Anything. Dancing bush would've been fine. 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Its gay pride Month....what better time?</p> </div> </li> <li class="top-level"> <ul class="comment-options right"> <li> <a id="reply_430237" class="reply" href="javascript:void(0);" name="anchor_430237">Reply</a> </li> <li class="last"> <a id="report_430237" class="report" href="javascript:void(0);">Report Abuse</a> </li> </ul> <h6>Posted By: Deeb @ 06/02/2008 11:38:35 AM</h6> <div class="post-content"> <p>Oh Clay come out already!!!!!</p> </div> </li> <li class="top-level"> <ul class="comment-options right"> <li> <a id="reply_237795" class="reply" href="javascript:void(0);" name="anchor_237795">Reply</a> </li> <li class="last"> <a id="report_237795" class="report" href="javascript:void(0);">Report Abuse</a> </li> </ul> <h6>Posted By: creon @ 03/11/2008 8:49:29 AM</h6> <div class="post-content"> <p>Conceded, he may have *effeminate* traits... But, elementary logic easily tells us that:<br />Effeminacy does not equate to Homosexuality. To wit (operative words being *non-conformance* vs *attraction*),<br /><br />Effeminacy -> non-conformance to traditional masculine traits and behaviors<br />Homosexuality -> a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex<br /><br /><br />"One thing I've found of people in the public eye, either you're a womanizer or you've got to be gay. Since I'm neither one of those, people are completely concerned about me." -Clay Aiken<br /><br />"It's about being accountable to myself and making sure that I maintain principles and values and don't compromise myself inorder to be what society wants to be a popstar, what people think a popstar is..." -Clay Aiken<br /><br />Folks, FYI, he has high set of principles and convictions... He was raised in a spiritual way (remember him being a Southern Baptist - a congregation having strict moral standards).<br /><br />Guess what: he is not a womanizer, does not drink neither smoke and other *stereotype pop image* what-have-you. BUT him following good moral standards make him gay? 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