“Since coming to national attention on the second season of American Idol in 2003—where he was the unexpected runner up, only to become the biggest selling male artist the show has ever featured—Clay Aiken has evolved into a versatile and beloved popular entertainer.” Yeah, that bit of fact twisting comes courtesy of the official Clay Aiken website. They’re right. The Adam Lambert-hater sold 4.8 million albums, if you add up sales for all five of his albums. Coming in a close second is Chris Daughtry, who sold 4.5 million copies of his only album, so we’re guessing this title will be no more by July 14, when Daughtry’s sophomore effort drops. But Clay still thinks it’s perfectly OK to charge for access to his members-only website. For $29.99, an OFC (official fan club member) or Clay Mate will also receive an official Clay Aiken lanyard, lapel pin, travel mug and personalized @clayonline.com e-mail address. The atomic wedgie you’ll receive for having any of these things—that’s free.
Being a beauty queen is hard…
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Miss Universe Australia winner Rachael Finch claims she was rushed into signing a three-year exclusive contract—aka “prison sentence.” “I had not slept in the last 24 hours, was about to speak to an international audience on television and was being told to ‘hurry darl.’ In my world, most nights I lay in bed for hours, crying, trying to come to terms with what I have to now deal with.” We’re crying, too. On the inside.
Speaking of disgruntled beauty queens…
Hustler has offered ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean $500K to play the role of Miss California in a girl-on-girl flick called You’re Nailin’ Palin, starring the X-rated version of failed VP candidate Sarah Palin. And the magazine was quick to reassure the former beauty queen in her vernacular, “Don’t worry, you’ll also have an opportunity to enjoy some opposite sex as well.”
Tweet of the week…
“gonna slather some oil on this bod and gather a few rays before the marine layer sets in. Hopefully my neighbors wont be offended by titties.” With love, Adrianne Curry.
Speaking of Twitter…
Heather Mills took to the site to warn Americans about a threat to our national security and way of life. His name is Spencer Pratt. “I know it’s very sad that he manages to hide all of the horror he has caused, i don’t know why the Americans don’t know !!” And while an intoxicated Justin Timberlake was out kissing another girl in
a Manhattan club, a most likely intoxicated Lindsay Lohan, fresh from being questioned about $400K worth of missing Dior jewelry from an Elle photo shoot and Tweeting a topless photo of herself to Perez Hilton, took a picture and Tweeted “where’s jb [Jessica Biel] cheater?” Lohan now denies ever making the post and blames hackers for breaking into her Twitter account.
Women Beware!…
Being the good Christians they are, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt decided to pick a fight with Al Roker, after the weatherman grilled Heidi on the Today show. Spencer said too many stupid things to list, but the best comments come from Heidi, like, “This weather guy was definitely out of line, and he should stick to predicting cloudy days,” and “The devil gets into all of us sometimes. You’re forgiven. It’ll be a sunny day tomorrow, Weatherman!” As for Roker, he responded on his Twitter last night saying, “By putting [Heidi and Spencer] on, we are playing into their evil plot for world domination.” Spencer later responded, “At least he understands Speidi’s goals now. Thank you for falling right into our web.” Guess Heather Mills was on to something.
Go back under your 30 dollar a year bridge claytards. Do you spend all your time trolling? Your the same people that lied to MSNBC and send out bait to spread lies about Adam Lambert. You’re a cult of people who all have the same mental problem. Yes a mental problem and its called a celebrity obsession. Clay Aiken is filling all the empty spaces in your life. Paying $30 a year to have access to that tard is waste of money. You’re just mad that someone said it on a popular website and everyone in the world can see it. Get yourselves help b/f you hurt someone or yourself. The only ones spreading hate here are you. If you search online for clay aiken fans you’ll see all of the things about how crazy you idiots are and the same kinds of articles as this one about paying to use his site being a really stupid idea. You can’t get mad and throw a temper tantrum when someone sees things different than you do. The person who wrote this sounds a hundred times smarter than you so i think the best thing to do is shut up before she makes you look even dumber.But thats just IMHO.
That book sells for 1 cent on amazon.com . It was released right after Idol was over when everyone was lovin clay just like everyone is lovin Adam and Kris now. Clay’s cd sales were in the millions in 03/04. That was awhile back and his music sales are in the toilet now. His next book is not going to make that list again. But clay is still the most successful guy to come out of the show no doubt. But don’t forget that his competition is ruben, justin guarini, sanjaya and so on and that’s like having no competition.
Clay sucks, get over it. You suck too. Hey, you suck, Clay sucks, you both suck, Friday night behind 7 Eleven….see where we’re going with this?
So, has-been Clay has announced he’s working on a new book. His last one was a NYT best seller. This one will be too. Clay’s got more talent in his little finger than all of the other AI people combined. Also, I wouldn’t be surprised that the source of this article is none other than Clay’s stalker.
Wow. The entire Clay Aiken fan club is mad at me. Whatever will I do.
There is a very simple answer to every comment in this thread: If you don’t like what gossip is, then you know that drop down menu on the front page that says ‘Gossip’? Don’t click on it.
If you consider what I wrote about Clay Aiken vindictive and mean-spirited and a good reason to not read a paper, then honey, you’re not going to make it very far in this world, especially in New York, although I doubt you live here anyway.
I’m not going to argue semantics, or the morality of gossip (and definition of gossip for that matter, which no one here seems able to grasp), or media ethics, because don’t kid yourselves, that’s not what this is about. This is about all seven members with a paid membership to the Clay Aiken Official Fan Club upset that they, and their hero, were made fun of, and utilizing every avenue they can to pick a fight and getting other fans from message boards to come here and attack the paper’s, and my, integrity, any way they can. That’s vindictive. It’s also sad. But that’s what overzealous fans do.
This marks exactly the second time I’ve visited this comment area, while it appears some of you have been in here for hours, so if you think I’m sitting here plotting against the Clay Aiken fans of the world to get my jollies, don’t flatter yourselves.
Like I’ve said before, this paragraph, as well as this response, took minutes to write. Your time here, and demonstrated knowledge of Clay Aiken–and your Twitter accounts that you’ve shared that track his every move and everything ever said about him as it happens in real time–has far exceeded my time spent on this column. So in response to the ‘Don’t you have anything better to do?’ comment, I ask you the same question.
But if you don’t have anything better to do, be my guest. Keep visiting this newspaper Web site that you said you were shunning (yet keep coming back to) just because I do not share your love of Clay Aiken (the real issue here, however you choose to dress it up), insinuated you would suffer some not-so-pleasant consequences for having an @clayaiken.com email address—and apparently am not entitled to my own opinion. It’s your time, not mine.
And yes John, it is a shame isn’t it? Must be my lack of media ethics and my hatefulness and dearth of attention for those pesky little facts, that have won me these awards. Thanks for noticing!
And deborah you arent even spelling Ms Gallucis name right BECASUE yo were just referred to this board by the other douche who spelled her name wrong from your little fan site! *point proven* okay no more for me. Time to jump in bed with my husband….who isn’t a relative…..or a blow up doll of a washed up pop star who never was! Nite suckers!
Deborah newsday and the times have gossip too, which you’d know if you really read those papers haha. i also don’t think the long island press is lacking readers or really cares if you dont pick up their free paper. What is it to them? If you are going to boycott a paper because of clay aiken or because they print gossip that you call vindictive because the writer doesn’t agree with your point of view, that’s pathetic and ignorant. But like i said, all of you for sure come from the same message board or Clay Aiken site or some network of clay mate losers.. Because there is no way there are this many Clay Aiken fans on Long Island., let alone earth, maybe back in 2003 but sure as hell not in 2009.. Hell you’re probably all the same person posting under different names! Beacuse thats what stalkers do!
Hey Deb, nice to meet you.
Since you’re new ’round these parts, you might want to know that this newspaper that “peddles gossip” is also taken quite seriously by many people. Including the newspaper industry. Serious enough to have won more than 150 awards for journalism in 7 years. Mostly against other newspapers. Other Long Island newspapers. Like Newsday. Just FYI. You might actually want to give us, and Ms. Gallucci, a tad bit more benefit of the doubt.
But, if not, that’s cool. Before you leave though, can you actually explain what it was in the original article that was so “vindictive”? Where, in your opinion, did we “cross the line”? Just curious..
OMG you all really need to get laid….realllllly bad…… I bet you all come from the same Clay Aiken message board in montana somewhere! You’re probably not even from Long Island!
I love this column. I read every week, good job!
Don’t listen to these haters, this is just how the clay aiken fan club prudes spend their nights….alone in front of their computers searching “clay aiken” on google and trolling message boards. Get a llife losers!
I stumbled upon Long Island Press today… my first and possibly last visit. I would love to read more of Ms. Gullucci’s articles, but find it difficult to take a writer seriously when they also peddle gossip.
Gossip ceases to be entertainment when it crosses the line into vindictiveness.
I’ll stay with Newsday for local news, the NY Times for Metropolitan and National news.
I will try to be clearer. Clay Aiken is a solo artist. Daughtry is a male who competed on American Idol who is currently the front man for a very successful band by the same name. Whenever Aiken is mentioned as the most successful male from the show, it is in that regard-solo artist. He is being compared to other solo artists such as Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, Justin Guarini, Michael Johns, David Cook, etc. Aiken’s album sales may well be eclipsed one day. Who knows? Someone must care, however, to open a gossip article with it! I thought the author might be interested in the origin of the FACT from Aiken’s fan club iwebsite.
I don’t want to be controversial, however. Maybe we can just all agree that Aiken has sold the most books and tour tickets of any male from AI…until Daughtry has their own tour and are not just an opening act!
“why don’t you journalists check your sources sometimes?” Wow lighten up. What do u think youre reading? This is a gossip page. It IS the national enquirer. What dont u get about that?”
Ah. Gotcha. No facts in what passes for media these days, just unsubstantiated gossip meant to inflict harm. No wonder no one believes what they read anymore. Wishing the same back atch’a.
(btw for a good “gotcha,” why don’t you watch the YouTube of Jimmy Kimmel nailing the Gawker chick–easy to find on search )
“Midgets” don’t think it’s wrong. They agree to it after all, and they make money from it.
Plus, arguing about the “wrongness” of something, and using such a non-politically-correct word like “midget”, kinda = fail.
:-) G’nite..
Some people enjoy watching midget throwing contests. It doesn’t justify the wrong of it.
No it doesn’t Dana. For everyone who says gossip cheapens a pub, there is someone who enjoys it, and says it adds entertainment value to their lives.
Because you are gifted with free will, and we are gifted with free speech, you don’t have to read Loose Lips. You can stay in the News and Lifestyle sections, or columnists sections, or check the traffic…
But some people like gossip. Some like defending their pop culture heroes, and some enjoy poking fun at the phenomenom of celebrity.
All are welcome here.