One American Idol runner up is not handling the love fest being given to the current runner up very well…
Season 2 second placer Clay Aiken recently wrote a blog post claiming how he doesn’t even watch the show that made him the one ounce of star that he ever was. Clay even made sure to hate on Adam Lambert a little bit as well.
Says Aiken;
“Now that it’s all over, and for the record…. I couldn’t be happier about the way AI ended this year. I only turn the show on once a season, and only to see what the set looks like each year. This year, I happened to turn it during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing “Ring of Fire” and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn’t really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him. Granted, I never saw another performance (and many folks who I trust said that he was great) but I can’t imagine I would have enjoyed it. Just not my cup of tea at all. To each his own. I never saw Kris sing on the show, but whether he was good or not is really relative. It’s usually a matter of taste, right? But Idol is not always a matter of musical taste only. It’s about the person you like. From what little I saw, Kris seemed likable. (That’s not to say that Adam isn’t just as likable as anyone.. maybe more so… I don’t know) When Ruben and I were standing next to each other every night (many years ago) you had two equally talented, equally unlikely, equally unpolished contestants…. so it really was a matter of taste as to who was voted for. While some may argue that one of us was hyped more than the other, I don’t feel that was the case. However, this year, there was an obvious bias. Not even having watched the show, I can tell you that I was WELL aware of the bias from the judges as to who should win. In my opinion, that is awfully unattractive. I don’t think I am alone.”
Made your ears bleed? Awful? Frightning? C’mon Clay! let’s be real here. You’re just jealous that America welcomed and accepted something that took you 5 years after your season to get the balls to admit as if nobody knew it all along.
You’re no longer American Idol’s gay icon Clay. You’re now just “that one guy from season 2. Stop being such a salty sal because they don’t invite you back to sing anymore.
Oh and by the way.. Clay’s blog posts are only available to his “claymates” who pay $29.99 a month to be a member of his site. Are there really people out there willing to drop 30 bones a month on Clay Aiken? There’s a million better things you could be doing with $30 dollars a month! Including… ripping it up.
Charley I agree 100% with you.