Clay Aiken Opens Up, Comes Out To ‘People’ Magazine
People magazine has finally updated its official website with their exclusive Clay Aiken coming out interview (after news of this development spread like wildfire on the InterWeb late yesterday). Here are portions of Clay’s monumental interview with the mag, the full interview can be read in this week’s issue of People which is due to hit newsstands today:
Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he’s gay. “It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.” Aiken says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. “Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it’s going to be a lot,” said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot. He adds that he hopes his fans “know that I’ve never intended to lie to anybody at all. … But if they leave, I don’t want them to leave hating me.” The born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he’s gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, “I started crying in the car,” Aiken remembers. “It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out.” So what was his mom’s reaction? “She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting.” Even now, Aiken admits, “She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she’s come a long way.” As for his own child, Aiken tells PEOPLE that Parker – who was conceived via in vitro fertilization with his best friend, music producer Jaymes Foster – will be raised in an environment that is “accepting and allowing him to be happy.” Says Aiken: “I have no idea if he’ll be gay or straight. It’s not something I’ll have anything to do with, or that he’ll have anything to do with. It’s already probably up inside the code there … No matter what the situation you’re in, if you’re raised in a loving environment, that’s the most important thing.”
People magazine will publish the full text of Clay’s interview as well as the first photos of his newborn son Parker Foster Aiken in their new issue on newsstands today. Again, I must commend the man for stepping up and acknowledging his homosexuality to the world. It is not an easy thing for anyone, professionally this may hurt him, but I think he will be able to live a more happy and fulfilled life now that he is being honest, not only with himself, but with the world at large. Well done Clay … as I mentioned previously, I think his son will be a much better person now that his father is being totally honest about who he is :)
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September 24th, 2008 at 5:34 am
It could possibly help him. I think there’s a possibility it could broaden his fan base to those who were thinking “come out already!!!”. Good for him.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:36 am
it’s about time
September 24th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Straight(no pun intended) from the pages of “DUH” Magazine
September 24th, 2008 at 6:29 am
lol i think we all knew but we were just waiting for him to say it
September 24th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Well duh, indeed. I’m glad that he’s not expecting us to play along with his charade any longer… and very glad that he’s being honest with us. Good for you, Clay!
September 24th, 2008 at 7:14 am
it’s a bummer to me that society makes it’s hard for someone to come out. think about how it would feel for a straight person to have to ‘come out’ to friends and family. having my mom cry her eyes out over who i am sexually attracted to makes my stomach hurt.
go go gay clay! sounds like hes on the right track to being a good dad.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:24 am
I’m proud and happy for him. Honesty IS the best policy ;)
September 24th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Hoorah for Clay! Congrats to you for owning up to yourself. Though, I completely agree with DJWhoop. Duh-tastic. Trent – btw – it looks like DJ AM is the one saying that he’s the gay dad, which cracks me up to no end. =)
September 24th, 2008 at 7:48 am
I don’t get why it is so important to you people. I’m just happy to see things sorting out for him and I can’t wait to see “father-and-son” pictures in the park and stuff. That’ll be adorable! ^_^
September 24th, 2008 at 7:50 am
I don’t mean this in a bad way, but I think it’s ugly when it’s hidden and when it come out, then it’s okay. I don’t know why. To me personally, when people try and hide what they are, and all the signs are pointing to it…. it just is ugly. Then when it comes out…it’s like a cloud is lifted and it’s bright and sunny.
I think it’s a good thing for him.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Oh man, the Claymates heads must be exploding right about now. *goes off in search of wank*
September 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am
I didn’t realize that he had only recently come out to his family. I used to think it was so ridiculous that he would not admit to what we all already knew for years. I have a better understanding of why he was denying it now. You can’t talk about being gay to the media when you haven’t reconciled things with your own mother. I’m happy for him and I hope he is more at peace with himself now.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:35 am
If his fans abandon him that’s okay, he will find a new fan base. And FYI, I think his son is absolutely adorable. I miss my kids being in that baby stage…***sigh***
September 24th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I don’t get the big deal, everyone already knew. I am happy he came out. I really like the part where he says his mother was shocked!! LOL!! Good for you dude.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:26 am
it didnt take a rocket scientist to know that he was gay, you could tell by his voice?
September 24th, 2008 at 9:31 am
So, Hanna, because the word woman isn’t in the verse you quoted, it’s alright to sleep with women? Right on! To stay on topic, good for him! He’ll be a great dad!
September 24th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Hanna, I hope to God you have never said anything negative about either one of your parents…
“For every one that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be on him.”
Leviticus 20:9
American King James Version
September 24th, 2008 at 10:32 am
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September 24th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Hanna: you ARE aware it was written like.. 2000 years ago right? times change – and if you believe your god would send people to hell for sexual preferences of the people that HE created.. then that is not a god that I would ever want to believe in. and your ‘heaven’ will be a very unpopulated place… “real christian” … pft.. so all the good that he’s done, and the charity work, and working with disabled children.. that means nothing, because he’s gay?? absolutely pathetic…
September 24th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hanna,
Shut your mouth and get off this website. You have a right to believe what you want as anyone does. But we don’t need your religious banter on a gossip site! And what is a real Christian to you, anyway? Surely it would not be someone who goes on a gossip site which is run by a gay man who openly discusses his boyfriend! Now go tell your parents you are supporting the gay agenda by going on this site, you little bigot.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Hanna’s getting what she wants. Ignore her!
September 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
yay gays!
September 24th, 2008 at 11:45 am
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September 24th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Unfortunately there are still fans of him in denial (they’re even questioning if its photoshopped!) and some fans that are angry at him even. Clay doesn’t need them anyway. Good for him coming out and being true to himself.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Wow, didn’t see that coming … next thing you’ll tell me is that the sky is blue.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Hanna your an ass plain and simple
September 24th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I´ve been waiting for him to come out, glad he did because now he will be free to be who he is :)
Love love love his singing, i´ve been a fan of him since i saw him in the auditiion in Idol and i´m still a fan of him now after he has come out….his voice is still the same :)
His baby is really cute too!!
September 24th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
OK now I’m shocked.. What Clay is gay??? Who Knew!!
September 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
DUH! p.s. who cares? he’s a crappy singer anyways and not at all attractive. The only thing news worthy he’s done in the past 5 years is fake knock-up some old broad.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
is it just me or does the speech bubble look like it’s coming from DJ AM? lol
Adorable baby, good for you Clay!
September 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
It doesn’t change who he is, so all the fuss seems ridiculous. I’m just glad he sounds happy and completely concur with the last sentence.
September 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I also though DJ AM is coming out of his closet.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Wonderful, the girl talking about biblical things she doesn’t understand has the same name as I do.
It doesn’t matter if he’s gay or straight. Gay people can go to Heaven too.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world He gave his only begotten son so that whomsoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life” It was the promise He made to us. No where in that verse does it exclude anyone. If you believe that Jesus died for YOUR sins and paid for them in full, then you are saved. That’s it. Nothing more and nothing less.
Now I just want to read about celebrities…sheesh.
September 25th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Hey Hanna (the first one) – so as a Lesbian, I guess that means I’m all good then! – as according to you the Bible only mentions sexual acts between men – SWEET! … I’m off to make LOVE to my girlfriend then with a clear concience! Thanks Hanna!
September 25th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Now let’s see which of the MANY MANY other celebs will come clean and get the Hell out of the closet. Even the maried ones with kids. Come On Out, Boys!!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Hey Hanna ~ You know Jesus was gay, right?
September 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I don’t see what the big deal is. So what, he’s gay, why is everybody freaking out about it? I’m proud of him for having the courage to come out in such a judgmental environment.
BTW, I don’t think a God that supposedly loves us so much would send anybody to hell for being the way he created them. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus and that he had many great teachings, I’m just put off by how obnoxious some Christians are. Grow up people.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
He looks like a woman.