Clay Aiken Officially Comes Out Of The Closet

September 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Magazines | Print This Article

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Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken has officially confirmed that he is a gay man in an exclusive interview with People magazine.

A baby fathered by Aiken was born on August 8th, 2008 in North Carolina with his 50-year-old friend Jaymes Foster.

The singer, who has denied he was gay in the past, is set to reveal the worst kept secret in Hollywood because he “cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things.”

In March 2006, Mr. Aiken allegedly solicited gay sex online. Web cam photos and instant messages showed Clay trying to make a love connection with another man.