Clay Aiken Comes Out: World Stunned

[The Pecman]

In the cover story of People magazine for the week of September 22nd, the former American Idol winner reveals what we've all suspected for years.

What I want to know now is, does that mean that all the stories about Clay being a "very dominant top" are also true -- as told by an ex-Marine/male prostitute who had sex with Aiken in a North Carolina motel a couple of years ago.

Inquiring minds gots to know!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228488,00.html

[Trab]

Well, in consideration of Clay's new 'openness' policy, you might just get an answer if you ask him. You're 'in the business' so you probably have a way to bypass the endless barriers to direct contact. For that matter, invite him to AD.

[The Pecman]

Claiken has been asked many times about his sexual orientation, but always deflected or refused to answer.

I'm in the bad movie/TV business, working terrible hours, and usually only deal with harried, overworked post-production execs and producers. Occasionally I get to work with a director, but we almost never get to see any stars or "personalities." (But then there was the time Faye Dunaway almost tried to kill me during a session, but that's another story. Totally true.)

I'm glad Clay finally did it, but you gotta wonder about his timing. I can only assume he finally realized that if everybody knew he was gay, it wouldn't affect his album or concert sales. If anything, I bet he'll get a brief publicity bounce for the next few weeks, while he makes the rounds of all the talkshows. Good for him.

[rick]

This is a surprise to anyone?

Consider my mind boggled.

Rick

[colinian]

But then there was the time Faye Dunaway almost tried to kill me during a session, but that's another story. Totally true.

OK, this insufficiently short teaser needs expansion. How about a story? Fan Fiction, maybe??

Colin

[The Pecman]

Short version: Faye tried her hand at directing a little project a few years ago. She was initially very nice, but then went absolutely insane and ballistic when a technical problem (that had nothing to do with me) came up.

I tried to calm her down, saying, "Faye, I warned you yesterday that this might happen if you changed the videotape."

She got two inches away from my face and hollered, "ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?"

No question, she IS Mommie Dearest. Actually, in real life, Faye Dunaway is extremely close to her ball-busting character from the movie Network, for which she won an Academy Award.

She was in a very bad mood the week she worked with us because she was having most of her teeth pulled due to dental problems. Not a nice lady. She later got thrown out of two different mixing facilities on the same project, because she was so crazed, demanding and unreasonable.

All in all, a very strange experience. I've worked with a handful of famous people: Tom Selleck, Fleetwood Mac, George Lucas, Van Halen, Kevin Costner, even Barbra Streisand (three times). None of them were even 1/100th the trouble Faye was.

Bear in mind the work we do basically "finishes up" the shows and movies at the very end -- editing, color-correction, sound, etc. -- putting all the pieces together to create the final tape or film that airs on TV or gets projected in the theater. Very unglamorous, very time-consuming, and very expensive. Lotta pressure.

[Drewbie]

Exactly,

Trust me most people knew he was gay.

Claiken has been asked many times about his sexual orientation, but always deflected or refused to answer.

I'm in the bad movie/TV business, working terrible hours, and usually only deal with harried, overworked post-production execs and producers. Occasionally I get to work with a director, but we almost never get to see any stars or "personalities." (But then there was the time Faye Dunaway almost tried to kill me during a session, but that's another story. Totally true.)

I'm glad Clay finally did it, but you gotta wonder about his timing. I can only assume he finally realized that if everybody knew he was gay, it wouldn't affect his album or concert sales. If anything, I bet he'll get a brief publicity bounce for the next few weeks, while he makes the rounds of all the talkshows. Good for him.