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Clay Aiken Reflects on Worst Week
Clay Aiken spills the tea on a 20-year-old blunder that turned into a media firestorm: during a “Live with Regis and Kelly” segment, he playfully covered Kelly Ripa’s mouth—thinking it was funny, but it backfired spectacularly. Ripa called it out on the spot, and the fallout was massive, especially when Rosie O’Donnell labeled her reaction homophobic—despite Ripa clarifying she was just worried about germs. Aiken, who hadn’t publicly come out then, says he’s never spoken to Ripa since, despite sending her flowers and trying to make amends. He’s still haunted by the “scars” from that one…
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