Adam Lambert Responds To Clay Aiken's Blogs: 'If He Wants To Ride My Coattails, Good For Him'

Access Hollywood - May 28, 2009 12:10 PM PDT
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NEW YORK, NY -- Adam Lambert has no hard feelings after "American Idol" Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken bashed him then apologized over a series of blog posts late last week.

"I don't know Clay," Adam told Access Hollywood on Thursday morning after performing on the "Today Show." "I'm glad he's getting headlines now though, because he wasn't before."

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Last week, Clay hit his official blog, and slammed Adam, this season's runner-up. Clay revealed he only watched one episode of the FOX reality series all season, and it was the one where Adam Lambert took on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."

"At that moment, [I] thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening," Clay wrote.

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A day later, Clay hit his blog again, to apologize for his comments.

"I do apologize to Adam for my colorful (and negative) choice of words. I hope he can forgive me," Clay wrote. "I imagine he doesn't give a damn! :-) God knows he shouldn't."

And it appears Adam didn't actually mind.

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"If he wants to ride my coattails about it, good for him," Adam told Access, giving Clay the thumbs up sign.

Adam also told Access he wasn't unnerved by the news that AT&T employees handed out cell phones at two pro-Kris Allen "American Idol" parties in Arkansas during the final round of the competition show, and showed people how to send multiple texts at once.

"There are plenty of standards and practices set up where they make sure that there's no, foul play. And I don't think it's a conspiracy," Adam told Access. "I think people are making a big deal out of nothing. A couple of employees handed out a couple of phones and showed people how to use them. I don't think that's a conspiracy of any kind."

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  • ene r
    Adam is a champion, Kris is a champion. Adam has handled this very well and I really love him for that. Clay. I don t even know him. Was he really an American idol at anytime. Hmmm. Did Adam say he was gay or are people just assuming coz he uses makeup. Let him tell us. Though it makes no difference. We still love him.
    report abuseposted June 1, 2009 9:05 AM PDT
  • Teng
    I am impressed by the sportsmanship and gentlemanly spirit shown by both Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. I think the euphoria over who won the AI 8 has now died down. For most of us now, what we have are two great decent artists, no longer distinguising that one is the champion and that the other is a runner up.
    report abuseposted May 31, 2009 8:28 PM PDT
  • Deborah
    Adam handled himself with real class. Clay's had his turn and needs to keep his hateful comments to himself. He's shown his true colors. I think its a bad idea to anounce your sexual preference, you lose the female fans. Its none of our business and I really don't want to know. Just think of all the female hearts that would be broken if Adam tells the world he prefers gu
    report abuseposted May 31, 2009 2:44 PM PDT
  • Trish
    I personally don't know what all the fuss was about with the comments Clay made about Adam Lambert. I agree with the witty come back that Adam came up with. Maybe he did just say it to get some media attention. After all he hasn't been in the majority headlines for a while. My thought was that Clay only showed his lack of appreciation for music that was not up his alley. Which made
    report abuseposted May 31, 2009 12:15 AM PDT
  • Summer
    Yea you tell him Adam, you are so much better then him anyways, you will go far more then he ever did.
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 5:33 PM PDT
  • JudithL
    Adam you are the best .You will go far
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 9:42 AM PDT
  • Kat
    Sorry about the blank! I just dont usually make comments about people in a derogatory manner and I would not like to be linked with the others that are saying such ugly things whether there true or not
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 8:42 AM PDT
  • Kat
    I am apoligizing for a post I put on this blog earlier. One of my pet peeves about gay people is even if you cant tell that they are gay, they have to annouce to people their sexual preferences. In my opinion there might be less antagonism towards them if this were not the case. just go about your business and if someone figures it out fine, but don't announce it.
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 8:40 AM PDT
  • Kat
    I am apoligizing for a post I put on this blog earlier. One of my pet peeves about gay people is even if you cant tell that they are gay, they have to annouce to people their sexual preferences. In my opinion there might be less antagonism towards them if this were not the case. just go about your business and if someone figures it out fine, but don't announce it.
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 8:40 AM PDT
  • nicknick2510@yahoo.com
    shut up %@!*#ots!!!
    report abuseposted May 30, 2009 8:03 AM PDT
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