If you hadn't already heard about the former "American Idol" star from your friends who've been anywhere near a chatroom in the last couple of years, the gossip sheets are spilling the beans on "Gayken":
"CLAYMANIACS" are out for blood now that a former Green Beret has gone public with his claim that he had a gay sex romp with "American Idol" superstar Clay Aiken.
Alleged Aiken love toy John Paulus has been deluged with death threats from the singer's fervent fans ever since his name was leaked onto the Internet as the man who was blabbing to the National Enquirer that he had sex with their beloved "Idol," who's repeatedly denied being gay. The story is in the Enquirer issue out today nationwide.
"He is getting death threats from Clay's fans," a friend of Paulus tells PAGE SIX. "After his name was leaked on a couple of gossip Web sites, he's been getting threats. But he's also gotten calls from gay porn directors who want to cast him in a movie, kind of what happened after John Wayne Bobbitt got famous."
Paulus, 38, passed a polygraph test administered by the Enquirer in an attempt to corroborate his bombshell claim that he had sex with Aiken at a Quality Inn in Garner, N.C., on Jan. 2. In the new Enquirer, Paulus claims he and Aiken had 90 minutes of man-on-man passion at the hotel, which is near Aiken's hometown of Raleigh, N.C.
The muscle-bound ex-soldier says Aiken contacted him after seeing his picture on the Internet: "I have several personal ads on gay men Web sites," he told the Enquirer. "Clay later told me he saw my pictures on a couple and decided to e-mail me. On Dec. 16, using the screen name of 'valleyprettyboy,' Clay sent me his first message.
"He wrote, 'Hey man, [I] see you're online. I'm 26 years old from Raleigh and would love to talk. I have pics but I have a very recognizable face and I can't post the pics. I would be happy to send them to you if you can promise absolute discretion."
Paulus added that in later e-mails, Aiken "told me that he had just come out of the closet to his mother and a few close friends last year. He told me that he was single again, having broken up with his boyfriend about five months ago."
Aiken has always maintained that he is straight, but in 2003 he told Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Primetime Live," "I have some very effeminate qualities." His spokesman, Roger Widynowkski, declined to comment on the Enquirer story yesterday.
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This Green Beret sounds like a real tool. What a jerk. The poor guy (Clay) is going to have his career destroyed all because this guy wants to make a few bucks. Dirtbag!
Posted by: Terrence | January 27, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Why would being gay destroy his career? elton, micheal, and liberace sure seemed to do okay.
Posted by: Tim | January 27, 2006 at 12:45 PM
Umm... Clay pretty much destroyed his own career by a) refusing to acknowledge the obvious from the get-go and b) trolling 'anonymously' for (unsafe) internet booty and thinking it'd keep quiet forever.
Posted by: Dan | January 27, 2006 at 01:01 PM
Oh, and I forgot c) thinking he could go pro with a haircut like that. Good Lord.
Posted by: Dan | January 27, 2006 at 01:03 PM
I have heard similar stories in the past about Web hookups with Clay from two different sources. They were so similar I had no reason to doubt them. Sounds like the boy has been playing with fire (an inferno, really), especially if he's barebacking.
I'm sure all the 13-year-old girls will love to read all about Clay's favorite positions in the next Tiger Beat. (Do they even publish that rag anymore?) :-)
Posted by: Malcontent | January 27, 2006 at 01:03 PM
I tried to Google John Paulus but all I got was this. Needless to say it wasn't what I was hoping for.
Posted by: Queer Conservative | January 27, 2006 at 03:17 PM
His career won't suffer because he's gay - it will suffer because of a salacious story being peddled by someone whose motives are unknown. While Clay can only blame himself for such risky behavior, how many of us have hooked up in awkward situations yet haven't had to worry that the details would be splashed all over the media.
Posted by: Terrence | January 27, 2006 at 03:23 PM
::Raises Hand::
Posted by: Queer Conservative | January 27, 2006 at 03:25 PM
People far less famous than Clay have had quite active sex lives, yet are far more prudent than he.
Posted by: Malcontent | January 27, 2006 at 03:51 PM
i'm shocked ! ..SHOCKED, i tell you ! no, not that he's gay.. i mean come on already... but that the hideous twerp got pounded by a green beret and didn't even have to pay for it ?! life is so unfair.
Posted by: el polacko | January 27, 2006 at 04:37 PM
I hate these kinds of stories. Let's say it's true, yes Aiken was stupid for looking for anonymous sex but that doesn't change the fact that this guy is a jerk. What Aiken does in his bedroom really isn't any of our business. People who sleep with someone and then go blab it all over, especially to make a quick buck, are real slimeballs.
Posted by: AGJ | January 27, 2006 at 07:05 PM
I would tend to agree with AGJ.
First, I'm philosophically opposed to this type of scandalmongering.
Second, yick, ewww, who in their right gay mind would sleep with Clay Aiken?????
Posted by: North Dallas Thirty | January 27, 2006 at 07:54 PM
Wow, I'm really finding myself at cross-purposes with readers lately!
When I named this site, I debated between using "Malcontent" or "Contrarian." Maybe I should have picked the latter.
Posted by: Malcontent | January 27, 2006 at 08:13 PM
Why would Clay's career be destroyed if he was really gay? If he really is, he wouldn't be the first homo to deny his homoexuality. I could care less if he's gay. It doesn't make him a worse singer than he already is.
Posted by: Yum Yum | January 28, 2006 at 12:25 AM
I feel badly for Clay. If he is gay, his community is offering him no support; in fact, many are circling like sharks going for blood.
And if he is straight, his manhood will be a laughing stock for the rest of his life. And John Paulus will be sitting back counting the money.
The music industry rejects him because they didn't "make" him, they won't play him on the radio because he wouldn't let RCA pay for play, and his fans are ridiculed unmercifully. Sad really, because he does, at least, sing well.
Posted by: PJ | February 03, 2006 at 09:26 PM
Clay trolls the net for men; he trolls that "private" membership club in LA so what? He's gay, gay,gay.
How do you spell flamer: Clay Aiken of course
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