[1] Clay Aiken has asserted on several occasions that he is straight (Rolling Stone, June 2003). In the National Enquirer (26th January 2006), former U.S. Army Green Beret John Paulus, age 38, claims to have met Aiken in an Internet chat room and had unprotected sex with him on 24th December 2005, in a North Carolina hotel room. In a Monica Lewinsky turn-of-events, Paulus claims to have Aiken's... DNA sample... on a washcloth. Father: Vernon Grissom (birth father, auto parts salesman, d. 27-Feb-2004)
Father: Ray Parker (stepfather, d. Jul-2002)
Mother: Faye Aiken
Girlfriend: Jaymes Foster ("friend", one son)
Son: Parker Foster Aiken (b. 8-Aug-2008 with Foster)
High School: Leesville Road High School, Raleigh, NC
University: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Teacher: Brentwood Elementary School
UNICEF National Ambassador
Young Men's Christian Association camp counselor
TELEVISION
American Idol
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Clay Aiken
Appears on the cover of:
Entertainment Weekly, 5-Sep-2003, DETAILS: Okay, we admit it.. We love Clay Aiken! (photo of Aiken with swooning women reflected in his mirror sunglasses)
Rolling Stone, Jun-2003, DETAILS: Growing Up Clay
Author of books:
Learning To Sing: Hearing The Music In Your Life (2004, memoir, with Allison Glock)
AKA Clayton Holmes Aiken