It's 2003 all over again! American Idol season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken is having a serious case of deja vu after his congressional race in North Carolina against textile entrepreneur Keith Crisco has been marked as too close to call.
Although he attended the 2004 Republican National Convention, and supported the GOP’s former gubernatorial candidate for New York state in 2002, the Bay Shore, NY native told Piers Morgan earlier this year that he’s actually an Independent. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, […]
Back when he competed on the Fox reality singing competition against Ruben Studdard, Aiken lost by only 134,000 votes of the 24 million cast, causing many "Claymates" to question the show's call-in voting system's flaws.
The original! The “Since U Been Gone” belter, 27, has released four multiplatinum albums since her inaugural win in 2002. Worldwide, the Grammy winner is the highest selling Idol alum, with over 23 million albums sold. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I […]
Fast forward to 2014 where he is once again neck-in-neck with a competitor, this time for a seat in Congress. The Washington Post reported that the state elections board's unofficial results from the Tuesday, May 6 primaries give the former reality star 40 percent of the tally he needs to avoid a runoff election, but that his competitor has a large enough margin to request a recount.
DeGeneres (who publicly came out on the cover of Time in 1997) wed de Rossi in August 2008, following the May 2008 California Supreme Court ruling that same sex couples have the right to marry. Related: Celebs react to the Prop 8 Supreme Court hearings Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please […]
"I sort of prefer it when they just open the envelope and just tell you who won," Aiken joked in a press conference on Tuesday, May 6. "But that said, we are feeling incredibly comfortable tonight."
The actor portrayed George W. Bush in the 2008 film W. “Everyone said, ‘Why would you want to do that?’ And most of my friends continued to ask ‘why’ until it came out,” he told MTV News in November 2009. “I don’t know how we’re getting the praise and accolades we’re getting. It’s amazing to […]
