SIMON COWELL REACTS TO CLAY AIKEN COMING OUTAmerican Idol judge Simon Cowell is supportive of season two runner-up Clay Aiken's decision to reveal he is gay.
"Good for him," Cowell told TV's Extra. "If he said it, it's the right thing for him."
Cowell, 48, says he doesn't think Aiken's sexual orientation will matter to the performer's rabid fan base. "I don't think anyone cares," Cowell said. "Let's face it. It's 2008. You know. Who cares?"Cowell couldn't resist showing his sarcastic side to the TV program when he feigned surprise at the news that Aiken, 29, came out of the closet: "Wow. That's a shock," he said. "It's like being told Santa Claus isn't real. Unbelievable."
Cowell also shot down a report that Aiken had asked him to be godfather to his six-week-old son, Parker, whose mother is Aiken's friend Jaymes Foster (sister of music producer David Foster). "I don't know him well enough, and I think I'd be the last person on Earth he'd call."
The Idol judge did have some career advice for the singer, who is currently starring in Spamalot on Broadway: "Make a good record. He's got a good voice. He's on the front cover of PEOPLE. He's still popular. Good for him." People |
