For one thing, Clay did not publicly diss Adam Lambert. He answered a question on his fansite, a private fansite to boot. which was never meant to be a public statement. He did not attack Adams person, only his performance of one song, and said himself that he didn't know Adam but he knew others who thought he was great. Adam is also not ignoring the comment like you claim. Obviously the comment bothered him or he would have graciously excepted Clay's apology. After watching him on idol, I really thought he would do that. How could I be so wrong. Instead he is now commenting publicly, which Clay never did, and making it personal. He also dissed Gene Simmons for saying that Adam was not really a rocker. Adam needs to grow up and stop acting like a middle schooler.

It surprises me that you would think any message personal or not wouldn't become big news when it comes to Adam Lambert. He may have lost on AI but he is in the news all day every day. Everything said about him is made public. I for one am glad he spoke up to Clay and I also believe Clay knew he would get some publicity out of this and that's what he wanted. I also wonder when Adam disses Gene Simmons. I've read everything I can and havn't seen this. And I also wonder whats up with Gene since on one hand he said how great Adam was and welcomed him to tour with him and then said he wasn't a rocker. If you read that article he also said Freddie Mercury wasn't one either. Adam will go far and the amount of press he is getting now shows that. Adam doesn't need to grow up he' already there.

Clay is already a "has been". It's very unethical for him to criticize a co-Idol when he himself didn't get the title. He needed something to put him back to the ground. He got what he deserved from Adam.

Assuming that Clay never intended to have his statement public, still he should have not said bad things to his co-Idol or throw his critiques to AI which launched his career. I think Adam did the right thing to put Clay back to the ground and to remind him that he is nothing without AI. Even if Clay apologized (which was too late ), damage has been done. I was a Claymate before but not anymore. About Gene Simmons, Adam only said that he is just being Gene Simmons and he is not bothered by his comments.

I don't object to the above article, but the headline is irresponsible journalism. What Aiken said was a slam ("made my ears bleed"), and Mr. Lambert's response was hardly that, but a playful rejoinder in response to a diplomatically difficult situation. Mr. Aiken has apologized - good. And, Mr. Lambert, who chose not to be offended and no doubt would prefer *not* to comment publicly, was only responding to a direct question about this silly situation. His response was light and humorous....and light years away from being a "slam." By any measure, Mr. Lambert has handled himself with a grace and maturity while under a great deal of pressure. Attention seeking tabloids and websites seem to think nothing of [irrespondibly] stirring up trouble to grab readership with misleading headlines. Shame on the Elena Gorgan of 'Life & Style'

Petra, feel free to believe what you will as regards both what professional journalism should be and whether I have deliberately misled you into reading the article or not. However, when Lambert said he was glad Aiken was “getting headlines now though, because he wasn’t before. If he wants to ride my coattails about it, good for him.” he was actually saying “he’s using my name to get HIS in the media” which is, by all counts, a veiled diss. Diplomatic, but a harsh nonetheless slam – the question of whether it was deserved or not is not up for discussion here, though most people seem inclined to believed Clay had it coming.

The good thing about the English language is, as you must know, that it’s extremely rich in nuances – nuances that you chose to ignore this time. Thank you for your comment.

I agree with Fantasy, Clay is the one that needs to grow up.

For one thing, Clay did not reallt even apologize and for another, Adam has every right to comment on Clay's ridiculous insult and for one more thing, Clay was basing his opinion on one minute of hearing Adam sing.

Personally I am tired of this whole thing. Clay answered a question posed to him several times. Yes he went overboard with his discription, no doubt. But other Idols have critiqued each other positive and negatively and no one says a word. I understand Adam supporters feeling the way they do but Adam's response was a bit smug in my opinion. Clay's career has been just fine and I am not talking about record sales but his general accomplishments. Clay does not need Adam to get publicity, he manages to that all on his own..good and bad. Adam at this point in his "new" career, is a little full of himself to think Clay needs him! Don't get me wrong I like Adam and think he is very talented but take an objective look at the whole thing and you might see my point.

This smug Adam jerk can only wish to have anyone of Clay Aiken's talent even want to be on his coattail. He doesn't have a coattail for anyone to follow anyway, so it doesn't really matter. I am not a big Clay fan, I just know that he has a lot of talent (singing and I understand on Broadway too) and doesn't need anyone's coattail. When the jerk has sold as many CD's and been on Broadway and Clay can't sell a record or a ticket to a concert or show, then he can talk, but until then he needs to do a reality check.

Cheesehead - Are you from Wisconsin??? Are/Were you a Danny Gokey fan??? If you knew anything about the music business, or any business, then you'd know that for you to stay relevant, marketable, and successful - you have to evolve into or be associated with something new! Even successful artists like Andrea Boccelli are teaming up with artists like Mary J. Blige for duets on their new albums. This not only helps sales for Boccelli (Oprah like Boccelli...and she like Blige - her audience will probably purchase both), but also for Blige because her existing fan base has been widened with the association.

Clay Aiken WAS trying to ride Adam Lambert coat tails! He knew that his star was fading (fast) and he hoped that Lambert could help him re-enter the music scene by first helping him to gain headlines that were related to music. The only headlines Aiken had made prior was due to some voter registration "scandal", his newfound fatherhood, and his so-called "outing". Reaching further back, he made some headlines for his role in Splamalot. Note, there is nothing there concerning his current or upcoming music release, music video, concert tour, TV appearances and/or performances, magazine covers/interviews/articles, etc, etc.

In music, you can't just rest on your laurels and think that continued fame, success, and opportunity will come to you because you supposedly "made it"! This is one business that is 100% Show -N-Prove All The Time! BTW, Adam Lambert was/is an accomplished theatre actor also. Long before Clay Aiken came to the stage after competing on AI.