The Claymates are a bunch of idiots to do something so stupid... Like anyone is going to believe THEM... over what we have seen the last six months with Adam.. please.....

I totally agree with everything in #19. Wow, Bella, way to be there for Adam! See u in the 1st row!

I used to LOVE Clay Aiken...rooted for him on American Idol. I am truly disappointed that this silly feud is going on! Adam Lambert is awesome! I love his voice, his presentation and his graciousness.I give +++ cudos to his mother for raising such a warm and positive human being. As for the negative press regarding Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert, my only comment is this..."before you open your mouth to say anything in the press, think twice about how you come across to others. It may backfire and only hurt the one with the sour grapes!

Thank you for posting this.. I am happy to see that even some of the media are starting to defend the lies published about ADAM.. Adam is amazing in so many ways.. I loooove him... and within that unconditional love, I find respect and appreciation for who he is, the choices he makes and even the possiblity that from time to time he is human..lol. Still I know he isnt being rude. Now I know what the ladies in my mothers generation felt like when Elvis first came about.. Adam may not be Elvis but he is so likeable, talented, kind, creative, fun, thoughtful, ambitions, oppurtunistic and I NEVER get sick of him!!!!!

This is so wrong. That story was fed to msnbc and others by a Clay stalker named John Paulus not by Clay fans. This guy has done everything he could
to ruin Clay's career. He has caused him no end of trouble for the last 3 years.

Is Paulus the one responsible for Clay being an arrogant hypocritical liar for all of these years too?

well,then the Claymates are just as ridiculous as Clay, Clay starts this whole thing off by being a rude little man just to gain some headlines that he has sorely been lacking , not just saying he did'nt like Adam but went so far as to malign Adam and insult him, and who in their right mind would not think Adam would reply back, and reply he did with class and style and the truth and to show he is certainly no push over. Clay who so despertley wanted Adam to sing a duet and got hussled out of AI, so Clay takes it out on Adam, Well Clay your true colors show now and so do the colors of your fans, may you be happy together wallowing in your idiocy.

Clay is the diva and isn't fit to lick Adam's boots. Nice try, Claymates. Have another doughnut.

Clay Aiken's fans need to chill out! During Clay Aiken's run on "American Idol," I was a "claymate," but his career has since fizzled out and so has my interest in him. His fans need to accept that he's not the superstar he once was and stop pouncing on people who don't worship him as they do. Sorry to burst your bubbles, but Adam Lambert has the spotlight now!

Come on, why do you guys keep letting them have this? I'm glad you know they were spewing falsehoods about Adam, but you're still giving them media attention. How ridiculous that the media fell for it (shame on MSNBC). Adam Lambert is a class act all the way. This should have never made it to print in the first place.

This is unbelievable. Adam is amazing and deserves all the credit and praise he is getting - I just wish people would stop trying to ruin his career and leave the poor guy alone. I can tell you this - I did get a chance to met him recently when he was in NY, and I have never been more impressed with anyone! He was the honestly the most sincere and genuine person I have ever met, and it is a shame that crap like this has to even be printed.

Adam is the wost singer in the world. I don't care for his voice. But it doesn't bother me that other people like him. Johnpaulos is a freaking stalker that is messing up clays career. He will go to any legnths to ruin it. Clay should sue the crap out of him and put a restraining order against him. But because clay is so nice he won't.

Why do you believe this stuff? None of Clay's fans started anything. Most of them are Adam's fans, too. This whole thing was started by Clay's stalker who is sitting at home now laughing about the world-wide frenzy that he's created. MSNBC fell for it and so have you.

I would give as much credit to these rumours having been started by Clay Aiken fans as I would to the rumours themselves.

John Paulus, the guy behind the blog where the allegations that it was all started by Clay fans were started is a notorious Clay hater who will do or say anything to smear him.

The word is that Courtney Hazlett, the MSNBC "reporter", was turned down for an interview with Adam because he didn't have a gap in his shedule and she took offence at being made to feel unimportant by his management.

Come on people . Wake up This is a completely baseless story being spewed by morons who get their kicks riling up fans of celebrities . They are laughing while we fight it out . Adam isn't a diva . That 411 blog is a hate site . Those hate sites will be popping up for Adam too because he is talented and charismatic and therefore must be brought down .

#8 MM has it exactly right . The school yard comments by #1 #5 #6 and #7 show who have fallen into the trap .

It really is disgusting that Claymates would do that. They are really hurting Clay Aiken by stooping to that kind of behavior. Aiken took the first shot and his fans are retaliating? The person who first published it was Courtney Hazlett of MSNBC. This isn't the first time she has published unsubstantiated articles. Why does a reputable establishment such as MSNBC allow this to be published? Adam has been so gracious to his fans and everyone around him that many, many journalists jumped to his defense and questioned the "anonymous sources" and the truth ended up coming out. Those who have interviewed him have stated that they were charmed by this man. That he was gracious and rolled with the punches. See comments by journalists Michelle Collins and Michael Slezak. He always made an effort to wear fan gifts on the show and thank his fans, the band etc. I still am saddened that so many outlets took the story and ran with it. Luckily there are some journalists of character such as Michelle Collins and several others.

Claymates are so shallow-minded people to resort to this thing. And Clay should put a stop to this. Well, this just shows that Adam is a superstar to get this attention.

This "feud" is getting a lot of newsprint for both Adam and Clay, with Clay getting the black eye. If they want less negative press, then they should meet in public for the photo op and issue statements resolving the issues. My instincts tell me that Adam is a person of integrity and could handle it. There's certainly room in the music industry for both of them.

It is about time the media stuck up for Clay and stopped believing all the crap published! Who is to say it is not the Adam fans that post this to belittle Clay. Clay has been lied about and ridiculed for 6 years. Enough already. Just let the two of them have a ''sing off', then we would see who is the true idol. Sheesh you guys.

BLAME COURTNEY HAZLETT FROM MSNBC for writing this "article" in the first place. Courtney Hazlett resorted to tabloid trash and desperate lies to get her one minute of fame. Shame on her and shame on MSNBC for releasing that "article". Courtney Hazlett never got the other side of the story because there was no other story to this story. She should publicly apologize to Adam, his family and friends, his legion of fans, the back stage workers at American Idol who respect and admire Adam, and then MSNBC should fire her! I am a HUGE Adam Lambert fan. And, having spent HOURS watching interviews upon interviews with Adam, time after time after time, he has consistently and genuinely been the ultimate gentleman - intelligent, kind, funny, articulate, and honest. Adam is a multi-talented, creative/artistic genius. I LOVE what I hear, I LOVE what I see, and I LOVE how Adam's voice makes me feel. I can't wait to get those front row seats to HIS (not American Idol's) first (of many) concerts!

Why is every blog on the internet passing around the John Paulus lie? Ever since Clay gave John the brush off over 3 years ago - John has done everything he can to pay Clay back and destroy the guy. He even started stalking Clay and started a hate blog where he spews his hatred toward him 24/7. He also has some former Clay fans that post their hatred for Clay on his blog since he came out as gay. They all run from blog to blog posting their venom and hate as if there isn't enought of that on the internet as it is! Every article that John posts about Clay on his blog is picked by gossip blogs, passed on and regurgitated over and over again. It's unfortunate that people actually believe some of this trash. Clay has many fans who are also fans of Adam's. John Paulus would like to put an end to that and basically start a fan war. The guy is the epitomy of evil!!!

I use to be a Claymate but not any more! Talk about being a diva, Clay fits the description perfectly! Clearly his little touch of fame went right to his head and his jealous fans have permanently ruined what little career he had left. Adam has nothing to fear from Clay's fans. He is a class act and will be an international superstar with a very long career!!!

I don't believe anything that comes from the media, especially on a first reading. And especially do I NOT trust Perez Hilton. As a former Clay Aiken fan, I can say with all confidence that most of the fans, a huge percentage, are the nicest people on the face of the earth and would not spread such rumors about Adam (who, according to the other finalists, is a really nice guy). However, I do believe there are some Clay fans who would, and shame on them. They give a bad name to all Clay's fans. No one should assume that all Clay fans need to "chill out" or are "ridiculous". Its the few bad eggs who cause trouble for all. And for anyone to believe that all of Clay's fans do such things simply because the media says so is crazy.

I agree with MM comment #8 - the real shame here is that MSNBC allowed itself to fall for something so obviously bogus without even checking its so-called sources. What kind of journalism is that? Then, when hundreds of comments were posted, many by people who had met and/or worked with Adam claiming he was never anything but very polite and gracious, the story was renamed and repositioned (but not changed) so that the comments were lost. That is a heinous abuse of the power of the press. So no matter whether the story was planted by Claymates, a stalker, or some other bogus "source" it is the journalist who printed it and the others who picked it up as a "fact" who should be taken to task for playing into an obvious smear campaign.

These "Claymates" are ruining Clay Aiken's name, its so pathetic. The so called fight him & Adam had like 3 weeks ago has been over and done. They are immature and it's beyond me how these idiots get through to post such nonsense and MSNBC prints it, without any concrete evidence of Mr. Lambert being a "diva". The journalist just went by some remarks fuled by a bunch of morons "Claymates" who will not let this rest. They need to grow up because honestly they are making a much bigger fool out of Clay Aiken, even though I know he has nothing directly to do with this. It's just plain stupid.

OMG..please don't believe what that guy JP says! He has lied about Clay and his fans for years. I like Adam but I like Clay too!!! They are both class acts, no not perfect, they are human. But both are kind to their fans!

That 411 blog thing is a lot of c..p! If any of you, who used to Clay fans think about it, really. This is beyond ridiculous. I just hope that this guy doesn't go after Adam as well. Geez it is a sick world, please don't believe that any "normal" Clay fan would ever to such a thing to another performer!

I just don't understand these Claymate fans. They are doing Clay a great disservice; he doesn't need anyone's help. If they were truly his fans, they'd realize he can handle any situation that comes his way and just be supportive. I happen to be a Clay Aiken fan, but these other fans are an embarrassment to Clay and me as a Clay fan, whether they think so or not.

I also happen to be an Adam Lambert fan and thought he should win AI because it is truly supposed to be a singing competition. I don't worry for him, though. He has it all in the bag and will flourish no matter which place he came in or how he chooses to live his life.

I just wish people would stop the gay bashing and let people live their lives the way they want. Our world would be a much more peaceful place.

Please, everyone, hold on. First of all, you need to know that Clay would detest any of his fans spreading crap on anybody, and we know it. Very little in this world is more important to us that our connection with Clay. He told us long ago to not defend him. But this has gone too far. It has been proven that the gossip columnist with MSNBC posted this first on the TWOP
site. She apparently does not verify anything and a certain stalker knows it. John Paulus has made it his life's ambition to ruin Clay Aiken. Most every day he comes up with a different lie or embellishment toward that goal.
He goes on one of his sites (411 Clay Aiken) and giggles about what he has done and brags about how he is ruining Clay and the Claymates. His other site is 411 Adam Lambert. Adam fans need to know that this fellow used to be a Clay fan, but now stalks him for a living. Please do not buy into this crap. Clay Aiken is a very dear person who just made an opinion of one song, almost identical to Simon's opinion. Paulus couldn't miss that opportunity, so close to his lie about Clay wanting to sing or tour with Adam.

You all need to grow up. For God sake none of these people are your friends. You don't know squat about who they really are no matter what the act like in the public eye. It's always blamed on someone else. Sour grapes to all you Clay fans who turned because he didn't give you the time of day. Get a life.

Is he also responsible for the horrible things that Clay said about Adam? Fans often reflect the celebrity that they follow.

Robyn , Clay didn't say horrible things about Adam . He gave his opinion ( similiar to Simon) about the one song of Adam's that he heard . He made it clear that he did not know Adam and that Adam was probably a nice guy . When the media and bloggers went nuts with misleading headlines and partial quotes , Clay apologized for his harsh choice of words about that version of Ring of Fire . There was no personal insult .

The winners in all this ? The attention whores of the media and blogs who are laughing at us as we buy into their hype and the professional turd stirrers who pose as fans and then sit back and watch the fur fly .

The losers ? The sincere fans of Adam and Clay who are angry and hurt over a fake feud . Many of us love them both .

The smart ones ? Adam and Clay who know how the game is played and shrug this stuff off .

All that matters is that the TRUTH prevailed. Thank You for posting this information!! It's unfortunate that HACKS like Courtney Hazlett are employed. It's pathetic that MSNBC keeps her on the payroll for knowingly writing a False "Story."

I am glad you wrote this article refuting those ridiculous claims about Adam. HOWEVER, I think the last paragraph of the piece should have been more positive to show that you TRULY BELIEVE what you say.