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Will Claymates accept a gay Clay Aiken: How celebs fare after coming out

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Not so shocking news: Clay Aiken is gay. More shocking news: he actually came out to People magazine. Weâ€™re not sure exactly what the demographic is of his steadfast fans, the Claymates, but hopefully they wonâ€™t bail out on him now that the new dad is a proclaimed homosexual.Â "I cannot...

Ricky Martin: scorned for having kids

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EverybodyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s favorite bon-bon shaker recently announced that like "American Idol" star Clay Aiken a surrogate mother birthed his twin boys. In...

The impossible has happened: Clay Aiken knocks up a woman

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It's true. The pop star/ex-American Idol contestant has impregnated his 50-year-old best friend Jaymes Foster. Before you start getting the heebie jeebies with all the visuals (yikes), there's no need to go there, because she was artificially inseminated by his little guys. (Actually, that's a pretty upsetting visual, too.)

Things we don't get: Clay Aiken and Claymates

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Clay Aiken's new album drops today. Entitled "On My Way Here," the 29-year-old "American Idol" runner-up is an unlikely matinée idol. He's kind of nerdy, his face is a bit doughy, and has no slick dance to speak of. That said, he has some of the most fervent fans in the World. They're called Claymates.

So, what exactly is a Claymate? Besides the general definition of being a Clay Aiken fan, they are super-human fans -- they live and breathe Clay. Shall I say: fans on steroids. They're all ages, ranging from tweens to housewives to senior citizens on larks. But, it's just not his music they love, they seem to be more obsessed with him, who he is, what he embodies, and what he stands for. It's like he's their own personal Jesus. Though I'm not sure why anyone cares in the first place.

When Claymates attack! One woman is still achin’ for Aiken.

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Apparently American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken still has crazed fans. Well, at least one. One woman has allegedly seen his performance in Broadway’s Spamalot at least 40 times and she waits by the stage door hoping to catch a glimpse. "She is at the stage door from 9:30 in the morning, waiting all day to talk to people as they come in," says an insider. "She says talking to the other actors, she feels a step closer to Clay." But why exactly is this woman so obsessed? The source says she thinks, “He is the Savior.” Alllllrighty then.

Stock up on your celebrity eBay memorabilia!

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While perusing eBay, we came across some very interesting items. Some we'd want to have (Oprah mug), some we've already owned (NKOTB towel) and some that are tainted with famous DNA. Check them out and happy bidding!
RARE OPRAH MUG FROM HER 'ECCENTRIC' RESTAURANT CHICAGO!
Current bid: $19.99
"HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF OPRAH HISTORY. THIS COLORFUL, 1980'S POP-ART STYLE CERAMIC COFFEE MUG COMES FROM "THE ECCENTRIC", A CHICAGO RESTAURANT CREATED BY RICHARD MELMAN AND HIS PARTNER, OPRAH WINFREY. THE RESTAURANT OPENED IN 1989 AND LASTED UNTIL 1995." [eBay]

Many more weird eBay items after the jump!