I normally avoid all things American Idol..but I am so glad that I ignored my better judgment and watched this video of Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard doing an 80′s pop/R&B medley ..complete with MC Hammer pants.

The medley includes songs like “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan, “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus, “The Right Stuff” by New Kids on the Block, “The End of the Road” by Boyz II Men, “I Swear” by All-4-One, and “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys, all with goofy dance moves. It’s worth your time, I promise.

ednesday, and there new cover is a doozy. American Idol alum Clay Aiken and newborn son Parker pose for their first photos AND Aiken officially comes out.

Clay Aiken has been finally come out of the closet, to People magazine. Clay appears on the magazine’s cover holding his son, Parker Foster Aiken with the words “Yes, I’m Gay” pasted across the baby.  Clay says the reason he came clean now was that he didn’t want feel like a liar to his son.

Aiken has long remained silent about his sexuality. While he has legions of female fans called Claymates, but has also been referred to for years as “The Gaiken” by Kathy Griffin and has been allegedly solicited gay sex online.