@foxnews: "I died inside a lot that week." Clay Aiken opens up about the moment Rosie O'Donnell publicly outed him on "The View" in 2006, two years before the "American Idol" star came out on his own terms. Aiken says he was asleep when his son's mother called to tell him what had happened, leaving him "freaked out." Despite the painful experience, Aiken says he doesn't hold any ill will toward O'Donnell and believes she "did mean well."

badmonkey222 :

Ummm, we all knew clay

Johnquavious :

Everyone already knew before 2006

Buck :

I mean I remember this time on American Idol I don't think anybody thought he wasn't gay

411891 :

Uh Kelly Ripa - I don't believe you

Rose :

Not touching my face is one of my hard boundaries. I get why Kelly was put off

Nick :

was this a secret he was keeping from himself?

Recycledartblues :

That’s why we have to be mindful getting offended for other people.

Ricky :

Clay, it was never a secret

Miller :

his sons mother? what

Speakerphish :

Kelly rippa was 1000% being home of the phone

Jason mary :

Ummm, we all knew clay

Enrico Pallazzo :

Shocked the world

charles Edward :

Interesting take on this.

GregoDaGr8 :

Was this really a surprise to anyone????

Tomas Gallego :

Amazing

sarahconnor :

God bless 🙏

franknolan :

Huh 🤔

Ralph Dean :

Always watching.

Cødy :

Judy_Castro :

He should have won his season on American Idol.

Jackson Maverick :

Interesting perspective

hjcvincent :

That’s still a story?

kelvin welson :

Nice

meadowskh :

I swear it was very blatantly hinted at during his interviews on and off during and after American idol or am I insane ? I was young and dumb and it would have 100% flew over my head otherwise

tylerabroad :

The closet was glass my dude.