We joined in on the speculation back in September that Clay Aiken would be competing on the next season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" -- and we were right! (Okay, technically, the Reality Blurred blogger was right, but we happily glommed on!)
The Raleigh native, who was a runner-up on the second season of "American Idol," was officially announced yesterday as a member of the 5th season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," which also features Arsenio Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Cheryl Tiegs, Penn Gillette, Debbie Gibson, Adam Carolla, and others.
In an interview with "Today.com," Aiken said he respects "Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump more than he respected Simon Cowell, the head judge on "American Idol," because Trump's "success is real outside of TV." Ouch.
As The Hollywood Reporter pointed out, Aiken and Cowell have certainly had their differences in the past...
Aiken also told "Today" that he worked "ten times harder" on "The Celebrity Apprentice" than he did on "American Idol."
"The Celebrity Apprentice" season premieres February 12 on NBC.
Photo by: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC
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Comments
@outhousecat
Sat, 01/07/2012 - 02:52 — IrinaWe can tell how little you care by the sheer size and force of your post. You care very very much and won't be missing a second of Apprentice when Clay is on.
Its OK, I won't miss a moment either.
Go Clay!
Clayniac update
Fri, 01/06/2012 - 15:18 — outhousecatSo where are all the Clayniacs?
Oh, that's right. Clay's gay.
Clay just needs to go away. I didn't like him to start with and while I have a little more respect for him since he quit lying about his orientation, I still don't care for him or his music. And fortunately I don't care for Celebrity Apprentice either, so I can continue to avoid him.
Cary?
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:04 — mediawatcherI think he is a RALEIGH native, not Cary. Otherwise, good luck to Clay on Celebrity Apprentice. I hear he's a fierce competitor!