“‘IT WAS THE MOST CATASTROPHIC WEEK OF MY LIFE…’” Nearly 20 years after the live TV moment that stunned viewers, Clay Aiken is finally revealing what happened behind the scenes after he put his hand over Kelly Ripa’s mouth on air. What many thought was an awkward joke quickly spiraled into a headline-making feud, public backlash, and a deeply personal ordeal that Clay says changed his life forever.
Clay Aiken opens up about the ‘catastrophic’ aftermath of grabbing Kelly Ripa’s face live on air Clay Aiken has spoken out about his infamous two-decade-long feud with Kelly Ripa, saying that their tense on-air clash sparked the most ‘catastrophic’ week of his life. In 2006, the American Idol runner-up, now 47, shocked Live with Regis and Kelly audiences when he … Read more