Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken’s sexuality has been a hot topic this week after People magazine published a story saying Aiken was gay.

The controversy was further stirred during a provocative interview with Good Morning America’s Diane Sawyer. The hype around the interview was that Aiken would come out of the closet.

Instead, though, Aiken defended his sexuality as nobody’s business.

“I’ve gotten to a point now where I, A., am tired of trying, and B., I feel it’s kind of invasive, you know?” Aiken told Sawyer. “What I do in my private life is nobody’s business anymore.”

Aiken also stirred questions about his sexuality when he was accused earlier this year of a hotel liaison with ex-marine John Paulus in the National Enquirer.

“Even though stuff about me that I read in the magazines isn’t true, it still makes me … lose sleep,” he said. “I hurt, not just for my mother who has to watch it happen and who hurts for me. At least when I was in middle school … I understand why they picked on me.”






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