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Clay Aiken recalls being outed on live TV

He says Rosie O’Donnell discussed his sexuality on live TV in 2006, two years before he publicly came out.

Published Sep 18, 2026, 10:49 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Clay Aiken is opening up about what he describes as “the most catastrophic week” of his life, when Rosie O’Donnell inadvertently revealed his sexuality on live television nearly two decades before he was ready to come out publicly, Entertainment Weekly reports.