Celebrity Feuds
Ripa Rips Aiken a New One: Don't Hush Me, Dork!

Posted Nov 20th 2006 8:28AM by TMZ Staff

Snippy Clay Aiken co-hosted Friday's "Live With Regis and Kelly," and Miss Ripa was clearly unhappy with the moptop Idol contestant's attitude. The road got rocky when they played a clip of Kelly impersonating Aiken on Halloween a few years ago ... from there on, Clay got into the mud.

Ripa claims that Aiken was hostile toward her and feels that he wasn't "respectful in any way." Tensions ran high throughout the taping, but Clay pissed off the talk diva when he put his hands over her mouth to try to keep her from talking while interviewing "Dancing With The Stars" winners Cheryl Burke and Emmit Smith.

Ms. Ripa was not amused, and let Clay know that he had crossed a line by touching her million-dollar cakehole. "Oh that's a no-no... I don't know where your hands have been." She has a point.



Regis was shocked by the idea of Kelly and Clay not hitting it off: "In my wildest dreams would I ever think that one day you would have a feud with Clay Aiken."

"Live" wasn't the only show where Mr. Aiken made an appearance. Clay guested on "The Tyra Banks Show," set to air this Wednesday. Again, there was some face caressing -- but on this occasion it was welcomed.

Clay and Tyra: click to watch

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Tags: clay aiken, ClayAiken, co-host, hostile, Kelly Rippa, KellyRippa, Regis, talkshow, tyra banks, TyraBanks

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1. Oh pleeeease Ripa, who knows where your mouth has been?

Posted at 2:47PM on Nov 20th 2006 by eli

2. I don't really care for Rippa.......they all seem to develop that Kathe Lee Gifford syndrome. He was evidently nervous and she dominated the questions. He should have kept his hands to himself (communication skills are needed) and she could have been generous being that she is secured in her position - all she had to do was ask Clay if he would like to ask the guests any questions, as he was new to the show. Manners and generosity.........rarely seen, rarely used.

Posted at 2:47PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Pieta

3. Good, someone had guts to try to shut up her annoying voice. And those stupid commercials she's now doing...

Posted at 2:53PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lourdes

4. Clay was a guest on the show and should have acted as such, it is Kelly's show and she had every right to treat him that way if he was being a jerk. I don't like Clay and never have, so good for Kelly for sticking up for herself... and we really don't know where his hands have been!!! yuck!

Posted at 2:59PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lindsay

5. I'm sure Clay was paying her back for her gay over the top imitation of him a couple of Halloween's ago. Apparently, alot of the Claymates, who don't read blogs on the internet, had no idea he leaned that way. I'm surprised Regis didn't remind her of what she did to make Clay mad.

Posted at 3:00PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Dee

6. I hate Clay Aiken, but I hate Kelly Ripa even more. So kudos to Gayken for doing something America has been wanting to do for years.

Posted at 3:00PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Laury

7. not a fan of annyoying Kelly Ripa either but WHO'S DUMB IDEA WAS IT TO HAVE CLAY AIKEN HOST A SHOW?? he has the personality of a dorknob. and an embarassing dorknob at that.

he's an AMAZING singer, sure - but is in serious need of a personality implant!!!

Posted at 3:01PM on Nov 20th 2006 by expert opinion

8. It's about time someone shut Kelly Ripa up. That self-centered diva needs more than a hand over her mouth. I hope Regis shoves his foot in her mouth when he gets the chance.

Posted at 3:02PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Bettyboop

9. Kelly was so in the right for telling him that she didnt know where his hands have been it doesnt matter if they are famous or not think about it if it was you and some other person any one in the right mind would not welcome a hand in their face. besides if clay was really a "gentleman" he would have never done that to kelly he would have let her finish what she had to say and not try to over speak the real host of the show not some last minute guest...

Posted at 3:06PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Zonia

10. Good for the gay guy. She needs to be bitchslapped....

Posted at 3:06PM on Nov 20th 2006 by racer

11. Yes. Finally someone has stood up to the diva. Why do these shows always go to their heads??? She's almost unwatchable at every level.

Posted at 3:09PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Heather Sullivan

12. Oh Pahleeeeez

She doesn't know where her bisexual husbands hand
has been

He's as fem as Clay

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 20th 2006 by steve

13. GO CLAY!!! for such a little thing, ripa has such a big friggin mouth!!! i mean i don't watch LIVE but just hearing her in those Tide commercials make me wanna kick in the television . . . . . . what an annoying little creature!!! GO CLAY YOU THE MAN!!!!! (no snide comments, please)

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 20th 2006 by kath

14. I thought she was very professional about the whole situation. However, she didn't hide the fact that she was displeased with his actions.

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Stephanie

15. I saw the episode and Gayken was extremely rude the whole time. He has major issues. It's one thing for Regis to make jokes at Kelly's expense, but not Gayken. He hurt his career by treating her so badly. I was hoping she would kick his ass by the time the interview with Emmit was over. It put Emmit and the chick with the combover in a bad position. Emmit should've kicked his ass.

Posted at 3:13PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Nanu Nanu

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