I just don't see kelly ripa as the Homophobe type. Sometimes these situations aren't about anything but not liking that particular person. Basically what i'm saying is Clay Aiken sucks.

Damn.. the one day I miss the show...

Rosie didn't just express a view. She accused Kelly of homophobia which crosses a line. It is not equal to Mel Gibson or Michael Richards. Clay crossed the line but physically attempting to shut up the host on her own show. Even homosexuals are guilty of being rude.

Call me geeky, but Clay can put his hands wherever he wants on MY body!! (especially if I can return the favor)

I think Kelly is blowing this whole stupid thing out of proportion. As evidenced by her constant use of the word "respect," she seems to expect that people who co-host her show defer to her and really take a seat below her. Okay, fine, but when you bring someone on to co-host, let them freakin' co-host! When you watch the clip, you can see that she was the one steamrolling over him. She acted as though he didn't even exist, and to me, that is disrespectful too. He's just as famous, if not more so, than her.

Having said that, I agree that his putting his hand over her mouth was inappropriate. I have never particularly liked him, but it didn't seem like he was trying to be malicious. He was probably fed up with being totally emasculated by her not letting him get a word in edgewise.

As for Rosie, she is my hero. I am proud of her for speaking her mind. I am gay as well and I too originally wondered if Kelly's comment was homophobic, but it wasn't clear to me. Even if she did mean "I don't know where that hand's been" in a sexual way (which is how I read it), that doesn't necessarily mean she's homophobic. At worst, perhaps a germ-phobe or a prude. But I still admire Rosie for speaking her mind and not cowering to Kelly.

I think Kelly Ripa has overreacted to Clay putting his hand over her mouth. It was supposed to be funny as she wouldnt let him get in a word. It would have been ok if she had left it alone as she told him on Friday that it was a no-no and she didnt know where his hand had been but she went on and on about it on Monday, even stating that his hand was cold and clammy. That is insulting. I dont think the incident warrants all she makes it out to be.

Sidebar:

Did I miss Aiken coming out as gay? If Rosie is calling Kelly homophobic then Clay must be gay right?

i wish they would let rosie take over logo as i think she is an angry lesbian with a great attitude.

rosie rocks, and that ripa is one neelie chickazoid.

as i totally am in support of star fucking and telling, i would fuck clay, and then give ripa a rim job.

jack jett

ok, i 100% agree with kelly on this one, gayken was rude to cover her mouth with his hands period. i bet she is a germophbe like me, i would have slapped his hands if i was her.

now, rosie kind of blown it out of proportion. but i can see how she saw it that way, though.

Kelly's right, you just don't cover someones mouth...especially like that. I don't like it when people touch my face, cause you really don't know where there hands have been. And her making that comment doesn't mean she's a homophob or whatever...and it doesn't mean that she's calling him gay either.

Trust me, Kelly is not a homophobe. I watch her show everyday and she's one of the most liberal people I've ever seen. What everyone seems to be forgetting is how combative Clay was to her even before he put his hand over her mouth. And to Kelly's point yesterday, he never would have put his hand over a man's mouth.

It's great the gay world has a mouth piece to expose injustice to the world on a Monday thru Friday basis. Everything Rosie says is a possible TMZ.com story.

If she cries homophobia at every little thing she won't be heard when the day comes people need to listen to her to shed some light on gay injustice.

the boy who cried woof!

So I guess whoever wrote this also missed Ripa's freakout on her show Monday morning? She spent 5 minutes trashing Aiken and totally over reacting to what was a stupid 2 second faux pas on his part. This nonsense should have been over when the show finished on Friday, not escalating into world war 3 because miss publicity whore has a tantrum.

Clay is ugly.

Ugly.

1. Kelly Ripa is immaculate. the woman must have a fleet of homosexuals all over her all the time.
2. If the same situation had happened with any other person and she had said that it would've passed as a simple joke. It makes relative sense regardless of sexuality.
3. If she made it in reference to the (absurd) scandal then she probably wasn't trying to do it homophobically, but rather making light of the whole stupid thing.
4. Rosie O'Donnell should really be harping on the _ other journalists responsible for the whole scandal in the first place. Certainly upon that slut Clay was naive enough to take the chance on.
5. ELIZABETH HASSLEBECK STOP TALKING AAAH STOP TALKING STOP TALKING AAAAAAH. AAAAAAAH.
"Didn't he ask for this? didn't he audition for american idol?". Elizabeth complains when someone kills someone with a similar name on Law & Order and she thinks Clay Aiken deserves to have his sex life transcripted in the newspaper? She makes me miss Starr Jones.

I can not believe that anyone would think what Kelly Rippa said to Clay Aiken was homophobic. If anything, what he did was just disgusting and who does know where his hands have been or anyone elses for that matter gay or straight, I think she let him off easy. I think Rosie was way out of line by even insinuating that Kelly is homophobic. and the fact that Clay Aiken hasn't even come out and said that he's gay. tells me that she is automatically not homophobic. Rosie get past yourself!!!!!

I just with Howie Mandel would of been co hosting with clay aiken, as much of a germaphobe howie is , he'd probably of kicked clay's you know what for touching his mouth, the poor guy won't even shake hands with anyone let alone let someone put their hand over his mouth. LOL

Kelly Ripocrite:

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I usually side with Rosie; but this whole thing is just stupid. Unless Mr. Aiken has came out and say that he's gay, one cannot automatically interpret that Kelly's comment is homophobic. Unless Rosie knows something about Mr. Aiken that we public don't know?

Personally, my gay sixth sense tells me that La Rippa is a gay icon in the making -- she is more over the top than some drag queens I know...

And finally, what's up with Aiken's hair? I didn't think the post-makeover bang job was half-bad; but this Jim Carrey do is just atrocious.

"That's a 'No, No'. I don't know where that hand's been, honey."– Kelly Ripa to her guest co-host Clay Aiken on Friday November 17, 2006 episode of ABC’s “Live with Regis and Kelly”.

Is this a homophobic comment?

Let’s take a closer look ……….

I watched Friday’s show of “Live with Regis and Kelly” which had Clay Aiken as the guest co-host as well as Monday’s show where Kelly Ripa discusses with Regis Philbin her opinion on what happened on Friday’s show.

On Monday’s show she was clearly pissed off with Clay Aiken (which was uncharacteristic of her to display anger towards any guest). The question is…Why?

On the surface you can see why she would be upset with anyone putting their hand over her mouth, however, looking at Friday’s show as a whole coupled with the show that aired on Monday November 20th, 2006) it is obvious much more is going on here.

It’s not unusual for two people to not “click” – personalities clash – no big deal, you move on.

But what is unusual is Kelly Ripa bringing public attention to this “personality clash”.

Over the weekend the “blogosphere” circulated a report “allegedly” leaked out by someone at ABC. It stated that an incident occurred on Friday’s episode between Kelly Ripa and Clay Aiken.

Soon a video snippet of Clay Aiken putting his hand over Kelly Ripa’s mouth floated through the blogosphere as “video proof” that an incident had occurred.

By Monday morning Kelly Ripa admitted to receiving many phone calls asking her to comment on “what really happened between you and Clay Aiken”.

Kelly Ripa told Regis that she felt that Clay Aiken was disrespectful towards.

Was Clay Aiken out of line when he put his hand over her mouth? Hmmm…

Kelly Ripa is known for using physical comedy on her show and will use just about anything as a prop for comedic effect. She has also put her hand over Regis’ mouth a few times over the years! See below:

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That is the nature of her show and the role she plays on it. .

It is obvious that Clay Aiken was being playful. But was it inappropriate considering the venue?

Anyone who watched Fridays show will see that Kelly Ripa did ignore him and clearly would not permit him to ask questions. Why was that?

He was her guest co-host and she should have been more professional towards him.

Has he ever hosted a show before? No.

It was Kelly’s responsibility as host to help guide him through the interview. She failed to do that.

All anyone can do is speculate about what went on behind the scenes.

Did they have spat off air?

Kelly Ripa dressed up in Halloween costume as Clay Aiken and then proceeded to kiss Regis who was dressed up as Bo Bice (another singer from American idol).

Was Clay Aiken upset about that?

Perhaps, Clay Aiken felt disrespected at being made the butt of so many jokes?

Who knows?

Tuesday November 21, 2006 – Rosie O’Donnell during the “Hot Topics” segment of The View says that in her opinion Kelly Ripa’s comment was homophobic.

It’s not so much what Kelly Ripa said but HOW she said it.

"That's a 'No, No'. I don't know where that hand's been, honey."

The emphasis is on the word “honey” delivered in an effete manner by Kelly Ripa.

Kelly Ripa wouldn’t have said those words with an effete intonation to a straight man.

She said it in an effete manner because she feels (or believes) that she was speaking with a gay man. Perhaps, she has gay friends and is comfortable being sassy with them by using queer
vernacular. Who knows.

In an unusual move by the producers of The View they allowed Kelly Ripa to call in on air and discuss this with the panel during the Hot Topics segment.

She stated that Clay Aiken was disrespectful to her on her own show and that in no way was her comment homophobic.

Kelly Ripa also said that Rosie was outrageous and irresponsible and “should know better” for even talking about the incident in that way.

All Rosie said was that, as a gay person, she felt (in her opinion) the comment was homophobic.

Where was Rosie coming from? Read on……..

Kelly was condescending to Rosie by saying “you should know better”.

Rosie has a right to voice her opinion on her own show.

It was not Rosie who made this a celebrity news item. It was Kelly Ripa.

Kelly could have let this go the moment she finished taping the show with Clay Aiken.

Rosie & The View were giving Kelly a venue to “sort it all out”. She did not use it wisely.

It did not end there.

Kelly repeated her earlier statements before adding that Clay Aiken was sexist.

The flimsy argument that Clay Aiken would not have done that Regis Philbin is absurd.

If Regis Philbin had been the host that day he would have let Clay Aiken ask questions during the interview as his guest co-host.

If you watch the show on a regularly Kelly Ripa often flirts with the male co-hosts (example: Jeff Probst).

She never would have treated a “straight” male guest co-host as badly as she has Clay Aiken.

She went on to comment further about Clay Aiken’s psychological make-up!

Kelly Ripa felt that because Clay Aiken was bullied at some time in his life he was now “taking it out” on her.

Whoa! Now he’s an abuser?

What’s going on here?

Clay Aiken has never openly come out as a gay man.

Both “The View” and “Live with Regis and Kelly” had Clay Aiken on as a guest in the past year and neither of the hosts asked him during the interviews to address the rumours of his sexuality.

But the issue is not his sexual orientation.

The issue is the sexual innuendo/comment directed towards him for comedic effect by Kelly Ripa.

Kelly Ripa was wrong to treat Clay Aiken the way she did through out the taping of the show.

She was cold and controlling of the interview. She was a poor host.

Clay Aiken was wrong to place his hand over Kelly Ripa’s mouth even in jest (bad manners).

BUT considering the venue of the show and who he was with - it was not that out of place.

He was obviously a little nervous and wanted to participate in the show – after all, that was the reason he was there, as guest co-host.

Kelly Ripa should have let the story end was she finished taping the show. But she chose not to.

It served no purpose to respond to rumours circulating in the blogosphere.

The media baited her and got what they wanted which was a scandal / celebrity feud.

It is November sweeps after all.

"That's a 'No, No'. I don't know where that hand's been, honey."

Was Kelly Ripa’s comment homophobic?

Yes - it was.

It was a sexual innuendo.

Clearly she wanted to publicly belittle him. Apparently she could find no other way to control the interview, than to put Clay Aiken in “his place”. That was arrogant of her.

Kelly Ripa has made this an issue for herself because Clay Aiken is perceived to be gay and in her mind it was ok to make a sexual innuendo concerning his sexual orientation the butt of a joke.

Rosie is an idiot. I hate her, so by default I'm siding with Kelly.

Can you say 'PARANOIA'?? If Clay Aiken has never discussed whether he IS

or IS NOT gay, why does Rosie make the assumption that Kelly was homophobic??? Did Rosie just out the guy??

Pandora. You lay out your position quite nicely. But I still don't agree with you when you say you Kelly's comment was homophobic. I was sincerely appalled at Clay's gall when he placed his hand over her mouth. Apalled!!! There was tension between them on the show prior to this incident. Moreover, it is not unusual for Regis and Kelly to comment on what happened with guest host of prior shows. They talk about everything. Considering the buzz surrounding what had occured on Friday, I fully expected her to address it and firmly do not believe she intentionally contributed to the buzz. I will admit she did. But I also believe Clay's hand over mouth action really started the buzz and Rosie exacerbated it by placing the whole matter in the realm of gaybashing. She has a huge platform. But to those who much is given, much is expected. She has a responsibility to her audience to strive for fairness and objectivity as many subjects covered on the View are very serious indeed and many look up to her. I agree with Kelly; it was irresponsible of her to call Kelly homophobic.

Correction. Irresponsible of her to CALL Kelly's comments homophobic, not call Kelly homophobic. Don't want to second guess what Rosa really meant. I took her comments at face value. Rosie's feelings aside, she of all people should know the weight of those comments.

Kelly is a big fat hypocrite. Tonight on Xtra they showed Kelly sticking her nasty dirty hand over Regeis' mouth from Feb. 2006 (flu season).

When I saw that clip, I said here we go. The battle of clips has begun. Regis didn't seem to like it and it wasn't clear to me that she actually touched Regis' mouth. Did she? Anyway, no one likes to be shush and certainly not physically. In fairness to Kelly, she and Regis know each other pretty well. Unlike Kelly and Clay. Regis invades Kelly's personal space, Kelly invades Regis' personal space. We don't know if Kelly had been out shaking hands with the audience and if she had would Regis' have reacted differently. The bottom line for me is I saw the clip and I heard her explanation. I saw the Extra clip and while viewing it, they will try to make the scenarios exactly the same and they did. I am not sure if they are: Kelly is not Clay, don't know if Kelly had been out shakjng hands with the audience; don't think Regis has little kids; Kelly is not a guess on the show.

I'm not a Kelly fan but COME ON Rosie, EVERYTHING IS NOT A GAY ISSUE! I think everyone that saw that just thought she was saying he might have used it for himself or something like that.
If Rosie keeps up with crap like this, she won't last on The View. and Kelly needs to not talk to her co host like one of her kids.

So are you saying that gay men are using their hands for unclean purposes and then not washing them?

I don't think that is what the public thinks.

I believe it was a power issue on both parts.

I have respect for both Kelly and Clay. Their personalities, however, just did not clash.

Rosie, on the other hand, was WAY out of line. She assumes too much. She is a total "B:"

There are pictures floating around the internet showing Diva Ripa putting her hand over Regis' mouth. Where has her hands been?

I think the word some of us are looking for is....

h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e

Who really cares about any of this? And who cares if someone is homophobic anyway as long as you're not out physically hurting anyone??? This whole sissified country is too fuckin politically correct... its like a fuckin plague. I dont dislike gays... im friends with a few. But that doesnt mean I think its cool or ok or whatever... it simply means that they've never done anything wrong to me personally so ive never done anything wrong to them. But if i have a choice, 10 out of 10 times i'll be hangin out with my straight friends simply cuz i like em better. Call me a homophobe if you want... i dont give a shit. I think everyone in states needs to take a fuckin chill pill.

PANDORA ... the word is EFFEMINATE! How you remove half the syllables and turn it into EFFETE ... i will never know.

Justin,

Do you not own a dictionary?

Effete is the word I intended to use.

I used it properly in my post.

I am fascinated by this story and the media's take on reporting it.

It seems that as soon as Rosie got involved it was no longer the “Kelly-Clay” feud but the
“Rosie-Kelly” feud.

Rosie only brought it up because Kelly Ripa did the day before on her show with Regis.

Kelly Ripa made public her displeasure for Clay Aiken, thus turning it into a pop culture item just right for the ladies on “The View’ to dish about it.

I applaud Rosie for speaking out. She has received very little support. And the hatred directed at her because she spoke up, is in itself, worth a news piece.

But what I am most curious about is the real story behind Kelly Ripa’s uncharacteristic public “attack” on Clay Aiken.

The media has barely focused on Kelly Ripa’s rant against him at all.

To me whether Clay Aiken is gay or not is irrelevant to this celebrity news item.

One can make homophobic remarks against someone even if they are not gay at all.

Example: Earlier this year there was the news story about a straight man who was “bashed” by two teenagers because he appeared gay to them.

What fascinates me is Kelly Ripa’s reaction to Clay Aiken as a person.

Did you see Monday’s show where Kelly recoiled when describing Clay Aiken’s hand as clammy, etc.? Very odd.

Obviously the two just don’t get along.

Why did she find it necessary to make it public?

And Clay Aiken of all people?

I guess we will never know.

The mass media’s handling of the gay community’s issues and concerns generally is poor.

Issues such as visibility, homophobic comments used for comedic effects and so much more.

The media at large – just don’t get it.

I think of how many in the gay community were upset, rightfully so, regarding the “f*gg*t” comment made by actor Isaiah Washington on the set of Grey’s Anatomy. The media turned it into a “scuffle” between two alpha males!

Why did the media not apply this “alpha male attitude” toward Michael Richards when he went on his racist rant? Afterall, wasn’t he only lashing out at another male, wasn’t it just “boys will be boys” no matter what the venue. I am being facetious here to illustrate my point that gay people and their concerns are dismissed.

Would the media reaction to Isaiah Washington’s homophobic rant be different had there been a video?

Perhaps.

But why is it when gay people speak up they are immediately told to shut up. They are told that they are “over sensitive” or as in Rosie’s case “outrageous” to even suggest it.

Has there been any media follow-up to the Grey’s Anatomy story? I believe the ratings are down a bit since the Isaiah Washington incident. Did this incident have any lasting impact on the ratings of a show that was popular to gay people as well as the general population?

One last observation I have to make is about the negative reaction I have received regarding my comments by posters on other sites.

Obviously, not only Rosie’s comments on the Kelly-Clay item touched a nerve with people, mine have as well.

I have been called a “crazy Claymate”. I have been called a “Kelly hater” and lastly a few people have even said that Rosie herself wrote my comments. Then there are the more obscene comments that I won’t repeat here.

So… for the record.

I am not a “Claymate” nor a “Kelly Hater” nor am I a publicist for Rosie or Rosie herself. Geesh.

What I am is an entertainment media junkie who uses critical thinking when these stories break.

Hey, it’s my hobby, what can I tell you.

Happy Thanksgiving Day.

Pandora

Amen..............

Pandora it is possible that Kelly and Clay just didn't hit it off? Moreover, maybe both parties felt they were being disrespected.

Clay may have felt Kelly wasn't allowing him to get a word in edgewise; Kelly may have felt Clay was missing his cues, so she was stepping in to keep the flow going. I don't really know, but can only accept what the primary participants have said in their defense. Only one has spoken up, thus far and that is Kelly.

I experienced something similar to Kelly and it was quite hurtful, shocking and embarrassing. Certainly not as many people around, but it was at work in a meeting. Let me say that I only wish I had the courage to speak out at the time it happened. I chided myself for not doing so for quite awhile after the incident. A stranger or co-worker placing their hands over my mouth to quiet me was pretty traumatic. It signified an invasion of my person space. Not everyone is okay being touched so intimately. It wasn't an arm, shoulder, etc. But the hurt came about because for the remainder of the meeting, I felt devalued, belittled, embarrassed. I wanted to react very strongly and remove the person's hand but didn't. Like Kelly, I was in charge of the meeting. I did consider whether those in attendance would respect me later because I didn't address the action that attempted to stifle me. Because of my own experience I think Kelly's reaction was not unreasonable, including her verbal reprimand that followed.

I have read Kelly received numerous communications over the weekend which influenced her to address the matter again on Monday. What was so out of the ordinary about her bringing up the subject again? I have watched Regis and Kelly from time to time. They have often referred to a prior guess or a memorable scene on a current show.

You may respect Rosie for speaking out, but IMO, she overstepped the boundaries of reasonableness by making it about homophobia. Why couldn't she have stayed with the facts that dealt with what was observed and said?

She should not have second guessed Kelly's motivations. It happened to Kelly and because it happened to Kelly she is entitled to express how she felt. Absent any other corroborating evidence that Kelly is homophobic, I found Rosie's statements very odd and judgmental. Rosie's comments, unfortunately, have placed Clay's sexuality in the middle of the controversy. Something he clearly never wanted.

On the view, Rosie has shown she has a propensity for "outing" people on a variety of subjects. In those cases she has questioned the person's honesty and their motivation. She should be careful that she is not perceived as fair-minded and objective. To whom much is given, much is expected.

Apperently Rosie thinks Clay is a homo otherwise she would not have said Kelly's reaction and statement are homophobic. Rosie said that if it had been Mario Lopez or some other good looking man that Kelly's reaction might have been different.

who cares.. if you are but plugging homo sitting on the couch watching this crap go get a job and be a real man. you can tell clay would take it in the pooper hole by the way he acts.. people look for anything to complain about..

This nigga gay yo! Gay Aiken sucks black dick like mine fool! Any nigga who say he ain't a faggot is a faggot theyselves. Niggas breath smell like cum naaaamean!

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