Clay Aiken fans threaten to sue record label, gaydar manufacturers

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A group of women who were fans of American Idol star Clay Aiken are threatening to sue his record label for false advertising after reading recent tabloid reports that the crooner is gay. Aiken denies the rumors. The nine women, who call themselves “aggrieved consumers,” say they were duped by marketing campaigns from RCA and Sony/BMG that attracted them to the star. They claim that the record labels knew Aiken was gay but withheld the information.

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