The whole Clay thing is interesting for sure. I was a huge fan myself. But what's weird is a few yrs later, Adam Lambert came along. He was openly flamboyant and v v camp, and they didn't change him at all. He even had a gay kissing scandal (1/2)
2/3 and said he was never hiding who he was. The show runners said they weren’t concerned about America not voting for a gay contestant. And he won. Ofc he fell flat after and is only now hitting his stride, so Idk what changed for that to happen.
3/3 New contracts? I’ll have to research. Simon left the show after the next season amid rumors of a huge falling out with the show’s head honcho. I have to wonder if it had to do with residuals from Adam. Like I said..I need to research. :)
Very very interesting. I wonder why too. Ofcourse, I am so happy for Adam. But you are right, this needs more research