Clay Aiken Addresses Kelly Ripa Feud & Getting Outed by Rosie O’Donnell

Clay Aiken just addressed his infamous feud with Kelly Ripa, followed by Rosie O’Donnell accidentally outing him on live TV, 20 years after the uncomfortable incidents.

During the June 24 episode of the Hollywood Raw podcast, the American Idol Season 2 runner-up — who finished second to Ruben Studdard in 2003 — finally opened up about the 2006 talk show drama. It all went down in 2006, when Aiken guest-co-hosted Live With Regis and Kelly while Regis Philbin was out on a Friday. At one point, Aiken playfully placed his hand over Ripa’s mouth after she kept skipping over his cue cards to ask their guests questions.