Clay Aiken Says Simon Cowell Called Him 'Ugly' At Idol Audition

Clay Aiken is opening up about a brutally blunt moment from his American Idol audition. He says Simon Cowell called him “ugly,” a remark that clearly stuck with him over the years. The story revisits one of the show’s most memorable early-era dynamics and how harsh those auditions could get. It’s a fresh reminder that reality TV was not exactly gentle in the 2000s. Read more about this...