ET, VH1 Highlight Clay Aiken In 2006

Entertainment Tonight is listing Clay as 2006's #2 newsmaker on their annual Year In Review:

From TOMKAT and CLAYNATION to the birth of BRANGELINA's baby SHILOH -- 2006 has been an unprecedented year for star news, nuptials and scandals!

So who was off the celebrity charts for our online voters? You wrote in by the thousands -- now, here are the results for the top stars and stories of the year!

TOP STARS

2. CLAY AIKEN: Claymates by the droves wrote in to pledge their support for the singer, who they say is a simply amazing performer, humanitarian and all-around good guy.

TOP STORIES OF 2006

8. The Clay Aiken and KELLY RIPA "hand flap" incident on "Live with Regis and Kelly."

VH1 also mentioned Clay's much talked "American Idol 5" makeover and the Clay/Kelly Ripa ordeal on their show - "Best Year Ever"

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