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Everyone loves a good battle, especially when it involves famous people.

Whether truly feuding or merely fighting for a higher position on our Fanpage Fame Charts, numbers never lie (just ask Kris Allen, who—gasp!—didn't even crack our top 30).

This weekend, we're giving you the final outcome on some of the duels that dominated the week's news and some of the clashes that really don't amount to a whole hill of beans. It's all in good, Fanpage fun.

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Clay Aiken has retracted his claws regarding that other American Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert.

The Broadway star took to his members-only blog last night to address his earlier statements about the vocal styling's of Lambert. Explained Aiken, "I obviously meant it as a colorful statement to imply that I did not enjoy what I heard. Any performer hopes that their music will appeal to all people, but no singer realistically expects it to."

And while no one believed that Aiken literally bled from his ears at the sound of Lambert's voice, the singer chose to place the focus on the blogosphere's misinterpretation of his words rather than the harshness of his remarks.

"My opinion is just that, only my opinion, but for as much as some of the blogger's seem to dislike me and care so little about my thoughts, they sure can waste a lot of their space on what I say," complains the performer.

To be fair, when that opinion happens to be about the most talked about kid in Hollywood and refers to said "It" man's singing as "contrived, awful and slightly frightening," a certain amount of feedback should be expected.  

All criticism aside, Aiken makes it clear that he in no way meant to insult the rocker. "The only person I would really dream of apologizing to is Adam. And the irony is, if he's smart he couldn't give a crap what I think." Aiken continued, "I do apologize to Adam for my colorful (and negative) choice of words. I hope he can forgive me. I imagine he doesn't give a damn!"

And he's probably right. Lambert has way too much on his plate to worry about a little criticism. Plus, constantly fielding questions regarding his sexuality—coincidentally, a topic not unfamiliar to Aiken—and enjoying the outpour of Twitter support from all sorts of celebs can take up a lot of time.

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Well, me-ow.

Don't count Clay Aiken among those upset by Adam Lambert's second-place finish on American Idol. Or for that matter, among those who can be bothered—or care enough—to even watch the show.

There's apparently no love lost between Ruben Studdard's second banana and Kris Allen's, evidenced by an entry posted yesterday on Aiken's subscriber-only accessible blog.

"For the record…I couldn't be happier about the way AI ended this year," Aiken wrote, per Defamer. "I only turn the show on once a season, and only to see what the set looks like each year.

"This year, I happened to turn it during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing 'Ring of Fire' and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful and slightly frightening!"

He then delivered his final blow: "Just not my cup of tea at all. To each his own."

Granted, Aiken admitted that he never had the good fortune or even desire to assess Allen's pipes, and acknowledged that some of his most trusted pals told him Lambert's performances were usually "great," but he believes the battle ultimately came down to likability.

And per Aiken, like it or not, a vote for Kris was just as much a vote against Adam.

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•  Jessica Simpson may be in the midst of another devastating breakup…this time with hairstylist Ken Paves.

•  Talk about biting the hand that fed you. Clay Aiken doesn't think too highly of Adam Lambert or American Idol these days.

•  Supposedly, Lauren Conrad is all about the whole Audrina Patridge-Chris Pine thing. Ugh.

•  Dear Natalie Cole: You've had a seriously rough week. We offer our condolences and wish you a simultaneous speedy recovery. Love, Rise 'n' Shine

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It's a dark day for the Claynation. Or at least, what's left of it.

Clay Aiken has joined the fallen ranks of American Idol alum and been dropped parted ways with his longtime record label, RCA.

According to Billboard, the split happened a couple of months ago following dismal sales of last year's On My Way Here, which was released just weeks prior to Aiken announcing he was out and spawning.

The album, Aiken's fourth, sold 159,000 copies—a fraction of the 2.78 million for his 2003 Measure of a Man.

Reps for both Aiken and RCA have declined to comment on the separation.

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You can probably add this guy to the list of people who are pleased by Clay Aiken's decision to come out of the closet.

In an interview with the E! True Hollywood Story, John Paulus says he was harassed by some of Aiken's fans, the Claymates, after he claimed to have had a sexual encounter with the singer.

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Believe it or not, Clay Aiken's closet-busting revelation took some members of the Claynation by surprise.

And, for the most part, the surprise has been deemed a good one.

"We'll 'talk' more later, but, suffice it to say, for the first time in recent memory, I am speechless," the 29-year-old wrote on his site's members-only message board in response to the support received from fans following his coming-out proclamation in People.

"I'm so proud to know and love all of you...My family is so much larger than Parker, Jaymes, mom, Brett, etc.," the new father continued. "It extends to each of you. And I couldn't be more blessed."

Even Simon Cowell got in on the act.

"Wow, that's a shock. It's like being told Santa Claus isn't real—unbelievable," the American Idol judge told Extra, before turning serious.

"Good for him…it's the right thing for him," he said. "I don't think anyone cares. Let's face it. It's 2008."