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Tribute Author Suing Clay

Submitted by matt on August 9, 2006 - 10:54am. | |

(From the AP and Yahoo! Music) Clay Aiken is being sued by Jannie Holleman, author of an "unauthorized tribute" to the "American Idol" singer, claiming he defamed her and conspired to stifle sales of her book. Holleman's book, "Out of the Blue--'Clay' it Forward," incorporates interviews and recollections with stories from Aiken's fans. 

In the lawsuit, which was filed Friday, Holleman claims that Aiken and others conspired to defame her and depress sales of her book by denying they knew her, branding her stories as lies and emeaning the book on Aiken fans' web sites.

Holleman's lawsuit seeks at least $260,000 in damages and asks the court to order Aiken to retract the critical comments or endorse the book on his official web site and to sell the book at his concerts for at least five years.


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Clay's response

Submitted by pandarose on August 9, 2006 - 3:24pm.
Here is Clay's response to the lawsuit: Aiken, in a statement issued by RCA Records, said Monday that he had "instructed my attorneys to not only vigorously dispute the claims that have been made but to also pursue all possible remedies against those involved in the perpetration of these untruths. As a so-called 'celebrity' I have become used to scurrilous allegations and untruths being made about me and my work. I have always taken the path of not reacting to these matters and have accepted them as, somehow, coming with the 'job.' However, I cannot, and will not, stand by when these attacks are made on my family."
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