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Clay Aiken Slams American Idol’s Final Season Premiere: ‘Boring Ass’ Judges ‘Put Me to Sleep’

Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken is not impressed. American Idol launched its final season on Wednesday, January 6, and the singing competition’s season 2 runner-up slammed this year's premiere in a series of vitriolic tweets.

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The 37-year-old singer tweeted that he hadn't watched the show in 10 years but that the current iteration paled in comparison to what he was familiar with from previous seasons. In 2003, Aiken landed in second place behind Ruben Studdard in the long-running Fox series.

After saying that he was changing the channel because the show had "put [him] to sleep," he defended his diatribe by saying he was simply holding the series to a high standard.

Idol has gone through numerous changes at the judges' table during its 15-season run. When Aiken competed, the panel consisted of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. The current judges are Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. Ryan Seacrest has hosted the show every season.

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Tell Us: Did Clay Aiken's tweets go too far, or does he make a good point?

American Idol airs on Fox Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. EST.

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