Clay Aiken was spotted at a Jenna Bush book signing.
According to a piece in The New Yorker, the former "American Idol" singer and current UNICEF ambassador "was hiding in a corner" at a launch party for Bush's book, "Ana's Story."
He was impressed with the book, which tells the story of a H.I.V.-infected teen in Latin America.
"I read it on the plane to Afghanistan," he said of the book. "I was quite impressed. I remember thinking she must have had a ghostwriter, but she didn't. She did it herself."
Aiken had a co-writer on his 2005 book, "Learning to Sing."
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Re: Clay-spotting at Jenna's
I also find it strange that Aiken assumed Jenna had a ghostwriter. The implications for this are not good for his image. Was he surprised because a young woman could tell such a good tale? Did he question her intelligence because she is a Bush? Jenna Bush deserves more than a backhanded compliment from Clay for her work. They both have something in common,as in George W. helped them get where they are today, but so far it looks like Jenna is the one that's using the "pretty face" for something good. All the media tells is how Clay has been assigned to great spots on UNICEF or the education board, we never hear what he has done. Congratulations Jenna on your book, I can't wait to read it.