American Idol Clay Aiken Just Became a Father!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken, who has gone onto a singing career, said his "dear friend," music producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth on Friday to a son fathered by Aiken.

Aiken, 29, wrote on his Web site that his child, named Parker Foster Aiken, was born at a hospital in North Carolina.

"My dear friend, Jaymes, and

 

'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard Weds!

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former "American Idol" Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.

But there was no singing during the 30-minute ceremony - just an exchange of vows, prayers and music provided by a string ensemble.

The groom, nicknamed the "Velvet Teddy Bear" on "Idol" for his big frame and sonorous