{"id":18,"date":"2006-10-06T01:31:31","date_gmt":"2006-10-06T06:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/celebrity\/2006\/10\/06\/simon-cowell-upset-with-aiken\/"},"modified":"2010-04-10T18:50:24","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T22:50:24","slug":"simon-cowell-upset-with-aiken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/celebrity\/2006\/10\/06\/simon-cowell-upset-with-aiken\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell Upset with Aiken"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Simon Cowell has slammed American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken saying that he doesn&#8217;t think that Clay should have complained about the pressures of stardom. <\/p>\n<div class=\"0ef8bfa44cafabceb297ac3097736deb\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: right; margin:0px 0 0px 0px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* celebrity_inpost_250x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9540164754\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>After Clay Aiken fessed up and confessed that he&#8217;d been prescribed Paxil for his anxiety. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, Clay insisted he has no problems stepping up on stage and performing in front of thousands, but he suffers panic attacks in more intimate settings.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<!--CusAds--><p>But Cowell says, &#8220;Oh, give me a break. 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