Singer Adam Lambert performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards.
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Sexually charged moments like this caused an uproad among TV viewers who thought Lambert’s antics were inappropriate for television. Some of his act was edited out by the time the show aired on the West Coast.
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Adam Lambert performs “For Your Entertainment” at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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“American Idol” runner-up and glam rocker Adam Lambert graces the cover of Rolling Stone to open up – for the first time – about his sexuality. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay… Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, ‘I’m going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler.”
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Adam Lambert says in the newest issue of Rolling Stone: “I didn’t want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bulls–t. I need to be able to explain myself in context. I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me….[Ultimately], I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.”
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This photo of Adam Lambert, who, until now, has remained relatively tight-lipped in regards to his sexual orientation, holding hands with boyfriend Drake LaBry stirred further speculation last week.
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The “American Idol” runner-up also admits he harbors one serious crush on winner Kris Allen: “They put me with the cute guy. Distracting! He’s the one guy I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean he’s open-minded and liberal, but he’s definitely 100 percent straight.”
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Rocking his one – of many – hairstyles, Adam Lambert accepts a Young Hollywood Award at Hollywood Life’s 11th annual event.
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Making it quite a day for the rising singer, 19 Entertainment and RCA Recordings also announced that they signed Lambert, whose debut record is expected this fall.
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Adam Lambert living out his dream during a performance with rock band KISS during the “American Idol” finale.
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“I liked it this season when girls went crazy for me. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all hot,” the fashion forward Lambert tells Rolling Stone.
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Singer Adam Lambert before the “American Idol” finale.
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Adam Lambert performs on CBS’ “Early Show.”
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The runner-up enjoying his newfound celebrity between appearances on New York’s radio and TV shows.
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Lambert, who wowed America with his rendition of “Mad World,” sings on NBC’s “Today Show.”
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The season-long frontrunner signs autographs for fans.
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The moment that “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announced Kris Allen as the winner.
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Adam Lambert with “Idol” Kris Allen.
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Lambert on the “American Idol” stage with host Ryan Seacrest.
