Posted on 11/07/2014 10:25:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Some Los Angeles donors who attended a Sept. 30 fundraiser for Clay Aiken in Los Angeles feel “duped” after the announcement, just hours after he lost his race for a North Carolina congressional seat, that Esquire Network had been producing a “docu-series” about his campaign.
According to Karen Ocamb of FrontiersLA, donors are asking that footage of the event not be included in the documentary. Donors have complained that a film crew following Aiken around that night asked attendees to sign release forms, but told them that it was for a BBC documentary that would not air in the U.S.
The organizer of the Aiken fundraiser, actor-producer Steven Tyler, sent a letter to Aiken in which he wrote, “I am sorry for the loss on your bid for Congress, but apparently you had yourself covered with a reality TV show deal the entire time, just in case you didn’t win. I cannot speak for the NC Voters or contributors, but I can speak for myself and many of your Los Angeles supporters when I say we feel duped, taken advantage of and lied to.”
The Esquire Network announced the unnamed project as a four-hour documentary series from UK documentary production company Lightbox, but they have not called it a reality series. The project is being filmed by Simon Chinn, who won an Oscar for “Searching for Sugar Man,” and Jonathan Chinn, an Emmy winner whose credits include “30 Days” and “American High” through their Lightbox production company. The project is described as “an intimate look at the hope of victory and, ultimately, the disappointment of defeat.” The filmmakers followed Aiken since the announcement of his candidacy in February.
But some donors also have questioned Aiken’s motivations.
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hehehe
No sympathy from me. Anyone stupid enough to give money to that fool Aiken deserves what they get.
I’m doing a fund raiser for Ruben Stoddard.
I love reading about how Democrats squandered the money of their rich donors.
Next up: Clay Aiken walks for ten hours through the Castro District.
Who?
A fool and his money....
Ohhh...poor celebrities were duped! They backed him for ONE reason- his perversion. PC screws both ways this time! Aiken, like most homosexuals, is narcissitic. The most important/interesting thing is himself and his gayness. They ‘supported’ him for that reason, and in the hopes that he would promote his gay agenda politically. This is hysterical! Ain’t no b**ch like a gay b**ch!
Clay, you fruity little poof! How could you?
On a more positive note, Clay can now afford new pumps for Girl’s Night Out at Applebee’s.
Well, California votes have been duped for years. What else is new?
Now they know how I felt when I supported McCain and Romney.
A TV show about a Loser
First time I’ve ever heard of the guy.
You pays your money, you takes your chances.
"You were a dupe to even attend this loser event, much less organize it. Once again the Hollywood parasites prove that they think they are the smartest ones ever only to eventually realize they are just trained monkeys. They need to stick to raping children."
Right. This guy was what? A demmodummy? Never heard of him.
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