Poop decked
CLAY AIKEN is one crappy neighbor, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a Harlem woman living below the “American Idol” star.
The singer and failed congressional candidate is being sued for $60,000 after a toilet in his luxury Central Park North condo in Harlem clogged and leaked sewage into a unit owned by 39-year-old Elizabeth Rothstein, the suit says.
Rothstein claims in papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court that Aiken or a guest “misused the toilet” on Jan. 21, jamming it with “improper foreign materials and/or improper amounts of materials.”
Rothstein, an attorney with the Social Security Administration office of the general counsel, says the 38-year-old pop star owes her damages because he “negligently operated and maintained” the commode.
The suit, which Rothstein filed on her own behalf, also names the owner of Aiken’s condo as a defendant.
Building workers said they rarely see the singer.
Aiken, originally from North Carolina, rose to fame in 2003 during the second season of “American Idol.” He came in second place that year, but went on to release a multiplatinum debut album, “Measure of a Man.”
Aiken also appeared on the fifth season of President Trump’s former reality competition show “The Apprentice.” In 2014, he ran for Congress in North Carolina as a Democrat, but lost to incumbent Republican Renee Ellmers.
Calls to Aiken were not immediately returned on Wednesday and Rothstein declined to comment. RAPPER KANYE West hasn’t gotten paid for his canceled Saint Pablo tour because his insurer reportedly isn’t buying that he had a mental breakdown. Lloyd’s of London has filed a countersuit against West (photo) and cites certain clauses in his policy, which focus on preexisting psychological conditions, alcohol and illegal drug use, and nonprescription use of prescription drugs, according to the Hollywood Reporter. While the company does not explicitly accuse West of taking drugs or alcohol without prescriptions, it is adamant his camp has not provided the documentation to answer some of the questions. West and his company, Very Good Touring Inc., previously filed a $10 million suit against Lloyd’s over payment, noting that West checked himself into a psychiatric center.