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Hell hath no fury like a Clay Aiken fan scorned or forced to look at a pin-up of Ruben Studdard. The hate mail continues to pour in from the allegations posted here that Aiken acted like the Great Santini of choir leaders to a bunch of school kids. One determined reader has written us three times. Each time the font got bigger, redder, and crazier. You really have to appreciate this kind of devotion from a fanbase. Or get very, very, very far away from them.

Subject: DONT TALK BAD ABOUT CLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Message: I do not believe the crap u guys r giving me about my clay aiken!!!!!!!! why would he be mean to kids in only this one town of nj?? thats crap people!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u r just so stupid and jealous that he is doing soooooooooooo much better than rueben, and i think that is really gay!!!!!! so cut the crap b/c i am really mad at u people right now!!!!!!!!!!

Two more bombs after the jump.

Subject: DONT DIS CLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Message: ESCUSE ME!!!!!! I NO CLAY IS NOT A BIG MEANIE, SO U NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!! U R JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOURSELF THAT 5 MINUTES OF FAME BY "REVEALING" AN UNTRUE STORY ABOUT A CELEBRITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: WHAT KIND OF CRAP ARE YOU POSTING ABOUT CLAY AIKEN?!?!?!?!?!?!???????????????????????

Message: who do you think u r?? i no u ain't sayin crap about Clay. cus if u don't stop sayin it then i will track u down and may be inclined 2 hurt sum1. u r just jealous cus Clay is doin better than ruben. so cut the crap, OR ELSE. if u have anything 2 say about this, e-mail me @ clays_gurl@XXXXXXX.com, k?