Attention Claymates

Attention fans of Clay Aiken: You can stop e-mailing now.

We have gotten the message. You think that the "American Idol" star's hometown paper ought to be more friendly toward him.

We're not sure that the Under the Dome item you're complaining about was derogatory, since all it said was that Aiken was "hiding in a corner" at a Jenna Bush book-signing. (Especially since we've written worse things about him before.)

Furthermore, we're not sure how you would know if it was, since you clearly didn't read the item, which attributed that information to The New Yorker. For the record, Dome was not there, did not interview Aiken and did not write the original piece.

Anyway, you can stop sending your thinly disguised form letters to us.

Thanks for (sort-of) reading!