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RNC battle brews between Clay Aiken and John Rich

August 29, 2012 / 1:44 PM EDT / CBS News

(CBS News) Things got a little heated between Clay Aiken and John Rich inside the Twitter-verse on Tuesday night.

The two singers apparently have different tastes in politics, and it played out online Tuesday night.

Aiken commented about this week's Republican National Convention in a tweet:

Playing drinking game with my brother now. We drink every time we see a black person on screen at the RNC convention. #soberasamormon
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) August 29, 2012

That prompted Rich to call Aiken's comments "racist" in a tweet:

"@clayaiken:@cowboytroy We drink every time we see a black person at the RNC//CLAY! You should be ashamed for racist comments like THAT!WOW.
— John Rich (@johnrich) August 29, 2012

I wonder how long it will be till @clayaiken takes that idiotic post down. Clay, you're better than that...I hope. Sincerely, JR.
— John Rich (@johnrich) August 29, 2012

Between the hashtag "negrospotting" and what I've read ever since, I've just had enough of this racist nonsense. It's sick. PLS STOP.
— John Rich (@johnrich) August 29, 2012

Aiken then replied to Rich:

My charity is. Why isn't your party? ;-) @johnrich: @clayaikenI thought your charity was for inclusion, not EXCLUSION. What happened?
— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) August 29, 2012

Interestingly enough, both Aiken and Rich have appeared on "The Celebrity Apprentice." Aiken finished second on the most recent season, and Rich won in 2011.

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