Derek Jeter receives hate mail

Yankees star Derek Jeter has received hate mail because he dates white women, and the FBI is investigating, an official said. The FBI is checking into "racially threatening letters to Jeter and others across the country," special agent Scott Wilson said Monday by phone from Cleveland, where the letters are believed to have originated. He declined to comment further.

Jeter downplayed what he called the "stupid letter," saying he did not perceive it as a threat.

Similar letters have been sent to other public figures in recent months, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the Miami Dolphins` Jason Taylor and the parents of tennis star James Blake.

                                 

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