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"\"&lt;strong&gt;Survivor: Redemption Island&lt;/strong&gt;\" contestant &lt;strong&gt;Russell Hantz&lt;/strong&gt; claims he NEVER leaked secrets about the reality series to a fan blog site -- but TMZ has obtained emails between Russell and the fan who posted the show spoilers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0218_survivor_email_tmz2.pdf\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0218_hantz_doc_launch_EX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/02/18/0218-hantz-doc-launch-ex-1-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ spoke with &lt;strong&gt;Jim Early&lt;/strong&gt; who admits publishing spoilers about \"Survivor: Samoa,\" and \"Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains\" -- which both featured Russell. Some of the leaks include how Russell found an immunity idol -- and revealing Russell made the final 3 ... before the episode aired. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The emails -- from September and October 2009 when \n\"Survivor: Samoa\" was airing -- were sent&amp;#160; between \"The Game\" (Jim) and \"Hantztankering\" (Russell). Hantztankering is the name \nof a water tank company Russell owns. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jim says he initially met Russell through a \"Survivor\" fan site ... and after that \"he just started telling me what happened on the show.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jim claims he's coming forward with the emails because he's angry Russell has falsely accused innocent cast members of being the snitch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, Russell is on the current season of \"Survivor\" which premiered this week. Calls to Russell and \"Survivor\" reps were not returned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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