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'Morning Show' DJ Schnitt, Wife Sue The Love Sponge
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Published: March 19, 2008
Updated: 03/19/2008 12:13 am
TAMPA - Two morning radio personality heavyweights could square off in court in a lawsuit filed against Bubba the Love Sponge Clem by Todd Schnitt, who hosts the "MJ Morning Show."
Schnitt and his wife, Michelle, filed the lawsuit in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, accusing Clem of making defamatory remarks about the couple on his morning radio show, broadcast on WHPT, 102.5 FM.
Todd Schnitt
Among Clem's allegations are that Todd Schnitt was stealing money and that Michelle Schnitt had been unfaithful to her husband.
Schnitt's morning program is broadcast on WFLZ, 93.3 FM.
The lawsuit was filed after attorneys for the couple asked that Clem apologize for the remarks.
A similar request was made this month by attorneys for Mark Lunsford. Lunsford is the father of Jessica Lunsford, who was kidnapped, raped and killed in Citrus County.
Clem began criticizing Mark Lunsford after he filed his intent to sue the Citrus County Sheriff's Office over the agency's handling of his daughter's kidnapping.
Lunsford claimed deputies should have found his daughter before she was buried alive.
Keyword: DJ Lawsuit, to read the complaint filed by the Schnitts.
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Posted by ( cbrick ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I thought Larry Flynt put a stop 2 these frivolous shannenagans.
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Posted by ( pepe_santos ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:05 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Clem is a scumbag and should shut his stupid mouth. Relegate him to satellite where only his loyal paying ilk will receive his idiocy.
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Posted by ( brobeth1 ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:08 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I wholeheartedly agree with you pepe_santos! Clem is a low-life P.O.S!
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Posted by ( jdubs101 ) on March 19, 2008 at 2:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Every person that I have ever met that has recommended Clem to me is Tampa Wal-Mart-idiot trash. I love Tampa Bay, but this guy could only be popular in a market that has more than its fair-share of toothless trailer trash.
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Posted by ( LEO16 ) on March 19, 2008 at 2:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Leave BUBBA ALONE !! He only says what the rest of you are to chicken $%-! to say, but are really thinking
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Posted by ( TBDoc ) on March 19, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
LEO16, maybe the idiot speaks for you, but I don't need a talentless moron to be my mouthpiece. If you think he is a prophet then I pity you.
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Posted by ( Bigbagoftricks ) on March 19, 2008 at 4:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
leave bubba alone ,bull crap he is a big blow hard pos and when they took him off the radio it was the best thing to happen..you bunch of low life rednecks..Now all we need is a show "Bubba Knows best"He is a sponge he uses you when he is done with you he spits you out..Its all about him not you idiots that listen to him.You go on listening to your crap radio,by the way mj is an idiot to i'm not taking sides
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Posted by ( LEO16 ) on March 19, 2008 at 5:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bubba's not a prophet, but he is an ICON
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Posted by ( LEO16 ) on March 19, 2008 at 5:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bigbagotricks,
Sounds like you don't like anuthing except maybe some of that easy listening crap
BUBBA THE ICON FOREVER
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Posted by ( NEDLY ) on March 19, 2008 at 5:34 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Its funny to read all these comments about Bubba. How stupid we are, toothless, white trash. I am none of these but listen everyday. I am also smart enough not to call others, whom I do not know, names and know how to change a channel. Hell, I could teach a monkey to do that.
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Posted by ( dennisjb ) on March 19, 2008 at 6:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
How hypocritical of MJ ...I listen to his show alot and enjoy and sometimes I think he steps over the bounds of good taste when "razzing"people...I always thought he was the better of the two (Clem and M.J.)but with this law suit,,he's sorta done himself in with me.....Good luck to Buuba...and to M.J.maybe you should look at yourself and this situation and revise the way you do your own show because,with the exception of some of the vulgarity and more r-rated routines,your methods are no different than Bubba's
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Posted by ( kiop ) on March 19, 2008 at 6:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I can't stand MJ.. hos voice annoys me to no end..
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Posted by ( marlborodude ) on March 19, 2008 at 6:53 a.m.
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Posted by ( skeeter ) on March 19, 2008 at 6:55 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Of course you have EVERY right to listen to that pig. Just like I have every right to call you an ignorant redneck ret@rd for doing so. Why? Because both are true.
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Posted by ( oraclejr ) on March 19, 2008 at 6:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The Sponge is a ** coward **. He knifed a hog as a stunt on his show for ratings. When he went to trial, he hid behind the notion that he was demonstrating the proper way to kill a hog.
Satelite Radio takes absoutely no thought to say something provactive and funny. M.J. proves that his is both funny, provactive and intelligent 6 hours a day on F.M and A.M.
Go Todd!!!
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Posted by ( markjdye ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I hate to say it but Bubba is far more entertaining and talented than M.J. I think M.J.'s doing this because Bubba has once again taken all of M.J.'s listeners. Even though Bubba gets on my nerves at least half of the time, it's better than being put to sleep by no talent hacks like M.J.
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Posted by ( goodhands33637 ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
What a little twerp. Who sues someone and starts all this publicity then goes on vacation? The midgit sues then runs...just like a chicken.
MJ, you suck. Sue me! Go ahead and try it tough guy. I'm suprised he doesn't need to sit on a phone book or tape blocks to his feet to reach the peddals of his Corvette.
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Posted by ( Bayshorefan ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Both of these idiots have an ego bigger than the state of Florida and thinks they are smarter than everyone. I do think if you're a public figure that bases your show on making fun of people (both shows do), then you are subject to people making fun of you. The lawsuit is ridiculous. How about if everyone MJ called a moron sued him?
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Posted by ( g8tr28 ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I had never heard of Bubba until I stumbled on his show recently. WHAT A MORON! He is rude, arrogant, and ovrall a hideous pig! He does not deserve to be on the air. He has nothing else to talk about except ATTACKING other people. He is a waste of airspace and I would rather listen to "smooth jazz" then to his ignorant blabber. As for MJ, he needs to remember that he is better than him and no one is taking seriously what that waste of space is talking about. I certainly would not put any credence in what "Bubba" says - he is just white trash that needs to be taken out to the curb!
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Posted by ( Johnnymac35 ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Honestly, who cares about any of this?
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Posted by ( unlokit ) on March 19, 2008 at 7:48 a.m.
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Posted by ( Gigi1182 ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Wow.. another reporter desperate for a story. News flash: Nobody cares.
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Posted by ( 4of26 ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I used to listen to Bubba, but then got tired of the hookers, sex toys, and the general crap that he dealt in and now deals in again with the accusations against Lunsford and MJ - whose next, Mother Theresa???? I cannot believe another area radio station put Bubba back on the air. I listen to MJ in the am and pm. I agree that MJ sometimes pushes a little too hard with people, but you dont have to worry about someone having an orgasm on air, or sex toys being whipped out. Bubba is only looking to boost his ratings since he came back. I personally will not listen to his show ever. I very much hope that MJ and Michelle prevail with their lawsuit and another radio station has to pay yet another fine for Bubba's comments and actions.
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Posted by ( brobeth1 ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Unlokit: I completely agree with you! Clem is a trashy pig. And kids like leo16 shouldn't be listening to him. How do I know he's a kid? I don't, I just thought either that or a very low I.Q. Probably the I.Q......like all of clem's listeners.
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Posted by ( gina1108 ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Gigi1182, I think you're wrong. People do care because these two are on our radios.
As far as Bubba goes, I know majority of (smart) people don't like him. Myself included. But the good thing about free will is that you don't have to listen. With that said, I don't like Bubba but I think he has every right to do what he does.
As far as MJ goes, I am actually really glad that he has finally shown his true colors. Hopefully Clear Channel will wake up and dump him and give Fester and Froggy the morning slot.
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Posted by ( ad ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Come on be serious, does it really surprise anyone that on the listing of States, with the number of graduating high school students, Florida is one of those at the bottom and Tampa, the home of Hillsborough Community College which graduates only 19% of its students, that these 2 "Radio Jocks" have a faithful listening audience?
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Posted by ( URY914 ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey, watch it there, I graduated from HCC.
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Posted by ( vinney ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:05 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I was forced to hear this piece of #$%@. where I worked . he has never been on my radio and never will . as far as someone being trailor trash . some of the trailor trash is better than the one's trashing them
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Posted by ( marlborodude ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If you think MJ and more so Clear Channel needs to silence MJ, Call these people and let them know what they are about to get in, they are buying Clear Channel!
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Matt Benson
(415) 618-8750
Bain Capital Partners
Alex Stanton
(212) 780-0701
Let them know what kind of idot MJ/Todd Schnitt really is. They NEED TO KNOW!!!
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Posted by ( URY914 ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:28 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I graduated from HCC but never lived in a trailer nor do I listen to these morons.
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Posted by ( Judoka ) on March 19, 2008 at 11:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
ad...Why the slam on HCC? I graduated from there prior to transferring to USF. I have never listened to either of these morning programs, because I find their subject matter to be inappropriate.
Let's remember that the city of Tampa was recently recognized for its high number of strip clubs, in a national magazine. That could explain the interest in Bubba's show. They share the same audience, no doubt.
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Posted by ( nv ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
This seems like publicity on both of their parts great bit
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Posted by ( ad ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"marlborodude", just to let you know, "Bain Capital" is Mitt Romney's company.
As Clear Channel is just another bastion of Conservative radio, it fits right in with WHNZ and WFLA.
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Posted by ( nv ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
mj is a crybaby wahhhh
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Posted by ( d2541 ) on March 19, 2008 at 1:59 p.m.
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Posted by ( mommaz02 ) on March 19, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Well, I have never listened to Bubba; but used to be a faithful listener of the MJ Morning Show. After The Steve Harvey Morning Show came to our market, I never turned back to MJ. 95.7 is the best station to listen to in the morning. Steve Harvey is number one in all of his markets. He has millions of listeners across the country. Do yourself a favor and tune in to "95.7 The Beat". You'll never go back to the childish radio pranks with MJ and his morons.
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Posted by ( KarenR ) on March 19, 2008 at 8:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
g8tr28, breclejr, pepe_santos, brobeth1, tddoc, and nic-- I agree with everything you said. Todd is a great guy and a great morning/afternoon "host". leo16, goodhands, marlborodue nv--get a life, grow up, and once you move out of your Momma's house and live a real life, then post. Until then--SHUT UP!
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Posted by ( Bubba_Army ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bubba is doing to MJ nothing more than MJ does everyday to many many public figures, If MJ can't take the heat he should stay out of the kitchen and all you haters have to do is change the channel, seems that the people that hate bubba the most listen the most !!
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Posted by ( Bubba_Army ) on March 19, 2008 at 9:37 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oh and by the way, I am college educated, have an excellent job, live in a house, think for myself and don't shop at walmart.
And to set the record straight Bubba never killed or "knifed" a hog, it was killed by a professional hunter, just like all the hogs that are killed every day so you can have bacon and pork chops.People should know the truth befre they go making false accusations.
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Posted by ( jack_knauff ) on March 21, 2008 at 10:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If you people would focus your energy on something important rather than this tom-foolery, I wouldn't have anything to read...... keep it up !!! Have a nice day people!!
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Posted by ( Dave73 ) on April 3, 2008 at 9:15 a.m.
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