Bubba the Love Sponge is being sued by local Tampa radio hosts Todd Schnitt, and his wife Michelle Schnitt, over comments made over the air by Bubba.

The suit alleges that Bubba called Schnitt, who is a radio personality for Clear Channel's WFLZ and WFLA, a "lying piece of crap," "a kid Schnitt snitch" and "one of the top four or five people behind our arrest and the trial of the hog deal."

Schnitt also accuses Bubba of calling his wife Michelle a degrading name.

"I didn't say anything defamatory or slanderous like he made allegations of. Really bad stuff like touching kids or something I would never go there," Bubba the Love Sponge told WTSP-TV. "This is somebody who got his feelings hurt that's exactly what it is. He gets on the air everyday. He's a public figure."

"He gets on the air everyday. He's a public figure. It's okay for him to put billboards of OJ and Britney Spears up and his whole show is based on TMZ," Bubba added. "Unfortunately what he doesn't understand is that he and his wife are public figures. I can call them names and be outlandish and be Bubba the Love Sponge, be the people's hammer and say it like it is all I want."

View the court filing here.

[WTSP-TV via AllAccess]
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Bubba the Love Sponge decided to a favor for a local Tampa man who's been living on the streets for the past 3 years - an "extreme hobo makeover."

Scott Weeks, 36, whose last address was a lot on US-41 in Lutz, FL, was provided with the typical provisions from a "makeover" show: a personal grooming services and new clothes.

But Bubba and crew took the "extreme" makeover a little further by also providing Weeks with hotel accommodations, assistance in locating and paying any outstanding fines, help obtaining a Social Security ID card, a Florida driver's license, and any necessary legal services.

"We took him and cleaned him up, helped him get his affairs in order, and now with the added assistance of our wonderful listeners, are working on getting him some work as a mason," said Bubba. "We're offering to help this gentleman with his alcohol problem, help get him a job, and get him back into living a fuller and more productive life."

Check out a before/after photo of Scott Weeks after the jump...