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{{short description|American radio personality (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Bubba the Love Sponge
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Todd Alan Clem
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Warsaw, Indiana]], U.S.
| occupation = Radio personality
| years_active = 1986–present
| children = 1
| spouse = Heather Cole (2007–2011)
| website = {{URL|https://thebubbaarmy.com}}
}}
'''Bubba the Love Sponge Clem<ref name="SPTIMES20040324" />''' (born '''Todd Alan Clem''', April 23, 1966) is an American radio personality who hosts ''The Bubba the Love Sponge Show'' on the radio station [[WWBA]] in Tampa, Florida, and the subscription service Bubba Army Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioio.com/btls/|title=All the latest from Bubba Army Radio|publisher=radioio|access-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216095830/http://www.radioio.com/btls/|archive-date=February 16, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He can also be heard on Florida Man Radio.
==Early life==
Todd Alan Clem was born on April 23, 1966, in [[Warsaw, Indiana]].<ref name=name>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Todd+Alan+Clem+AKA+Bubba+The+Love+Sponge/articles/PSy6Bum_9sG/BUBBA+THE+LOVE+SPONGE+BTLS+COM |title=Bubba the Love Sponge Btls.com |last=Ringler |first=Lance |date=October 26, 2011 |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=February 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204050641/http://www.zimbio.com/Todd%2BAlan%2BClem%2BAKA%2BBubba%2BThe%2BLove%2BSponge/articles/PSy6Bum_9sG/BUBBA%2BTHE%2BLOVE%2BSPONGE%2BBTLS%2BCOM |archive-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> His father, Doug Clem, was a factory worker and his mother, Jane Edmond, a schoolbus driver and Warsaw city department head; he has a sister, Tara.<ref name=HAPPENED2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2018/10/26/what-happened-to-bubba-the-love-sponge-2/|title=What happened to Bubba the Love Sponge?|first=Christopher|last=Spata|date=26 October 2018|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=TBT19990512/><ref name=WAYNE06>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/16175375.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209003033/http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/16175375.htm|title=Bubba's mom makes Sirius meatloaf|first=Ryan|last=DuVall|date=December 6, 2006|archive-date=December 9, 2006|publisher=FortWayne|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref> Clem's parents divorced when he was young.<ref name=ORLANDO91/> In 1984, Clem graduated from [[Warsaw Community High School]].<ref name=TBT19990512/> He attended [[Indiana State University]] in [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], with a plan to go into dentistry, but his best friend Larry Plummer told him he was better suited to a radio career, and he dropped out in his second year.<ref name=TAMPA93>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/324087934|title=Unknown title|date=27 June 1993|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|pages=1, 6|first=Anne V.|last=Hull|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=27 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=TBT19990512/> Clem had a position at the campus radio station [[WISU]], but before he became a full-time disc jockey, he worked at a van conversion shop, where he laid down carpets. He coached football at his former high school.<ref name=TBT19990512/>
==Career==
===1986–1992: Early career===
In 1986, Clem worked as a bouncer and driver at Jubilation nightclub, where he picked up radio DJ "Scary" Kerry Gray, of whom he was a fan, and took him to the club. Once there, Clem noticed people gravitating toward Gray.<ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=ALLACCESS2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/power-player/archive/5871/bubba-the-love-sponge-sup-tm-sup|title=Power Player – Bubba The Love Sponge|publisher=All Access Music Group|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref> Gray gave Clem an on-air shift as an [[April Fool's Day]] joke on April 1, 1986, at [[WEHP (FM)|WPFR-FM]] in Terre Haute as Rockin' Bubba Clem, a name someone else had suggested.<ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=TBT19990512/><ref name=ALLACCESS2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/151449/a-gofundme-page-has-been-set-up-to-help-kerry-gray|title=A GoFundMe Page Has Been Set Up To Help Kerry Gray|publisher=All Access Music Group|date=March 11, 2016|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref> Clem became Gray's intern, making studio visits, answering phone calls, and sitting in on the show. He accepted a position hosting weekends soon after, and began a part-time midday shift starting on Christmas Day in 1986. He became the station's managing director.{{when|date=February 2023}}<ref name=ALLACCESS2010/> At a fraternity party, Gray called Clem a "love sponge" after witnessing the female attention Clem received.<ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=PODCAST2015/>
After WPFR, Clem had a stint at [[WGRD-FM]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]].<ref name=PODCAST2015>{{cite web|url=https://jacobsmedia.com/worldwide-radio-summit-podcast-syndicated-morning-radio-host-bubba-love-sponge/|title=Podcast Interview: Radio Host Bubba the Love Sponge|date=17 November 2015|publisher=Jacobs Media|first=Seth|last=Resler|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref> He was fired on December 21, 1988, after a 13-year-old girl called into his show and Clem made sexual remarks about her.<ref>''The Grand Rapids Press'', December 16, 1988</ref><ref>''The Grand Rapids Press'', December 22, 1988</ref> In 1989, Clem landed a spot at [[KTFM]] in San Antonio, Texas, where he was encouraged to trademark his air name and borrowed $5,000 from his parents to file a federal trademark for "Bubba the Love Sponge".<ref name=ALLACCESS2010/><ref name=HAPPENED2018/> He worked evenings at [[WBBM-FM]] in Chicago, followed by a stint at [[WIOQ]] in Philadelphia from March to June 1990. The station let him go as management thought his style was not what they were looking for.<ref name=WLS/> Clem took legal action, and received $75,000 from WIOQ.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/176378449/|title=A major-league lineup for AM listeners|first=Kevin L.|last=Carter|page=6-E|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/174773205/|title=A move to New York for WCAU manager?|first=Joe|last=Logan|page=6-D|date=18 June 1990|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
Clem worked nights at [[WXXL]] in Orlando, Florida, where he averaged 53,000 regular listeners.<ref name=ORLANDO91>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/05/26/bubba-the-love-sponge-theres-more-to-this-disc-jockey-than-his-foul-mouth/|title=Bubba The Love Sponge: There's More to This Disc Jockey Than His Foul Mouth|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 26, 1991|first=David|last=Smith|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref> He left the station in May 1991.<ref name=NP651>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/231013651/|title=Format change leaves Bubba in the cold|first=Catherine|last=Hinman|page=E-2|date=16 November 1991|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In August 1991, he returned to Chicago on [[WLS-FM|WYTZ]] as the morning host, but the position lasted under three months before management rebranded the station.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/389539568/|title=WYZT's Love Sponge|first=Dan|last=Kening|page=2|date=24 September 1991|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=WLS>{{cite web|url=https://www.wlshistory.com/new/947.htm|title=A quick history lesson on Chicago's 94.7 FM|publisher=WLS History|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=NP651/> Clem then moved to [[WLUM-FM]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://onmilwaukee.com/articles/milwaukeequiz.html?viewall=1 | title=The Great Milwaukee Quiz | publisher=On Milwaukee | date=August 23, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822132823/http://onmilwaukee.com/articles/milwaukeequiz.html?viewall=1 | archive-date=August 22, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=SPTIMES20040324/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/343651689/|title=On the agenda: Wrestling|page=2B|date=12 June 1992|newspaper=The Journal Times|___location=Racine, Wisconsin|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
===1992–1996: WFLZ-FM Tampa===
In September 1992, Clem started work from 7 to 11 p.m. at [[WFLZ-FM]] in [[Tampa, Florida]], where his show gained popularity, particularly among teenagers.<ref name=TAMPA93/><ref name=TBT19990512/><ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=TBT1996/> His first major contract signed during this time was worth $100,000 a year.<ref name=HAPPENED2018/> Clem and WFLZ host Tom Steele were temporarily suspended to settle legal issues from their ongoing on-air feud.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/image/323693216/|title=Radio personalities taken off the air|date=25 June 1993|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|page=8|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
Clem became involved in various business ventures. In December 1994, he invested $50,000 to open Sponges, an alcohol-free nightclub for teenagers in [[Largo, Florida]]. He opened a second Sponges in Spring Hill in 1995. He performed with his rap band Boyz Wit Da Bass there.<ref name=TBTT1995>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/325265040/|title=Bubba won't sponge up their business|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|date=12 May 1995|first=Phyllis|last=Lipinski|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> Clem was involved in an endorsement deal with an Isuzu car dealership, the Bubba the Love Sponge Limousines service, a personalized paging service called the Air Bubba Beeping Network, and a premium-rate telephone line.<ref name=TBTT1995/><ref name=TBT19950123>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/324513442|title=Because He's Cool|date=23 January 1995|first=Monica|last=Yant|pages=12–13, 15|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> In June 1995, Clem released an adult-oriented home video, ''Let Your Chia Run Wild'', described as a "private collection of events documenting a lifestyle that some can only dream of" and featuring some nudity.<ref name=TBT19951130>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/340550509/|title=Steamy 'adult' video has Bubba under fire|date=30 November 1995|first=Jennifer|last=Barrs|page=6|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> Clem regretted his decision to release it, and WFLZ requested Clem cease its distribution.<ref name=TBT19951130/> In April 1996, he opened Bubba's Beach Club, a dance club and nightspot in [[Ybor City]].<ref name=TBT19950425>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/340364038/|title=Bubba in his element at Ybor City club opening|date=25 April 1996|page=4|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> In September 1996, Clem quit WFLZ.<ref name=TBT1996>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/340279324/|title=Bubba to return on 98 Rock|date=26 November 1996|first=Rick|last=Harmon|page=16|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
===1996–2004: WXTB Tampa===
Clem decided to remain in Tampa, partly because he had other business ventures there. He started a morning show at [[WXTB]] in December 1996,<ref name=TBT1996/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=881 | title=WXTB - A History | publisher=Radio Years}}</ref> and continued to host a pre-recorded show that was syndicated in six other cities, including Cincinnati, Toledo, Columbus, Louisville, Atlanta, and Jacksonville.<ref name=TBT1996/>
In June 1997, [[Jacor Communications]] was fined $4,000 for airing Clem's discussions of having sex with a lesbian couple on February 25.<ref name=FINESLIST>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/graphics/web-fcc970.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016035918/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/graphics/web-fcc970.html|archive-date=16 October 2011|title= FCC Indecency Fines, 1970–2004|access-date=November 12, 2009|first=Ahrens |last=Frank|url-status=dead|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> In October 1998, [[Taft Broadcasting|Citicasters]], WXTB's owner, was fined $23,000 for various broadcasts, including one from May 1997 that included one of the crew describing their enema experience.<ref name=TBT19990512/><ref name=FINESLIST/> This was followed by a $4,000 fine for a June 12, 1997, show that had a woman masturbating over the phone, and a $7,000 fine in 1999 for a May 28, 1998, segment that involved a caller ordering a sex doll.<ref name=FINESLIST/>
By mid-1999, Clem had received four ''Billboard'' Personality of the Year awards.<ref name=TBT19990512/> He was earning six figures{{vague|reason=six figures can mean 100,000 or 999,999|date=February 2023}} and owned two nightclubs, one of them Planet Bubba in Spring Hill. His radio show crew included Mike "Cowhead" Calta, Mike "Manson" Waters,<ref name=HAPPENED2018/> Whitey Pippen, Scotty the Body, Matt "Spiceboy" Loyd, Anita Wadd and Ned.<ref name=TBT19990512/> In November 2000, Clem was a candidate to succeed the [[Pinellas County]] sheriff.<ref name=TBT19990512>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/326834098|title=The Mouth That Roars|first=Tom|last=Zucco|date=12 May 1999|newspaper=Floridian|pages=1, 3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=27 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
In January 2001, Clem's show entered national syndication on stations in [[Jacksonville]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Hartford]], [[West Palm Beach]], [[Ft. Myers]], [[Wichita, Kansas]], [[Shreveport]], and [[Macon, Georgia]].
In February 2002, Clem was faced with animal cruelty charges following the February 27, 2001, broadcast, which featured the Bubba's Road Kill Barbecue. The show involved the on-air castration and killing of a feral hog a hunter had captured in the station's parking lot, and sound effects of hogs feeding were broadcast to have listeners believe it was being harassed and aggravated. The hog was cooked and eaten by the crowd present. Clem, his executive producer Brent Hatley, and two others present were charged with felony animal cruelty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/02/25/ctv.florida.bubba.suit/index.html |work=CNN News |title=Florida shock jock faces animal cruelty charges |date=2002-02-25}}</ref> A jury acquitted them in March.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/01/TampaBay/Cleared_of_cruelty__D.shtml |work=St. Petersburg Times |title=Cleared of cruelty, DJ vows revenge |date=2002-03-01}}</ref>
In January 2004, the FCC issued a $755,000 fine to [[Clear Channel Communications]] for objectionable comments from July 19, 2001.<ref name=FINESLIST/> The fine consisted of the maximum $27,500 fine for each of the 26 stations that aired the segments, plus $40,000 for record-keeping violations. The segment involved sexual discussions among the cartoon characters [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]], [[George Jetson]], and [[Scooby-Doo]], among others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fcc-issues-steep-indecency-fines/ |work=CBS News |title=FCC Issues Steep Indecency Fines |date=2004-01-27}}</ref> Clem was fired on February 23. At the time he had the number one show in the Tampa area in the 18–54-year-old male demographic.<ref name=SPTIMES20040324/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/21260/lets-get-clear-channel-about-indecency/ |work=Poynter |title=Let's Get Clear (Channel) About Indecency |date=2004-02-26 |access-date=December 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115726/http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/21260/lets-get-clear-channel-about-indecency/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
===2004–2010: Hiatus and Sirius Satellite Radio===
In July 2004, Clem announced he would run for Pinellas County sheriff again.<ref name=TBT20040717>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/329744701|title=Bubba files to run for sheriff of Pinellas|first=Michael|last=van Sickler|date=17 July 2004|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|page=32|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=27 October 2018}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
In September 2005, [[Howard Stern]] announced the hiring of Clem to host weekday afternoons on [[Howard 100 and Howard 101|Howard 101]], his second channel on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]], a subscription-based [[satellite radio]] service exempt from FCC regulations. The show launched on January 9, 2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
In 2008, Clem began to host two shows a day, which lasted one year. He and his crew aired an FCC-compliant show on [[WHPT]] in the morning, followed by the uncensored program on Sirius in the afternoon. In 2009, Sirius opted for just FM replays during the week and one live uncensored show on Friday afternoons. In December 2010, Clem did not renew his contract with Sirius, moving to RadioIO, an Internet radio service of which his agent Thomas Bean was CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/tampa-shock-jock-bubba-love-sponge-leaves-sirius-xm-internet-radio|title=Tampa shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge leaves Sirius XM for Internet radio|last=Eric|first=Deggans|date=January 4, 2011|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2011-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008223248/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/tampa-shock-jock-bubba-love-sponge-leaves-sirius-xm-internet-radio|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===2008–2019: Return to terrestrial radio===
Clem began broadcasting a live morning show from Tampa radio station [[WHPT]] 102.5 "The Bone" on January 8, 2008, which was simulcast on the Jacksonville radio station [[WOKV-FM|WFYV-FM]] 104.5 "Rock 105".<ref>{{cite news|title=Bubba the Love Sponge returning to Jacksonville airwaves|first=Mark|last=Basch|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/121107/bus_224640812.shtml#.VbUtFvlNqSp|format=Original|work=Florida Times Union|___location=Online|date=December 11, 2007|access-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929092430/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/121107/bus_224640812.shtml#.VbUtFvlNqSp|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During the second quarter of 2008, Bubba's show received a number one rating<ref>{{cite news|title=Bubba The Love Sponge regains No. 1 spot in Tampa Bay|first=Ryan|last=Saghir|url=http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/bubba-the-love-sponge-regains-1-spot-in-tampa-bay.html|format=Original|work=Orbitcast|___location=Online|date=May 5, 2008|access-date=June 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527183718/http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/bubba-the-love-sponge-regains-1-spot-in-tampa-bay.html|archive-date=May 27, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the Tampa market; in 2015, the show's ratings came under investigation for possible [[Nielsen Ratings]] tampering. In December 2016 his show was canceled on his local Tampa station, WBRN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/24568435-story|title=Bubba the Love Sponge investigated for ratings tampering|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531231229/http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/24568435-story|archive-date=May 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In July 2019, it was announced that [[JVC Broadcasting]] would acquire WORL 660 AM in Greater Orlando (and its FM translator) for $900,000. As previous owner Salem is retaining rights to the WORL call letters; the [[WDYZ (AM)]] calls from a sister station were swapped to WORL. JVC announced that it planned to launch a new hot talk format on the station, Florida Man Radio, featuring Bubba the Love Sponge in the morning.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv-guy/os-et-florida-man-radio-arrives-plans-to-wake-up-orlando-talk-20190909-thzydlg3sbhv3nikwvie4eoxla-story.html| title = Florida Man Radio arrives, plans to wake up Orlando talk - Orlando Sentinel| date = September 9, 2019}}</ref> Programming is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator, W288CJ at 105.5 FM.
===2011–present: Bubba Army Radio===
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| runtime = 6–10am, Mon–Fri
| country = United States
| language = English
| home_station = Bubba Army Radio, [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]
| opentheme = "[[The Beautiful People (song)|The Beautiful People]]" by [[Marilyn Manson]]
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Clem announced on January 3, 2011, he would have an internet show on [[RadioIO]] and feature several programming features throughout the day starting on January 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Osborne|first=Spencer|url=http://siriusbuzz.com/radioio-credits-bubba-the-love-sponge-with-fast-growth.php |title=Radioio Credits Bubba The Love Sponge With Fast Growth |date=January 16, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref>
On 3 January 2012 he has renewed his contract with Cox Media Group (CMG) Tampa's 102.5 FM.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2012 |title=Tampa Bay area shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge renews deal with Cox Radio for three years |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2012/01/03/tampa-bay-area-shock-jock-bubba-the-love-sponge-renews-deal-with-cox-radio-for-three-years/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> In August 2013 an audiotape was released on [[YouTube]] of Clem voicing a commercial for Vermont Teddy Bear. In the commercial Clem makes racist remarks; he denied being racist, saying, "I never said the word in that manner, ever." He believed the audio was leaked from "someone who had access to [his] world" and that audio bits were taken from recordings when he worked at Clear Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/media/bubba-the-love-sponge-youtube-audio-with-n-word-not-what-it-seems/2136682/|title=Bubba the Love Sponge: YouTube audio with n-word not what it seems|work=Tampa Bay Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417004255/http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/bubba-the-love-sponge-youtube-audio-with-n-word-not-what-it-seems/2136682|archive-date=April 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Clem's company, Bubba Radio Network, ordered the removal of the video from YouTube. It is now hosted on [[TMZ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_2233grgx/|title=Bubba the Love Sponge -- Racist Filth Caught on Tape|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925211548/http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_2233grgx/|archive-date=September 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On February 13, 2017, WWBA became the new flagship station of Bubba the Love Sponge Show after WBRN dropped the show.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Griffin|first1=Justine|title='Bubba the Love Sponge Show' to air on WWBA-AM 820 in Tampa Bay|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/the-bubba-the-love-sponge-show-to-air-on-wwba-am-820-in-tampa-bay/2312568/|access-date=22 February 2017|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> The show also airs live on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]<ref name=HAPPENED2018 /> and on sister station WHBO.
In July 2019, co-host Mike "Manson" Waters, who also did the voice of Ned, left the show.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
On August 23, 2019, Janessa Brazil joined the show as the new co-host. She left for family reasons on December 13, 2019.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
At the start of 2020, Seth Kushner joined ''The Bubba The Love Sponge Show'' as a daily co-host, while 'Babyface' Brian Motroni, aka "Coronavirus Virus survivor", Dan Diaco, Jay Diaco and Steve Diaco make regular appearances throughout the week. Longtime contributor Lummox also makes daily appearances.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
In February 2021, co-host Seth Kushner left the show.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
===Other ventures===
====Total Nonstop Action Wrestling====
On January 3, 2010, Bubba announced on his [[Twitter]] account that he had signed with [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) as a backstage interviewer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BTLSRadio/status/7355432282|title=watch spiketv(Monday)8pm est 4hulks return 2wrestling I'm the new backstage guy think I'm on a total of 4x Please tell everybody u know.|last=Clem|first=Todd|date=January 3, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=[[Twitter]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002232524/https://twitter.com/BTLSRadio/status/7355432282|archive-date=October 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1262622463.php?style=dark|title=New backstage interviewer for TNA|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=January 4, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=WrestleView|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831175357/http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1262622463.php?style=dark|archive-date=August 31, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He made his debut the following day on the special live, three-hour [[TNA Impact!'s move to Monday nights|Monday night edition]] of ''[[TNA Impact!]]'', participating in four short backstage segments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_37861.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact Live Report 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=January 4, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=January 5, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106163017/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_37861.shtml|archive-date=January 6, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On January 16, 2010, Clem tweeted about the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], saying he had tired of hearing about relief efforts for the people of Haiti, writing, "Fuck Haiti", and calling the ensuing deaths of Haitians a "cleanse." He later apologized, but TNA management nonetheless temporarily removed him from the air.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/01/bubba_the_love_sponge_apologizes_for_haiti_comments.html|title=Bubba The Love Sponge apologizes for Haiti comments|last=Eck|first=Kevin|date=January 18, 2010|work=Baltimore Sun|access-date=June 20, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812110145/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/01/bubba_the_love_sponge_apologizes_for_haiti_comments.html|archive-date=August 12, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On January 19, 2010, Clem claimed that he had been blindsided and physically assaulted by [[Kia Stevens|Awesome Kong]] while backstage for the taping of ''TNA Impact!'' the previous day.<ref name=pwtorch>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_38247.shtml|title=TNA News: Report on TNA Knockout punching Bubba the Love Sponge over Haiti remark|last=Caldwell|first=James|access-date=June 14, 2016|date=January 19, 2010|work=PWTorch.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813100136/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_38247.shtml|archive-date=August 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to all three, the altercation was because of Clem's tweets about Haiti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/12009/|title=Kong sent home by TNA after fight last night|access-date=January 19, 2010|date=January 19, 2010|publisher=Wrestling Observer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122122122/http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/12009|archive-date=January 22, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diva-dirt.com/2010/01/19/awesome-kong-punches-bubba-the-love-sponge/ |title=Awesome Kong Punches Bubba the Love Sponge? |access-date=January 19, 2010 |date=January 19, 2010 |publisher=Diva-Dirt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120195719/http://www.diva-dirt.com/2010/01/19/awesome-kong-punches-bubba-the-love-sponge/ |archive-date=January 20, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> On February 25, news broke that Awesome Kong had filed a lawsuit against Clem for an alleged threatening phone call.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/25/25037.htm|title=Wrestler Accuses 'Love Sponge' of Hate Call|last=Brown|first=Karina|access-date=February 26, 2010|date=February 25, 2010|publisher=Courthouse News Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228170514/http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/25/25037.htm|archive-date=February 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On ''[[The Cowhead Show]]'', Clem confronted Kong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1272632510 |title=Audio: BTLS confronts Awesome Kong |last=Gerweck |first=Steve |access-date=April 30, 2010 |date=July 30, 2010 |work=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502005605/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1272632510 |archive-date=May 2, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>
Clem returned to TNA television as the personal interviewer of wrestling stable [[The Band (professional wrestling)|The Band]], in late March,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_40273.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 3/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show - cage match with Jeff Hardy, RVD, Wolfpack|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 29, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=March 30, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404072059/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_40273.shtml|archive-date=April 4, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> only to be fired from the company on April 30, 2010, as a result of the Cowhead Show incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=47206 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506080258/http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=47206 |archive-date=May 6, 2010 |title=TNA Fires Bubba The Love Sponge |publisher=PWInsider |last=Trionfo |first=Richard |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>
===Motorsports===
In 2011, Clem and an investor group bought the 3/8 dirt oval Ocala Speedway, which they renamed Bubba Raceway Park.<ref>[https://www.ocala.com/news/20110415/bubba-the-love-sponge-buys-ocala-speedway/1 Bubba the Love Sponge buys Ocala Speedway] - Carlos E. Medina, Ocala.com, 15 April 2011</ref>
==Legal issues==
===Lawsuits===
In October 2006, Clem was sued by pornographic film actress Hope Miller, known professionally as Brooke Skye. She alleged that while performing on a radio program together with porn actress Melissa Harrington, Harrington penetrated her with an oversized sex toy against her will at Clem's urging.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://journalstar.com/articles/2006/10/11/top_story/extras/doc452c34dcce97a077426440.txt|title='Melissa' sued over sex act claim|date=March 13, 2013|work=Lincoln Journal-Star|access-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430095516/http://journalstar.com/articles/2006/10/11/top_story/extras/doc452c34dcce97a077426440.txt|archive-date=April 30, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2007, a judge turned down a request by Clem's attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit, indicating that there was enough evidence that Miller had a legitimate claim.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070726/NEWS/707260465?p=1&tc=pg |title=Judge refuses to toss radio lawsuit |publisher=HeraldTribune.com |access-date=2011-02-05 |date=2007-07-26 |author=Thomas W. Krause |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007195441/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070726/NEWS/707260465?p=1&tc=pg |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The case was eventually voluntarily dismissed with prejudice.<ref name=docket>{{cite news |title=Court Docket |url=http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/oridev/criminal_pack.doc?pcSearchMode=NS&pnPidm=5956261&pcCaseId=06-CA-009125&pnCnt=1&pcFirst=BUBBA&pcLast=CLEM&pcMi=THE%20LOVE%20SPONGE&pcSuf=&pcId=@5956091&pcByear=&pcPtyp=D003&pcDefStat=Closed%20-%2005/19/2008&pdInit=06-OCT-06&pcCaseStat=Closed%20-%2005/19/2008&pcCtyp=CD&pcLocn=TA&pcPref=&pcWarrant=&pcCaseDscr=CIVIL%20ACTION%20FOR%20DAMAGES&pcDiv=K&pcCourtType=&pnCaseYrFr=1970&pnCaseYrTo=2011&pcCtypCL=&pcLocnCL= |publisher=Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165900/http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/oridev/criminal_pack.doc?pcSearchMode=NS&pnPidm=5956261&pcCaseId=06-CA-009125&pnCnt=1&pcFirst=BUBBA&pcLast=CLEM&pcMi=THE%20LOVE%20SPONGE&pcSuf=&pcId=%405956091&pcByear=&pcPtyp=D003&pcDefStat=Closed%20-%2005%2F19%2F2008&pdInit=06-OCT-06&pcCaseStat=Closed%20-%2005%2F19%2F2008&pcCtyp=CD&pcLocn=TA&pcPref=&pcWarrant=&pcCaseDscr=CIVIL%20ACTION%20FOR%20DAMAGES&pcDiv=K&pcCourtType=&pnCaseYrFr=1970&pnCaseYrTo=2011&pcCtypCL=&pcLocnCL= |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref>
In 2007, Clem was sued for defamation by competitor disc jockey [[Todd Schnitt]] over on-air remarks Clem made about Schnitt's family. A court ruled in Clem's favor, and Schnitt vowed to appeal. In March 2013, after 13 hours of negotiations, Clem settled with Schnitt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/bubba-schnitt-reach-legal-settlement|title=Bubba, Schnitt reach legal settlement|last=Trenkmann|first=Chris|date=March 13, 2013|publisher=ABC Action News|access-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423044542/http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/bubba-schnitt-reach-legal-settlement|archive-date=April 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In October 2015, [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]] sued Clem for $1 million over allegations of tampering with the ratings system by offering to pay several Nielsen panelists to manipulate the ratings by saying they listened to his show more than they did. Clem admitted to paying one person to manipulate the ratings, but Nielsen claimed he influenced several. Clem's lawyer filed a motion asking that Nielsen's lawsuit be dismissed, but it was denied by a judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/bubba-in-more-trouble-with-rating-company/67-45913423 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230213140314/https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/bubba-in-more-trouble-with-rating-company/67-45913423 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |title=Bubba in more trouble with rating company |publisher=WTSP |last=Deeson |first=Mike |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2016/02/22/judge-denies-bubbas-request-to-dismiss-nielsen.html |title=Judge denies Bubba the Love Sponge request to dismiss Nielsen ratings tampering lawsuit, including WBRN Beasley Broadcast Group station - Tampa Bay Business Journal |access-date=2016-12-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201210/http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2016/02/22/judge-denies-bubbas-request-to-dismiss-nielsen.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> After years of trial delays, Clem and Nielsen settled out of court on July 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/bubba-nielsen-settle-ratings-tampering-lawsuit/|title=Bubba, Nielsen Settle Ratings Tampering Lawsuit - Radio & Television Business Report|date=July 6, 2018}}</ref>
=== Hulk Hogan sex tape===
{{Main|Bollea v. Gawker}}
In early 2012, it was reported that Clem had secretly filmed his wife Heather Clem and [[Hulk Hogan]] having sex in his bedroom. On October 4, 2012, [[Gawker]] released a short clip of the video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5948770/even-for-a-minute-watching-hulk-hogan-have-sex-in-a-canopy-bed-is-not-safe-for-work-but-watch-it-anyway |title=Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex in a Canopy Bed is Not Safe For Work but Watch it Anyway |last=Daulerio |first=A. J. |date=October 4, 2012 |publisher=Gawker |access-date=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150703232454/http://gawker.com/5948770/even-for-a-minute-watching-hulk-hogan-have-sex-in-a-canopy-bed-is-not-safe-for-work-but-watch-it-anyway |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref> In the clip, Clem can be heard saying that the couple can "do their thing" and he will be in his office. At the end of the video, Clem can be heard telling Heather, "If we ever need to retire, here is our ticket".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sextape.com/hulkhogan/|title=Hulk Hogan Sex Tape|date=February 4, 2013|publisher=SexTape.com|access-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124092747/http://sextape.com/hulkhogan/|archive-date=January 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Hogan filed a lawsuit against the Clems for invading his privacy on October 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/hulk-hogan-sue-bubba-love-sponge-sex-tape-article-1.1184039 | title=Hulk Hogan to sue former friend Bubba the Love Sponge, sex tape partner Heather Clem for invasion of privacy | publisher=The New York Daily News | access-date=October 15, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017032733/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/hulk-hogan-sue-bubba-love-sponge-sex-tape-article-1.1184039 | archive-date=October 17, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Clem settled the suit on October 29, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/29/us/ap-us-hulk-hogan-sex-tape.html?ref=news|title=Hulk Hogan Settles Sex Tape Lawsuit With DJ|work= The New York Times }}</ref> Following the settlement, Clem publicly apologized to Hogan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/358041/hulk-hogan-settles-sex-tape-lawsuit-with-bubba-the-love-sponge|title=Hulk Hogan Settles Sex Tape Lawsuit With Bubba the Love Sponge|last=Gicas|first=Peter|date=October 29, 2012|publisher=E! Online|access-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310213147/http://www.eonline.com/news/358041/hulk-hogan-settles-sex-tape-lawsuit-with-bubba-the-love-sponge|archive-date=March 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Hogan sued [[Gawker Media]] for publishing the tape, and a jury of six awarded Hogan more than $140 million in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gawker-trial-jurors-made-absolutely-correct-decision-awarding/story?id=37887552|title=Jurors in Hulk Hogan v Gawker Trial Say They Made 'Absolutely Correct' Decision Awarding Hogan $140M|author=ABC News|work=ABC News}}</ref> Gawker announced it would appeal as it was "disappointed" that the jury was unable to hear Clem's testimony,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hulk-hogan-sex-tape-closing-arguments-2016-3|title=Gawker says it may appeal the Hulk Hogan sex-tape case|last=Turkel|first=Dan|date=March 18, 2016|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408201331/http://www.businessinsider.com/hulk-hogan-sex-tape-closing-arguments-2016-3|archive-date=April 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but ultimately settled with Hogan for $31 million in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/business/media/gawker-hulk-hogan-settlement.html?_r=0 |title=Gawker and Hulk Hogan Reach $31 Million Settlement |date=November 2, 2016 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105235429/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/business/media/gawker-hulk-hogan-settlement.html?_r=0 |archive-date=November 5, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Personal life==
In October 1998, Clem legally changed his name to Bubba the Love Sponge Clem.<ref name=SPTIMES20040324>{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/24/Tampabay/Report__Station_fires.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040414230751/http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/24/Tampabay/Report__Station_fires.shtml|archive-date=April 14, 2004|title=Report: Station fires Bubba|first=Brady|last=Dennis|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=February 24, 2004|access-date=October 27, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> That year, he lost 148 pounds, going from 488 to 340. Clem does not smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs.<ref name=TBT19990512/><ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=ORLANDO91/>
Clem has been married twice; his first marriage lasted 91 days.<ref name=HAPPENED2018/> He said "things got sticky" after he wanted to make it in radio and had to develop in different cities and his wife preferred to stay in Terre Haute.<ref name=TAMPA93/> In January 2007, Clem married model Heather Cole at the First Baptist Church of [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. Hulk Hogan was Clem's best man, and [[Howard Stern]], and many of his [[List of The Howard Stern Show staff|staff members attended]].<ref name=HAPPENED2018/><ref name=TB2011>{{cite web|title=Shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem files for divorce|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/shock-jock-bubba-the-love-sponge-clem-files-for-divorce/1191495|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=15 September 2011|access-date=October 28, 2018|first=Eric|last=Deggans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008070103/http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/shock-jock-bubba-the-love-sponge-clem-files-for-divorce/1191495|archive-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Delucia |first=Greg |date=2021-11-03 |title=Ronnie 'the Limo Driver' Mund Recalls Wild Speech at Bubba the Love Sponge's Wedding |url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2021/11/03/ronnie-the-limo-driver-mund-recalls-wild-speech-at-bubba-the-love-sponges-wedding/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Howard Stern |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=howard-archives |date=2007-01-16 |title=A Failed Threesome at the Bubba the Love Sponge Wedding |url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2007/01/16/thanks-but-no-thanks-rundowngallerymodel-10817/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Howard Stern |language=en-US}}</ref> The couple agreed to separate in March 2011, and Clem filed for divorce that September.<ref name=TB2011/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bubba the Love Sponge Alimony Payments|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/juice/content/bubba-love-sponge-owes-wife-1150-month-divorce-not-much-else|publisher=Tampabay Times|access-date=October 6, 2012|first=Joshua|last=Gillin|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010042631/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/juice/content/bubba-love-sponge-owes-wife-1150-month-divorce-not-much-else|archive-date=October 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Clem has a son from a previous relationship; Hogan is his godfather.<ref name=TB2011/><ref name=HAPPENED2018/>
In 2012, Clem started a four-year relationship with Nicole L'Ange. In February 2017, she requested an order of protection against Clem, claiming he had abused her "emotionally and physically".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/bubba-clems-ex-seeks-restraining-order-says-radio-host-has-history-of/2314775/|title=Bubba Clem's ex-girlfriend seeks protection order, says radio host abused her|date=28 February 2017|work=Tampa Bay Times|first=Sara|last=DeNatale|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> Clem denied the allegations, and the case was settled out of court that March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/request-for-restraining-order-against-bubba-dismissed|title=Request for restraining order against Bubba dismissed|publisher=Fox 13 News|date=13 March 2017|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
In June 2017, Clem put his St. Petersburg home up for sale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bubba the Love Sponge's Mansion Up for Sale: The Home That Brought Down Gawker|url=https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/bubba-the-love-sponge-florida-mansion/|website=realtor.com News|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=14 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195959/https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/bubba-the-love-sponge-florida-mansion/|archive-date=March 15, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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