Spitz Gets Soap-A-Doped by God Freaks

Posted May 28th 2008 1:14PM by TMZ Staff

Mark Spitz -- the guy who won seven swimming gold medals back at the 1972 Olympics -- says a freaky-weird soap company is killing him one bottle at a time, and he wants them to stop ... or at least pay him for it.

Spitz is PO'd because, he says in a lawsuit, he's mentioned in the same breath on the labels of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps as a bunch of guys like Jesus, Mohammed, Lenin, Carl Sagan, and Einstein -- all of whom are dead. Not only that, he says his name is being used to push the line of hippie soaps without his permission, and if the company's going to call him a prophet, which they do, he wants to see some, ahem, profit.

We put in a call to the company, and they tell us they'll give Spitz free soap for life and make a donation to the charity of his choice -- if he settles.

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1. SHOW HIM THE MONEY!!!!!

Posted at 1:20PM on May 28th 2008 by rukk

2. Dr, Bronner's soaps are the best ever made.

Mark Spitz: You should be honored to be associated with this natural, holistic product. Besides, who reads that crazy label anyway? Here's a clue: Go get a real life and a real job, and stop trying to sue these good soapmakers! Ya Bastard!

Posted at 1:21PM on May 28th 2008 by Sasha

3. Well, at least he isn't this SPITZ

http://www.theweeklydonut.com/index.php/2008/03/10/heres-your-spitzer/

Posted at 1:31PM on May 28th 2008 by Dad

4. I think Spitz owns his name, and should be asked/payed when it is used,
Even by a good company like Dr. Broners.

On another note, I want to send a big THANKYOU to Mark Spitz, whose
speedo'd body pushed me into puberty about 300 years ago. lol

Posted at 1:34PM on May 28th 2008 by Bombastic

5. He is a repectable dentist and buisness man, as well as great swimmer! He as every right to go after a company using his name without concent. Any one of us would do the same to protect our interests!!!

Posted at 2:18PM on May 28th 2008 by FAN

6. Yowza - he is still GORGEOUS!

Posted at 3:01PM on May 28th 2008 by Qknowsbest

7. I didn't know Mark Spitz ended up being a dentist, how cool.

Posted at 3:12PM on May 28th 2008 by studly

8. I thought that was a picture of Mitt Romney! Ha!

Posted at 3:34PM on May 28th 2008 by SweetAtheist

9. Well, I agree with Sasha. Dr. Bonner's soaps are absolutely amazing, but they should have his consent before using his name.

Posted at 4:05PM on May 28th 2008 by Twizabeth

10. I guess I will file suit on behalf of the artic owls that are mentioned in the same sentence, then I can look as ridiculous as he does. What's a matter Spitz your name isn't still in flashing lights?? Running out of money?? What???

Posted at 4:22PM on May 28th 2008 by Lyn

11. Spitz is not a dentist. He was scheduled to enroll at Indiana Dental School after the Munich Olympics, but with seven figures in endorsements he opted not to stick his hands in peoples' mouths. Don't feel sorry for Dr. Bronner's Soaps. This is the best publicity they've ever received.

Posted at 4:36PM on May 28th 2008 by Big Froggy

12. I THOUGHT THIS SMELLY POOT WAS DEAD. MARK BE HAPPY SOMEONE REMEMBERS YOUR NAME

Posted at 5:03PM on May 28th 2008 by Krishna

13. I thought Mark Spitz swallows.

Posted at 5:29PM on May 28th 2008 by chicken stripper

14. HEY # 11 BIG FROGGY:" I would like to inform you that yes he is a dentist, Spitz was my dentist in Hawaii for years". Today he might not be working as a dentist, he has retired. My comment on protecting his name still stands.!!

Posted at 6:10PM on May 28th 2008 by FAN

15. Gee, a bunch of personal attacks on Spitz with a bunch of endorsements of the product unfairly and illegally using his name -- and constant name-dropping of the product (guess I have amnesia) -- looks like is haunting the site. I don't know Mark Spitz, except by reputation, and have no stake in this, but this was so obvious I had to comment.

Posted at 7:01PM on May 28th 2008 by ES

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