“I’m kind of concerned about Hulk Hogan’s privacy, but you kind of give it away,” Bollea testified in court, according to The New York Times. Gawker argued that Bollea’s “frequent public discussion of his sex life made the clip newsworthy and thus protected by the First Amendment.”īollea’s lawyers argued that distinguishing between the character of Hulk Hogan and Bollea’s real life was crucial. Their thinking is that if the defense could establish that the tape was made as a publicity stunt, then it was fair game to be covered as news.Īs the Two-Way previously reported, the issue of whether the video is newsworthy was a point of focus in much of the case. The witness to which Denton alludes, is reportedly the husband of the woman in the sex tape, Bubba Clem, who Gawker lawyers wanted to question in order to show that that one or both of the parties knew about the taping. In a statement, Gawker founder Nick Denton said, “Given key evidence and the most important witness were both improperly withheld from the jury, we all knew the appeals court will need to resolve this case.” The jury returns on Monday to consider punitive damages. He was awarded $55 million in economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress, Reuters reports. The celebrity wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, filed suit accusing the website of invading his privacy when it published a portion of a video showing him having sex with the wife of a former friend, along with 1,400 words describing the video.īollea, 62, sought $100 million in damages from Gawker. A Florida jury sided with wrestler Hulk Hogan Friday in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media, and awarded him $115 million for invasion of privacy.
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