Posted on 03/18/2016 5:06:38 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
A Florida jury has sided with Hulk Hogan in the lawsuit the former professional wrestler filed against Gawker Media, awarding him $115 million in damages — $15 million more than he sought.
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker in 2012 after the online media outlet published an excerpt of a video showing Bollea having sex with the wife of his then-best friend, Bubba The Love Sponge Clem. Hogan and his attorneys alleged publishing the video was an invasion of his privacy, Gawker argued the clip was newsworthy and protected by the First Amendment.
The six-person jury reached their verdict just before 7 p.m., after close to six hours of deliberation.
Bollea’s lawsuit named Gawker Media, Nick Denton, Gawker’s founder, and A.J. Daulerio, the former editor-in-chief who published the video, as defendants.
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I bet Hawkers Insurace Co f”ing hates them right now.. !!
Guess he’ll get his five mill after the lawyers are done with him.
Gawker and other such liberal websites with no boundaries get/pay what they deserve.
HULKAMANIA’S RUNNIN’ WILD, BROTHER!
I will make a Sex Tape, for half that!
That was a strange case. I decided not to get too involved with it. If you think the presidential debates had sunk to a new low, you didn’t see the topic headlines about this trial day to day. I did notice, even during a serious lawsuit trial as this, Terry Bollea wore a suit jacket, but he always, always kept that rag tied tightly around his head. I guess we are never supposed to see him ‘in the bald’. Don’t worry about it, Hulk, we all get old. Sounds like he had some good lawyers working for him.
This is great. Gawker and Denton are awful.
Slick Nick and gagging Gawker get screwed by the super heel Hulk Hogan
Gawker are scum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-avakrRUaU
Gawker - truly horrible people. Kimmel talks to their editor about a personal story around the 2:30 mark
link?
..always, always kept that rag tied tightly around his head...
Wonder if the judge would have let him wear a hijab or burka?
Yes, maybe, but I think those are for the womenfolk.
HULKAMANIA’S RUNNIN’ WILD, BROTHER!
Without a doubt! One more match.
Yes, they are.
Gene Okerlund: Okay, Hulk, Hulk Hogan come right in here. Congratulations on your court win today! Hulk: “Well ya know Mean Gene, I had it all the way brother! And watcha gonna do Gawker when the 24 inch Pythons of Hulk Hogan run wild on youuuuuuuuuu!!?” Mean Gene: “Okay that was Hulk Hogan obviously pleased with todays result. Macho Man Randy Savage is here....do you have anything to say to Gawker?” Macho Man: “Step into a Slim Jim!!”
.Yes, maybe, but I think those are for the womenfolk....
How bout one of those moslem men headwrap thingys?
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