Conviction stands. Any shred of respect for Hawking completely gone now as well as for anyone else who tries to support that lifestyle. Superintelligence is not an excuse to sin. The basic premise supported by people like Hawking is man making himself god above the one and only God and having the right to decide his/her behavior independent of God’s commands.
In 2004, Hawking announced that he was conceding the bet
Hawking loses $100 bet on Higgs discovery
He does seem to be a sick pervert though:
Professor Hawking dropped in at the Freedom Acres club in Devore, where he is said to have arrived with an entourage of nurses and assistants before paying for young, naked dancers to perform privately for him.