Legendary Wrestler Hulk Hogan has been suing Gawker Media, which holds Gawker.com, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik, and Jezebel under its umbrella, over a sex tape that was leaked which also included a racist rant. Since then, Hogan has been removed from everything to do with the WWE.
Hogan made some wild claims during the trial and he even made it known that he believes that Hulk Hogan, his wrestling alias, and Terry Bollea, which is his real name, are two different people.
Well, at the end of the day, the Hulkster has won his case against Gawker and he has been awarded a hefty sum.
Following from the Associated Press.
A jury has sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media.
The jurors reached the decision Friday evening, less than six hours after they began deliberations. The trial lasted two weeks.
Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for $100 million for posting a video in 2012 of him having sex with his former best friend’s wife. Hogan contended it was a violation of his privacy.
Gawker’s editors contended the video and an accompanying post was a newsworthy commentary on the ordinariness of celebrity sex videos.
