Hogan has a sex tape too? Wonders shall never cease! He appeared yesterday in court by his real name Terry Bollea.
A lawyer for Hulk Hogan says editors of the Gawker website intended to harm the former professional wrestler when they
posted an excerpt of a secretly recorded video of him engaged in an intimate sex act.
The online gossip site was motivated by power and brand promotion at Hogan's expense, lawyer Shane Vogt told jurors
in Florida on Monday at the start of an unusual civil trial weighing a celebrity's privacy rights.
"They (Gawker) have essentially replaced sticks and stones with clicks and phones,"(uh! that rhymes) Vogt said during his opening statement, noting that 2.5 million people had viewed the sex-tape clip during the six months it remained online.
in Florida on Monday at the start of an unusual civil trial weighing a celebrity's privacy rights.
"They (Gawker) have essentially replaced sticks and stones with clicks and phones,"(uh! that rhymes) Vogt said during his opening statement, noting that 2.5 million people had viewed the sex-tape clip during the six months it remained online.
Hogan, 62, is seeking $US100 million ($A134.98 million) in damages from Gawker for posting the two-minute video of him having sex with the former wife of his then-best friend, radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge.
Lawyers for the longtime champion of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and reality TV star say he had a right to
expect privacy in a private bedroom and the video was filmed without his knowledge. Gawker argues that its 2012 post is protected free speech under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, and contends it was reporting on a celebrity who has publicly discussed his sex life. A loss could put Gawker out of business, though the website will appeal an unfavourable verdict, he said.
expect privacy in a private bedroom and the video was filmed without his knowledge. Gawker argues that its 2012 post is protected free speech under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, and contends it was reporting on a celebrity who has publicly discussed his sex life. A loss could put Gawker out of business, though the website will appeal an unfavourable verdict, he said.
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