Veteran Wrestler Hulk Hogan Awarded $115m In Sex Tape Case
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Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 (£79m) million with the
possibility of more after finding that Gawker - a popular gossip news
website- violated the privacy of the retired professional wrestler by
publishing his sex tape.
After
deliberating six hours, the jury awarded Hogan $60 million for emotional
distress and $55 million for economic damages. “This is a victory for
everyone who has had their privacy violated,” Hogan’s attorney, David Houston, said.
As the award was announced, the 62-year-old wrestling icon cried and hugged Houston.
Hogan,
whose legal name is Terry Bollea, had sought $100 million in damages
over the edited video that Gawker, a New York-based outlet known for
gossip and media reporting, posted online in 2012.
The
jury of two men and four women agreed with Hogan that his privacy had
been violated, that the violation had caused him harm and that Hogan had a
reasonable expectation of privacy.
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