![]() ![]() “I want you to imagine the fact that for 35-plus years he is essentially an actor, an entertainer, who has played the same role,” said Turkel. ![]() Much was made during the trial of Hogan’s celebrity persona versus Bollea’s privacy. Hogan didn’t ask for any of this to happen, lawyer Kenneth Turkel said, adding that Bollea, the private man, expected privacy during an intimate moment. ![]() It was never conclusively determined during trial who leaked the video to the media. Gawker did not try to contact Bollea or the woman in the video, and nor did the website contact the woman’s husband, DJ Bubba The Love Sponge Clem, who recorded the video. They said Hogan didn’t consent to the video, that Gawker didn’t follow usual journalism procedures before posting it and that the video wasn’t newsworthy. Hogan’s lawyers told jurors this is the core of the case: “Gawker took a secretly recorded sex tape and put it on the internet.” Hogan contended the 2012 post violated his privacy. Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for $US100 million for posting a video of him having sex with his former best friend’s wife. The trial lasted two weeks.Įarlier on Friday, in spirited closing arguments, lawyers for Hogan and Gawker discussed themes of personal life versus celebrity, and freedom of speech versus the right to privacy. The jurors reached the decision on Friday evening, less than six hours after they began deliberations. Gawker editor admits limit to news value at Hulk Hogan sex-tape trial ![]()
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