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Jury Orders Gawker To Pay $115 Million To Hulk Hogan In Sex Tape Lawsuit (zerohedge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the that's-a-lot-of-zeros dept.

An anonymous reader writes: [Hogan's attorneys told jurors this is the core of the case:] "Gawker took a secretly recorded sex tape and put it on the Internet." And now they are paying for it, dearly. Also notable is that there doesn't seem to be anyone interested in defending them, as even the Twitter community (if it can truly be called that) has come out strongly in favor of the ruling against Gawker. Maybe they should have at least made more friends? They did make $6.5 million in net income in 2014 and their Wikipedia article states that they were last sold in 2009 for $300 million, so while they may not be put out of business, it seems likely they will at least be [changing] hands, and soon, with the jury ruling $55 million for economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress. I think that's jury-speak for "body slam."
According to Ars Technica, Gawker Media was one of the first successful, large, digital-only news companies. "The stunning sum, which may have punitive damages added to it, is a life-threatening event for the New York-based network of news and gossip sites."

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  1. 3 Fucks Given by zenlessyank · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck the court system. Fuck Hulk Hogan. Fuck Gawker. If you are stupid enough to get recorded fucking then however it turns out is 'O Well'.

    1. Re:3 Fucks Given by zenlessyank · · Score: -1, Troll

      Don't give a rats ass about the legal issues here. Just because some idiots decided to create some laws that I personally never voted for, (just like all laws), that doesn't all of a sudden make it wrong or right. A so-called star got a recording of an immoral sex act and we are supposed to feel sorry for him/her/it. I thought fucking somebodies wife would get you a divorce and half your shit awarded to your wife. The only idiots are those involved. As far as whoever posted it...well, we are talking about the media and so that stands on its own ;)

    2. Re:3 Fucks Given by zenlessyank · · Score: -1, Troll

      Thanks for the chuckle. I needed a good laugh. Glad to see the American psyche is alive and well.

  2. If you don't want your sex tape on the internet... by wjcofkc · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't make it in the first place. Especially and overwhelmingly if you are famous, because that is the only time anyone will care. Personally I think this whole thing stinks as a scam. Does anyone know what Hogan's net worth is, minus this $115 million? I wonder about year over year. Presumably there were two people involved in making this video. Further, it did not magically show up in some editor at Gawkers inbox. One or both of them shared it with some they thought a trusted individual and it went from there. As far as I am concerned, that makes the guilty party either Hogan or whoever he was making the video with. It stops there. Either Hogan should be suing his partner or himself. Hogan's career was spent on the stage, staging events. There is something not right about this. Gawker did not leak this tape, it was leaked and they got it. Who is to say this whole thing was not staged by Mr. Hogan himself to make some fast millions. Even if that is not the case, this whole thing is still absolutely absurd. No, make that absolutely fucking stupid.

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  3. Re:Fair that money was awarded, amount excessive by haruchai · · Score: -1, Troll

    So a racist scumbag steroid-abusing piece of shit won a lot of money from a slimy outfit.
    Both of them can FOAD .

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  4. Re:Fair that money was awarded, amount excessive by haruchai · · Score: -1, Troll

    So his personal reputation was damaged by exposing what's he's like as a person?
    I don't see the problem.

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