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Hulk Hogans awarded $115m after sex tape published

KERSPLAT!

No, I don't have a link!!

But seriously,

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35849140

Its the first I've heard of this. $115m! I'm sure the leak of the tape was hard to take and may have affected his career but that'll certainly soften the blow.

As a side note, if anyone wants to pay me $115m I'll make a sex tape, not a bother!

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beertons

Deadly.

keeponhurling

Hogan knows best

Jim Bob Scratcher

Americans really love sueing one another.

Sir Osis of Liver.

$115 million?
What about the poor bastards who watched it?

Skylinehead

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

No, I don't have a link!!

But seriously,

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35849140

Its the first I've heard of this. $115m! I'm sure the leak of the tape was hard to take and may have affected his career but that'll certainly soften the blow.

As a side note, if anyone wants to pay me $115m I'll make a sex tape, not a bother!

It's one of those weird American jury payouts that will get heavily cut down on appeal. Look at Apple v Samsung, Apple wanted $2 billion but in the end, they barely covered their own lawyer fees.

RDM_83 again

Great news

Hopefully Gawker media, who are shameless hypocrites about this stuff and in general just a bit nasty, go bankrupt on the back of this.

Yeah the payout is high but its meant to be a legitimate company and there wasn't any attempt to make the story "news", not even asking him for comment before they released it.

I don't buy the belief that this is a change in public perception on privacy, more that Gawker seriously overstepped the line.

Simon2015

Real porn stars don't even get paid that much.

Shannon757

Was Enda Kenny in it?

Fr_Dougal

Shannon757 wrote: »

Was Enda Kenny in it?

No. It's a well known fact that Enda has no willy, or testicles.

Nodin

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

No, I don't have a link!!

But seriously,

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35849140

Its the first I've heard of this. $115m! I'm sure the leak of the tape was hard to take and may have affected his career but that'll certainly soften the blow.

As a side note, if anyone wants to pay me $115m I'll make a sex tape, not a bother!

The weird thing is, the tape was made without his knowledge - his dj mate made it of him shagging the dj mates wife (open relationship or something). When he left yer man came into the room and said something like "you know we could retire on that" to the missus. Very shitty stuff.

Nodin

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

No. It's a well known fact that Enda has no willy, or testicles.

...or spine, nor any of the features commonly associated with humanity.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Wait, why is he getting 115million?
Is it compensation or is he a porn star now?

ongarite

Skylinehead wrote: »

It's one of those weird American jury payouts that will get heavily cut down on appeal. Look at Apple v Samsung, Apple wanted $2 billion but in the end, they barely covered their own lawyer fees.

It's going to be hard for Gawker to appeal.
By having the trial in Florida, they will be forced to put up a 50M dollar bond if they want to appeal.
The Gawker company don't have anywhere near those kind of liquid assets.

MacauDragon

Shannon757 wrote: »

Was Enda Kenny in it?

I'm suing you for that image.

LETHAL LADY

Does he have a tiny willy?

Firewalkwithme

I don't seem to remember it hurting his career at all.

On the other hand, when he was caught on tape using the dreaded N-Word, that was effectively the end of his career.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Yikes. I just saw his photo. Is this a fetish porn thing

Shannon757

Has anyone here seen it?

Sir Osis of Liver.

Not interested in watching it but I'd imagine he wears a little yellow bandana on his helmet.

bridgettedon

Nodin wrote: »

The weird thing is, the tape was made without his knowledge - his dj mate made it of him shagging the dj mates wife (open relationship or something). When he left yer man came into the room and said something like "you know we could retire on that" to the missus. Very shitty stuff.

I know, who needs enemies when you have friends like that. I think it's despicable to record something like this without someone's knowledge. And then to distribute this online where millions can see. I think whoever did this to him deserves to be punished. It might stop other people taking videos without someone's permission or stop the publishing of a leaked sex tape. It is total invasion of someone's privacy. He tried to stop the publishing of the tape but Gawker ignored his requests.

Jim Bob Scratcher

I can see a future South Park episode about this.

Firewalkwithme

I love how the BBC article keeps referring to him as Mr. Hogan

LETHAL LADY

This is the money shot.

https://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--xAxqS2Lz--%2Fc_scale%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_800%2Fxatogqsxdln6crq2dbia.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgawker.com%2Fa-judge-told-us-to-take-down-our-hulk-hogan-sex-tape-po-481328088&docid=bXo04n0VtVaQ2M&tbnid=CA02SJCp26J0TM%3A&w=800&h=450&ei=6-DtVrv5GIXaU4f_o9gG

Patty O Furniture

Shannon757 wrote: »

Was Enda Kenny in it?

Wasn't it reported that the dail servers that accessing porn was the 3rd on the list of google searches, explains a lot on why i heard Leprachaun Porn was high on Pornhub.

Look at Erin Andrews got $75m for someone putting in a peephole into her hotel room!!

Nodin

bridgettedon wrote: »

I know, who needs enemies when you have friends like that. I think it's despicable to record something like this without someone's knowledge. And then to distribute this online where millions can see. I think whoever did this to him deserves to be punished. It might stop other people taking videos without someone's permission or stop the publishing of a leaked sex tape. It is total invasion of someone's privacy. He tried to stop the publishing of the tape but Gawker ignored his requests.

Indeed. Yer man was some bollix. It's a shame he didn't get hit for some cash.

BoJack Horseman

It will obviously be much lower upon appeal, but it couldn't have happened to a worse entity.

Gawker & the rest of the "Gawker-verse" is about as bad as 'internet news' gets.

(Though Deadspin/Foxtrot Alpha have some good articles).

bridgettedon

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Wasn't it reported that the dail servers that accessing porn was the 3rd on the list of google searches, explains a lot on why i heard Leprachaun Porn was high on Pornhub.

Look at Erin Andrews got $75m for someone putting in a peephole into her hotel room!!

She didn't get 75 million for someone putting a peephole in her room. She was stalked by a man and the hotel told this man when she would be staying at the hotel and gave him a room beside her. Its a lot of money but the majority will pay for legal costs. The man spent time in jail for posting this video online and for stalking her.

Patty O Furniture

bridgettedon wrote: »

She didn't get 75 million for someone putting a peephole in her room. She was stalked by a man and the hotel told this man when she would be staying at the hotel and gave him a room beside her. Its a lot of money but the majority will pay for legal costs. The man spent time in jail for posting this video online and for stalking her.

I meant to say, she sued for $75 million, but i dont think she got the whole lot.
How long has this court case being going on? as she was a pitchside reporter for Fox Sports & if she wasn't well known, she certainly is now!

JimmySnails

A JURY HAS awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million after his court case against Gawker Media.

Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for posting the edited video showing him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife.

The former wrestler has said he didn’t know he was being filmed when the video was made.

Gawker’s editors contended the video and an accompanying post was a newsworthy commentary on the ordinariness of celebrity sex videos.

The jury sided with Hogan and awarded him $55 million in economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress.

http://www.thejournal.ie/hulk-hogan-lawsuit-2668840-Mar2016/

Highest paid porn star of all time? One movie. $115 million. Surely that's Gawker dead in the water and out of business too.

strandroad

It's basically revenge porn so proper order, although the sum will probably be reduced...