Gawker denied that its lawyers leaked the information and said that many people had copies of the video, along with the audio and the transcript. In a statement, Hogan apologized for using “offensive language.” Hogan suffered swift backlash World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Some of that information included Hogan making racist remarks.
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The years-long lead-up to the trial has been messy, with attorneys for Hogan accusing Gawker’s lawyers of releasing confidential information to the media from the video. Gawker posted a one-minute, 41-second clip from the full, 30-minute video.
Although it was delivered to Gawker anonymously in 2012, other celebrity gossip sites had mentioned the video and at least one published photos. It’s still unknown how the video surfaced in the media. “Readers should also have the right to get the story behind the celebrity story.” “I care about the readers having the right to know both sides of a story,” he said. Denton says Gawker had the right to publish the edited video because Hogan talked in detail about his sex life before the video’s release, which made the story newsworthy. Last June, Gawker founder Nick Denton told The Associated Press the fight for the right to publish the video was an important one, both for his news organization and the First Amendment. Hogan is seeking $100 million from Gawker for posting the video of him and Heather Cole, the ex-wife of Clem, Hogan’s one-time friend. He says his privacy was violated, but Gawker says the publication was a legitimate scoop because Hogan had talked openly about his sex life before.
The ex-wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker after it published parts of the video in 2012.
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(AP) - After years of wrangling, a legal fight will play out in a Florida courtroom between former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and the news and gossip website Gawker over a sex tape the celebrity made with the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. Watch Video: Hulk Hogan’s sex tape trial set to begin
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