![]() 'After four years of litigation funded by a. The editors resigned after the article was removed with permission by the editorial team, the New York Times reported. Hulk Hogan and the remnants of Gawker Media have struck a confidential settlement agreement, rewarding the wrestler with millions of dollars. The executive had been blackmailed by a male escort who provided Gawker with texts and information about the executive. Once the home of the Gawker Stalker, a map of celebrity sightings that allowed users to “visually pinpoint the location of every stalkworthy celebrity as soon as they're spotted,” Gawker lost two editors over an article that outed a Conde Nast executive. Gawker won a ruling quashing a series of trial court orders that had sealed hundreds of pages of. ![]() The 13-year-old digital news site is not new to controversy. A group of media companies who intervened in Hulk Hogan v. Meanwhile, Bollea’s lawyers made their case for defending the Fourteenth Amendment, allowing citizens to have the right to privacy under equal protection of life, liberty, and property. Gawker’s lawyers presented their argument as a battle for the First Amendment rights to free speech and free press. Gawker will certainly appeal the verdict, as it should (after it pays a bond of up to fifty million dollars), arguing that the jury was unreasonable in finding that Hogan’s right to privacy. However, no part of the sex tape was shown to jurors – not even excerpts published by Gawker. (AP) Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan said Monday he was completely humiliated by the publication of a video showing him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife. Gawker’s defense had hoped to use the racial comments as evidence for an ulterior motive by Bollea for the lawsuit. In addition, Gawker’s attorneys were not allowed to bring up any of the racial comments made on the tape. The pre-trial rulings by Florida Circuit Judge Pamela Campbell left the website without the ability to use any information from a lawsuit between Bollea and Bubba the Love Sponge – also known as Todd Alan Clem. Gawker struggled in court from the very beginning. Day 9 of Hogan vs Gawker trial comes to an end early By Colin Vassallo There’s some light at the end of the tunnel for jurors and reporters at the Hulk Hogan vs Gawker trial as closing arguments are hinted for tomorrow which means Hogan’s team had an extra day to present their case while the defense wrapped up in four. Read more Portland, OR to sue Monsanto for water contamination
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