Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan just made history with his recent legal victory against Gawker. In 2012, the digital news site posted a sex tape of the wrestler getting it on with his best friend’s wife. When Gawker posted the sex tape, which included a salacious play-by-play of the rendezvous, Hulk Hogan claimed the video was secretly recorded. With Hogan’s win, the lawsuit marks the first time freedom of privacy has triumphed against freedom of speech in a celebrity sex tape verdict.
In the Florida courtroom, the jury heard unprecedented discussions relating to newsworthiness, privacy, and decency in the media. “I believe in total freedom and information transparency,” said Gawker’s founder Nick Denton. “I’m an extremist when it comes to that.” Florida, like many states, has laws that protect against invasions of privacy, which ultimately secured Hogan’s win of $115 million against Gawker. Gawker will appeal the case to determine whether they got a fair trial (key witness testimony and evidence were withheld), and whether the First Amendment should have provisions or if absolute freedom needs to be the benchmark when it comes to the media.
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