Bollea, the man, they said, was personally harmed by the publication of the video. Bollea’s attorneys argued that not only did their client not know the tape was being recorded, but when he spoke about his sex life later on a radio show, he did so in character as Hulk Hogan. While Gawker cried First Amendment protection, Bollea’s attorney cried foul and said it was a clear invasion of privacy. So far, he has won $60 million for emotional stress and $55 million in economic damages.
Bollea sued Nick Denton’s Gawker Media and the former editor of, Albert J. At issue was a one minute and 41 second video which Gawker posted that showed the famed wrestler having sex with Heather Clem, the wife of his best friend. PREVIOUS, FRIDAY PM: Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, has landed a $115M judgment against online site Gawker for invasion of privacy in a case that is likely to have repercussions of how celebrity news is covered in the future.
Gawker, Denton and Daulerio are expected to appeal. The total damages awarded Bollea is now $140M. Gawker’s financials also showed, among other things, that it earned $6.5M in operating income in 2014 on revenues of $44.3M. Gawker Staff Ratifies Digital Media's First WGA Contractīerry told jurors today that the $115M amount “could be debilitating for Gawker Media.” The company released financials to the court earlier that showed Gawker Media was worth $83M, and that Denton was worth anywhere between $117M-$121M because of his interest in the company, but personally is worth an estimated $3.6M.
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