- Jun 11, 2014
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Thought so, I've only heard bits and pieces of the story on Howard Stern.
Hulkster awarded 115 big boys
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Heard it on some sports channel. Maybe FS1?
- Jun 19, 2014
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Hulk is a POS. His son is a murderer. He'll be worm food soon enough from steroid abuse.
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The bottom line is that Hulk got to have his cake and eat it too. The sex tape helped restore his flagging career and he exploited it to the maximum extent possible. It was Hulk more than Gawker who benefited financially from its publication. And his ability to create a convincing and completely different "Terry Bollea" persona to the jury makes him the actor of the year as far as I'm concerned.
Bubba the Love Sponge told different stories as to whether Hulk knew of the recording. But the Hulk friendly judge excluded him from even appearing and taking the fifth amendment. A lot of information was excluded from the jury.
That said, Gawker was not a sympathetic defendant.
Bubba the Love Sponge told different stories as to whether Hulk knew of the recording. But the Hulk friendly judge excluded him from even appearing and taking the fifth amendment. A lot of information was excluded from the jury.
That said, Gawker was not a sympathetic defendant.
- Jun 11, 2014
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My goodness you guys are so critical.
- Jun 11, 2014
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Hulk Hogan didn't appear? That's not even remotely close to a true statement. Or maybe you're saying Bubba the love sponge didn't appear?
Who cares?
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Hulk did appear and performed at as high a level as any actor I've heard of.
Bubba the Love Sponge didn't appear. He has said on some occasions that Hulk was aware of the tape being made. There is other suppressed evidence which suggests that the tape was made to be leaked in order to restart Hulk's failing career. The point is that all of that information should have been made available to the jury.
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Didn't he invoke the fifth? Or threaten to do it at least? I don't know how the fifth applies to a civil case. But wasn't he just refusing to testify?
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Bubba said he would invoke the fifth if called. Apparently, his changing stories have left him open for a possible perjury charge. The point is that the jury should have experienced him being sworn and then refusing to testify. As it is, they were left wondering why the guy who did the taping didn't testify.
This was a very biased judge and the award is likely to be thrown out at appeal.
I just don't see how you can exploit the release of a sex tape for publicity and profit and then turn around and say it violated your privacy but I guess that's why Hogan is a superb actor.
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I thought Hogan had been broke a while back, which explains why he went to TNA, and was some kind of announcer on the short lived "American Gladiators" show sometime back in 2008. I'm guessing his divorce from his wife Linda literally drained him financially. Back then, he looked like he was desperate for money.
- Jun 14, 2014
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Maybe this will interest some legal mind ? I've sent untold numbers of my sex-tapes
to Gawker and they've sent them all back erased .... can't I sue for that ?
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A witness in a civil trial can invoke the 5th. In this situation, Bubba would invoke the 5th if his testimony in the civil case could be used to bring criminal charges against him (think criminal charges for recording somebody without that person's consent).
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Oh I'm sure the lawyers are more interested. In a way, this is relevant because the frivolous lawsuits in this country are getting ridiculous. I just don't care about kardashian-type of celebrity headlines.
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My understanding is that he entered into a very crappy (for him) divorce settlement. I was shocked when I saw what he gave away via settlement. If memory serves me correctly, his wife got something like 70% of the liquid assets (cash, stock and bond accounts, etc) cars, a house, etc. He got something like 30% but kept more of the intellectual property like his trademarks. He probably should have sued his divorce lawyer. He also bought that Miami house from the TV show at the top of the market and I believe his liability for his son's auto accident took a pretty good chunk. The guy seems like he's been sue-happy. He sued his former insurance agent for allegedly not selling him higher limit policies that would have covered the settlement for his kid's car accident. He lost that suit when the agent provided emails that proved he tried to get Higan to buy umbrella coverage to protect his assets, only to be rebuffed by Hogan. I used to like the Hulkster. Now he seems like he's just a money chasing, excuse making douche.
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How did this post warrant a dislike?
Some people just ain't right in the head. All over the map… Haters gonna hate?
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Wtf!
@BreakingNews: Jury awards Hulk Hogan additional $25 million in punitive damages in lawsuit against Gawker- @petersterne, @TomKludt https://www.breakingnews.com/topic/hulk-hogan-v-gawker/
@BreakingNews: Jury awards Hulk Hogan additional $25 million in punitive damages in lawsuit against Gawker- @petersterne, @TomKludt https://www.breakingnews.com/topic/hulk-hogan-v-gawker/
