Gawker filed for bankruptcy mainly to shield itself from a $ 140 million judgment
from former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, who won the judgment after Gawker published an excerpt of his sex tape.
Univision Communications Inc. won a court - administered auction for Gawker Media Group, outbidding Ziff Davis for control of the 14 - year - old digital media pioneer that was forced into bankruptcy by a costly legal battle
with former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
The 62 - year -
old former professional wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, told jurors he still is suffering from the humiliation of the sex tape's posting in 2012.
Synopsis: When online tabloid Gawker posted a sex tape
starring former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, a high - stakes legal battle pitting privacy rights against the First Amendment ensued.
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(Reuters)-- A Florida jury awarded punitive damages totaling $ 25 million on Monday in a second blow to Gawker, coming on top of the $ 115 million the online news outlet must pay for posting a sex tape of
the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
Gawker Media Group is engaged in preliminary talks with
the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan to reach a settlement over a $ 140 million court judgment that led the company to file for bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
This final ruling from the jury effectively marks the conclusion of stage one in the legal fight between
the former professional wrestler and Gawker.
Mr. Harder represented
the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in the invasion - of - privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media that ultimately resulted in Gawker's filing for bankruptcy.
Thiel had funded Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker after it published a video showing
the former professional wrestler, whose real name is Terry Bollea, in a sexual encounter with the wife of a former friend, radio host Bubba the Love Sponge.
Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson,
former professional wrestler and currently the highest - paid movie star in Hollywood, redirecting his career toward the White House just like he redirected the nuclear missile with his bare hands in The Fate of the Furious?
Back in 1998, Jesse Ventura,
a former professional wrestler running as the Reform Party's nominee for governor, began picking up momentum at almost the same point in the election cycle.
The premise of American Digger, which is being hosted by
a former professional wrestler, was laid out in a recent announcement by Spike TV.
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the former professional wrestler has primarily appeared in comedies and family movies, including «The Game Plan,» «Race to Witch Mountain» and «Tooth Fairy.»
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former professional wrestler.
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