“The saga in Bollea v Gawker shows two remedies for invasion of privacy. Hulk Hogan (real name, Terry Gene Bollea), is a former professional wrestler and American television personality. Gawker was a celebrity news and gossip blog based in New York. In October 2012, Gawker posted portions of a secretly-recorded video of Hogan having sex in 2006 with one Heather Cole, who (as Heather Clem) was the then-wife of his then-best-friend (the wonderfully-monikered radio personality Bubba ‘the Love Sponge’ Clem). In March 2016, a jury found Gawker liable for invading Hogan’s privacy, and awarded him a total US$140m …” (more)
[Eoin O’Dell, Cearta, 9 May]
First posted 2017-05-12 06:33:15
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