Harder said that both sides participated in a third round of mediation a few weeks ago at the behest of the presiding judge, but to no avail. “Can you imagine if the guy who filmed Erin Andrews cited the First Amendment?” Harder said.Īttempts at a settlement have proven fruitless Harder, who said Gawker’s conduct has been “outrageous from day one,” dismisses that defense. “Public figures and celebrities don’t get to use the court system to punish speech about them that they don’t like. “Gawker is allowed to join that very public conversation without getting sued for tens of millions of dollars simply because Hogan didn’t like the way Gawker did so,” Gawker attorney Seth Berlin told CNNMoney. Lawyers for the company argue that Hogan had made his sexual exploits a matter of public interest, and that the sex tape had been the subject of news stories prior to its publication. Gawker’s defense rests largely on the First Amendment. “But for some reason, Hulk Hogan gets treated a different way.” “What’s interesting is that I get this sense that the public and media are so in favor of Erin Andrews,” Harder told CNNMoney.
Gawker stalker app trial#
Hogan’s legal team contends that Gawker violated Hogan’s privacy by publishing the footage and initially refusing to take it down.Ĭharles Harder, Hogan’s attorney, compared his client to Erin Andrews, the sportscaster involved in a trial of her own over secret nude recordings made years ago by a stalker. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker Media for $100 million for publishing a portion of the salacious footage in 2012.īarring any late developments, the dispute will finally make it to trial next Monday in St. There’s been even more buildup to Hogan’s legal match over a sex tape. Promoters billed the match as the “unstoppable force versus the immovable object.” NEW YORK – Hulk Hogan’s legendary victory over Andre the Giant in 1987 - punctuated by a body slam of his late 520-pound foe - was the culmination of weeks of hype. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
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