15: one in federal court in Tampa, Fla., against Gawker, Denton and Daulerio and a second in state court in St. The lawsuit was followed by 60-plus takedown demands, and virtually all companies (except Gawker) complied and removed the video. Our demand against the Gawker defendants was $100 million - a high number, no doubt, but one that we believed was justified, achievable and could help to persuade websites to remove the video. We wanted Gawker, and the many other entities (mostly porn sites) that had lifted and posted the same video, to remove it immediately. Rarely do I recommend a press conference upon the filing of a new lawsuit, but this case was different.
HULK HOGAN VS GAWKER MEDIA COURT CASE TRIAL
This is why a lawsuit was filed, why the case went to trial and why a jury awarded $140 million in damages. It has never apologized or admitted wrongdoing and likely never will. But Gawker was defiant from day one and remains defiant today. If Gawker had simply removed the video, as Bollea’s lawyers requested, litigation would not have ensued. Gawker knew Bollea had been secretly filmed and objected to the video’s release, but Gawker posted it?anyway,?claiming it was protected “journalism.” What followed was three and a half years of litigation, a massive jury verdict and the possible end of a media company once valued at more than $250?million. 4, 2012, Gawker Media posted a 1 minute, 41 second video of Terry Bollea, professionally known as Hulk Hogan, in a bedroom, sans clothing and engaged in a private activity with a woman. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. A version of this story first appeared in the April 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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