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Gawker's attorneys told the jury that the video is 'not like a real celebrity sex tape' and urged them to watch the video, which contains nine seconds of sexual content.

#Gawker lawsuit pro

Lawyers for Gawker Media have started their closing arguments in the civil trial of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker media over a sex video. Gawker's editors contend the video and an accompanying post was a newsworthy commentary on the ordinariness of celebrity sex videos. Hogan contends it was a violation of his privacy. Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker for $100 million for posting a video in 2012 of him having sex with his former best friend's wife. Lawyers for both Hogan and Gawker gave closing arguments on Friday morning. Jurors have begun deliberating in the civil trial of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker media over a sex video. Gawker's editors contended the video and an accompanying post was a newsworthy commentary on the ordinariness of celebrity sex videos. Hogan contended it was a violation of his privacy. Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for $100 million for posting a video in 2012 of him having sex with his former best friend's wife. The jurors reached the decision Friday evening, less than six hours after they began deliberations. Thomas, who works for Thomas & Locicero in Tampa, Fla., represents the plaintiffs.The Latest on the trial of wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against the New York-based website Gawker (all times local):Ī jury has sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. FBI spokesman Dave Couvertier told the Tampa Tribune that the FBI is no longer investigating the matter and is not in a position to comment further. The EOUSA has simply not responded, Gawker claims. The Justice Department affirmed the FBI's denial on May 6 without explanation, according to the lawsuit. But Gawker says that, a day after it accepted charges for the request, the FBI denied the request on the basis that the responsive material constitutes exempt law enforcement records. The FBI told Gawker in January that it had 1,168 pages of responsive records and two CDs with relevant video footage, according to the complaint. The specific records Gawker asked for include communications between the FBI and Hogan and his counsel, statements from Hogan and/or his attorney, records about the source and distribution of the video, and other documents about the sex tape, including the video itself.

Moreover, even if there were an ongoing or prospective investigation, the FBI has made no showing, as it must under FOIA, that release of specific records related to it would necessarily disrupt that investigation.' 'But any law enforcement investigation into the video footage that may once have existed is now long since over, and thus the claim that release of records would 'interfere' with it is demonstrably incorrect. The FBI has claimed that all responsive documents are exempt under FOIA because their release would constitute an interference with a law enforcement investigation,' the 8-page complaint states. 'The EOUSA has not responded at all to Gawker's FOIA request. But the website says the FBI and EOUSA have not cooperated with its records request. Gawker says records about the FBI investigation are critical to its defense of a $100 million lawsuit brought by Hogan arising from Gawker's October 2012 publication of edited excerpts of the sex tape.

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The lawsuit alleges the FBI conducted a short-lived investigation in 2012 into the source and distribution of a sex tape featuring professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan and Heather Clem, the wife of Hogan's friend, radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge. Gawker Media LLC and attorney Gregg Thomas sued the FBI and the Executive Office of United States Attorneys, or EOUSA, in Federal Court on May 19 under the Freedom of Information Act. (CN) - News and gossip website Gawker claims in a lawsuit that it is entitled to federal government records about a Hulk Hogan sex tape.