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Woman who had sex with Hulk Hogan testifies in privacy trial

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The woman who had sex with Hulk Hogan on video testified Wednesday that she didn’t know their encounter was being filmed and said she was very upset that her then-husband had recorded the encounter. The jury in the Hulk Hogan civil trial on Wednesday saw Heather Cole, the ex-wife of radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge Clem, testifying via prerecorded video. In her deposition, recorded in 2015, Cole said she and Hogan had sex at least three times: once in…

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Donald Trump: Is he the quintessential Florida Man?

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Donald Trump drew thousands to his rallies around the Sunshine State, basking in their adoration, his face glowing like a Florida orange as he anticipated victory. “Florida loves Trump, and I love Florida, so I think I’m going to win Florida,” he repeated. Trump did win Florida on Tuesday, claiming victory with the bravado of someone who survived a particularly hellish South Florida commute. The only actual Floridian in the race — Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American born in South Florida…

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Gawker Media founder cross-examined in Hulk Hogan sex tape case

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The founder of Gawker Media underwent a bruising cross-examination Tuesday by a lawyer for former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan as a trial continued for a second week in Hogan’s lawsuit over a sex video. At one point, attorney Kenneth Terkel had Nick Denton read aloud the explicit post that accompanied the video posted on Gawker. Under Terkel’s combative questioning, Denton read to the jury a post describing Hogan’s sex with the wife of his then-best friend, Bubba The Love Sponge…

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Hulk Hogan sex video trial enters fourth day of testimony

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Jurors in the Hulk Hogan sex video trial will likely see a cross-examination of Mike Foley, a University of Florida journalism professor, when proceedings resume. The civil case is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Thursday. Foley, who was called as an expert witness by Hogan’s team on Wednesday, questioned the Gawker website’s decision not to contact Hogan, the woman in the video or the woman’s husband when it posted the video. He added that in his opinion, the sex…

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Gawker reporter testifies via video in Hulk Hogan lawsuit

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Jurors saw video testimony from a reporter for the news website Gawker, as a trial continued for a third day in the Hulk Hogan sex video lawsuit. On Wednesday morning, Gawker reporter A.J. Daulerio said that when he received the Hogan sex video in the mail it was “very amusing” and that he thought it was newsworthy. He added that he did not try to contact Hogan, the woman Hogan had sex with or the woman’s husband, prior to posting…

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Trial of Hulk Hogan sex video lawsuit to enter second day

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Here’s what we learned by the end of the first day of a sex video trial that pits pro wrestler Hulk Hogan against gossip site Gawker: — The 62-year-old Hogan said he was “humiliated” when the video of him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife was released, and that his arms were “violently shaking” from the news. — Hogan felt pressured to have sex with Heather Clem, because both she and her husband, shock jock Bubba The Love Sponge…

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Trial between Hulk Hogan, Gawker over sex tape set to begin

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After years of wrangling, a legal fight will play out in a Florida courtroom between former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and the news and gossip website Gawker over a sex tape the celebrity made with the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. The ex-wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker after it published parts of the video in 2012. The video was recorded in 2006. He says his privacy was violated, but Gawker says the…

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