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Media companies want Hulk Hogan records unsealed

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A group of media outlets is asking a Florida judge to make records in the Hulk Hogan sex video case public. Hogan, a former WWE wrestler whose real name is Terry Bollea, is suing the news website Gawker for posting a video of him having sex with the then-wife of Hogan’s friend. He’s claiming that Gawker invaded his privacy when it posted a clip of the video that showed him having sex with Heather Clem, the then-wife of radio shock…

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Attack targets Donald Trump webiste, Gawker posts old cell phone number

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s corporate website was the target of a cyberattack Monday, the same day a celebrity gossip website published an old mobile telephone number for the billionaire businessman. Aides to Trump said hackers were able to access non-public pages inside Trump.com, where they posted a tribute to comedian and late-night talk show host Jon Stewart. The aides described the episode as a prank and not a serious threat. They said the hackers’ temporary entry into a low-level…

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Hulk Hogan takes to Twitter after WWE cuts ties

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Hulk Hogan is taking to Twitter in the aftermath of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. cutting ties with him amid a report that the wrestling star used racial slurs in a conversation captured on a sex tape. The 61-year-old reached out to his 1.3 million followers in a series of tweets this weekend, thanking them for their support and saying he was “overwhelmed by the love.” “I will prove who I really am,” he wrote in another tweet. Hogan’s publicist confirmed…

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Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker $100 million sex tape lawsuit postponed

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Hulk Hogan’s $100 million lawsuit against Gawker has been delayed indefinitely. The case involving a sex-tape released in 2012 was originally scheduled to begin Monday. The ruling was handed down by Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal and cites rules regarding timing of jury trials. The July 6 trial date was set on June 19, thus violating that rule. The opinion published Thursday argues the lower court judge, Pamela Campbell was “persuaded by Bollea’s side that it could disregard the…

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Media will not be allowed to watch Hulk Hogan sex tape

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A judge has ruled members of the news media and the public watching next week’s trial pitting wrestling star Hulk Hogan against the online entertainment media website Gawker will not be allowed to view the sex tape in question. According to a tweet from Tampa Bay Times reporter Anna Phillips, a television set showing the video will be turned to face only the jury. Hogan, legally Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker for $100 million for invasion of privacy after the…

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Gawker nabs legal win in advance of Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit

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The media company Gawker has won a lawsuit stemming back to 2013 related to the 2012 sex tape it released of Florida wrestling star Hulk Hogan. The judge’s decision to force the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office to turn over evidence related to an investigation into the tape’s leak means Gawker will likely uncover evidence it can use in its defense against a separate lawsuit filed by Hogan. Hogan (Terry Bollea) sued Gawker in 2012 after it released portions of…

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House Speaker Steve Crisafulli apologizes for Matt Gaetz’s tweet

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House Speaker Steve Crisafulli late Thursday night apologized for a controversial Twitter post made by state Rep. Matt Gaetz. Crisafulli said he “does not condone the Tweet by @MattGaetz. He is an agitator, yes, but not a racist. Please accept my apology to those offended.” Gaetz started a Twitter war Thursday afternoon after remarking that the Senate Democrats’ lawsuit filed at the Florida Supreme Court “rea(d) like it was researched and drafted by Sen. Joyner and spell checked by Sen. Bullard.” It’s not…

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