Here’s the latest on Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker.com over the public release of his sex tape.
— On Thursday, Judge Pamela Campbell sealed fifteen separate documents in order to protect Hogan’s privacy. The documents will stay sealed, but the documents are described as being back-and-forth discussions between Hogan and Gawker, between May 2014 and August 2015.
Gawker’s lawyer Seth Berlin has responded to the sealing of the documents saying the development is unfortunate. Arguing that it’s the media’s right for the legal process to be made public. Some of the news outlets who have requested that the documents be made public include First Look Media, The Tampa Bay Times and The Associated Press.
— RadarOnline.com says they’ve confirmed that Florida Circuit Court Judge Campbell will show the full sex tape in court. The Judge has determined, “the jury, the parties, their trial counsel and court personnel,” will be shown the video.
The Judge wrote in her ruling, “When the video is played for the jury at trial, the monitors shall be turned in such a way so that only the jury, the parties, their trial counsel and court personnel may see the video. The public press shall not be excluded from the courtroom when the video is played and the pooled camera shall not be turned off during such time.”
Related: Hogan Sex Tape Lawsuit Could Cost Gawker $100 Million
— This case stems from Gawker.com posting clips of a stolen sex tape featuring Hogan in October of 2012. He has since blamed their coverage of the sex tape for exposing his racial rant and getting him fired from WWE.
