I missed out on coming in later yesterday and updating the Hulk Hogan vs Gawker post. So, here’s some recaps in case you need to catch up:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hulk-hogan-gets-grilled-over-sex-tape-as-he-sues-gawker-for-100m/
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/media/hulk-hogan-gawker-trial-day-2/
And here’s the stream for today…
We expect to hear testimony today from Hogan's personal attorney David Houston, as well as depositions from Denton and Daulerio #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Daulerio says he & Denton disagreed over whether to publish a private email from NBC's Brian Williams to Denton. #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
Daulerio says bonus structures based on clicks is a "pretty standard operating procedure for most publications." #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
"Next to the photo of @max_read, there are the letters 'NSFW'" what does that mean?" Hogan attorney asks AJ Daulerio #hulkvsgawk
— Kara Smoke (@kbsmoke) March 9, 2016
Would you still have published sex tape if you knew it was made w/o Hogan's consent? Long pause. AJ: "yes" #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
"Did you want to be sure your readers saw Hulk Hogan's penis?"
AJ Daulerio: "yes"#hulkvsgawk— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
This testimony may be very important, whether Daulerio and Gawker believed the sex tape was legitimately "newsworthy". -RK
— Wild About Trial (@WildAboutTrial) March 9, 2016
Daulerio says he felt it was necessary to show Hogan's penis because he referenced the size in his article. "Newsworthy?" -RK #HulkvsGawk
— Wild About Trial (@WildAboutTrial) March 9, 2016
AJ Daulerio’s testimony Re: sex tapes he wouldn’t run gets pretty funny after where it stopped in court #hulkvsgawk pic.twitter.com/OOeqBqAXSV
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) March 9, 2016
Daulerio's depo ends with the question: Can you imagine a scenario in which a celebrity sex tape is not newsworthy? #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
Daulerio responds: "If they were a child."
Atty: Under what age?
"Four."
Atty: No four-year-old sex tapes, okay. #hulkvsgawk— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
Hulk Hogan's lawyer David Houston now testifying #hulkvsgawk
— Kara Smoke (@kbsmoke) March 9, 2016
When video came out, Houston says Hogan wanted to "prosecute as soon as we could find out who was responsible.” #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
#HulkVsGawk – Houston has been making public statements throughout trial. This was during Hogan's cross yesterday: pic.twitter.com/x9elGLpawt
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) March 9, 2016
Jury is being shown a letter Houston got from Vivid Entertainment wanting to distribute the Hogan sex tape. #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
"We want no part of the dissemination" Hogan attorney told Vivid. "We weren't in this to sell a sex tape." #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
Hogan attorney: "Our goal was to find out whoever was responsible and to prosecute them to the fullest extent possible." -RK #HulkvsGawk
— Wild About Trial (@WildAboutTrial) March 9, 2016
The Vivid offer letter that TMZ posted that was just referenced… #hulkvsgawk pic.twitter.com/VSXXhiZ38g
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) March 9, 2016
Hogan attorney David Houston, staring directly at jurors: “We wanted to walk away. We wanted the sex video down.” #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Hogan attorney David Houston: "Some like to call it viral. In this case it was cancerous." #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Lunch break until 1:15pm EST in the Hulk Hogan trial. Another great morning of testimony. See everyone after the break. -RK #HulkvsGawk
— Wild About Trial (@WildAboutTrial) March 9, 2016
The Gawker editor who posted the Hulk Hogan sex tape defended publishing the video of the ex-wrestler in an X-rated position, saying he found it “amusing.”
Taped depositions shown in a Florida courtroom on Wednesday gave a window into the irreverent editorial judgment that guided Gawker Media’s decision to publish excerpts of Hogan’s sex tape.
Hogan’s attorneys showed two tapes of recorded testimony from A.J. Daulerio, the former Gawker editor who posted the footage in 2012. The deposition detailed how he acquired the video and why he chose to publish it on the website…
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, showed little emotion throughout the hour that the depositions were shown on Wednesday, the third day of the trial at the Pinellas County Judicial Building. Donning a navy pinstripe blazer with his patented bandana, Hogan, 62, reclined in his seat, occasionally closing his eyes for long periods of a time.
Daulerio sat stoically on a bench behind his attorneys while the tapes were shown in court.
The nine jurors were glued to the television screen positioned in front of their box. Several took notes as the depositions played.
#HulkVsGawk – Court back in session. https://t.co/lF0vQuvDyd
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) March 9, 2016
This cross-examination is counselor v. counselor, with Hogan's attorney still on the stand. #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
In letter, Houston wrote, “Hulk Hogan vigorously protects his privacy in the most intimate details of his life.” #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Gawker attorney showing story about Hulk Hogan sex tape from National Enquirer—the first print pub to be shown in the case #hulkvsgawk
— Kara Smoke (@kbsmoke) March 9, 2016
National Enquirer had reported that Hogan's tryst with Heather Clem prompted Bubba to file divorce. Totally false. #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Hulk Hogan’s lawyer being asked about Linda Hogan fooling around with Brutus Beefcake. Love this #hulkvsgawk trial.
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) March 9, 2016
Gawker wants to bring up "Linda's allegations regarding Brutus Beefcake." Hogan's team objects. #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
REMINDER OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS:
Linda, who alleged Hulk had a fling with fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake in her 2011 memoir “Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes,” now says her claims were taken out of context. “When you’re mad and you’re going through a divorce, you say things you just don’t mean,” she said during an appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show” this week.
Hogan also took a moment to apologize, stating, “Hulkster, I’m sorry. I love and I will always love you.”
When Williams asked her guest what she missed most about married life, Hogan noted, “I miss him and I miss the family, I miss the family unit…it was a good time with him.”
In February, Hulk — aka Terrance Gene “Terry” Bollea — also appeared on Williams’ show to defend himself against the gay allegations. “It’s tough because a lot of my friends in normal life, a lot of my friends in the entertainment business, and a lot of my friends in the wrestling business are gay,” he told Williams. “Just to say something spiteful and hurtful, I don’t get it…if it was true and I was gay, I’d embrace it, and I’d tell you guys about it and I’d celebrate it.”
Hogan and Brutus Beefcake both individually sued Linda Hogan over those allegations.
More on Brutus, for those who don’t know who he is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake
Gawker's defense implying Hogan spared TMZ b/c he likes it. Sullivan referred to outlet as one Hogan "seems to enjoy very much" #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/iainkidd/status/707651362918682624
When you remember you forgot to take out the chicken, do the dishes, and clean the bathroom all at once. #hulkvsgawk pic.twitter.com/almEacnftM
— Mother (@KatalyndaB) March 9, 2016
(That’s Hulk Hogan’s attorney, David Houston. He’s been testifying for most of the day.)
Nick Denton's video deposition is starting #hulkvsgawk
— Kara Smoke (@kbsmoke) March 9, 2016
Pay structure based on page views encouraged slideshows, Denton says. #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
Was A.J. Daulerio ever disciplined? Denton: "He must have been somewhere or another because he’s a buccaneering fellow.” #hulkvsgawk
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
How would you feel if someone published a sex tape of you?
"I would be embarrassed," Denton says. #hulkvsgawk— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/paxdickinson/status/707692018064089088
Now we're hearing from Mike Foley, journo prof at Univ of Florida. @petersterne profiled him last year #hulkvsgawk https://t.co/zXHsRmi50r
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 9, 2016
In your opinion, was the posting of the Hulk Hogan video a violation of ethics? Foley: “yes” #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/pixaalto/status/707687187056365568
During an afternoon session in the Hulk Hogan sex video lawsuit, jurors heard Gawker Media founder Nick Denton testify that the website decided to post a Hogan sex video because “it showed Hogan as a person.”
Denton was in the courtroom Wednesday, but attorneys for Hogan played his video testimony recorded in a 2013 deposition.
He said that “it’s up to others to determine the boundaries of accepted social, journalistic and legal norms.”
Hogan and his attorneys sent Denton a cease and desist order but Denton didn’t take the video post down because he said he thought it was newsworthy.
Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker Media for $100 million for posting an edited video showing him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife.
Wednesday afternoon, jurors heard from Mike Foley, a University of Florida journalism professor.
Foley questioned Gawker’s decision not to contact Hogan, the woman in the video or the woman’s husband when it posted the video.
Foley said, “It’s important to get all sides of a story.”
He added that in his opinion, the sex video was an example of “undue intrusiveness.”
Testimony has ended for the day in the Hulk Hogan sex video lawsuit.