The big loser of yesterday was Gawker Media, who was told to pay famed Wrestler “Hulk Hogan” aka Terry Bollea $115 Million for releasing his sex tape online. This is before a punitive judgment is rendered next week. Gawker posted a video of Hogan having sex with the wife of one of his friends and the release of the tape was considered a violation of privacy.
Don’t feel sorry for Gawker as they are clearly ran by idiots. First off, is a sex tape of 59 year old Hulk Hogan even a thing in demand?I get that fetishes are a thing, just not sure of how many people are running a bald + mullet + horseshoe mustache + grandpa + muscle + porn into a search engine. If you are doing that, you are dedicated to your specific subset of porn and I salute you.
Second, does it sound like a good idea to run a tape of him having sex with the wife of someone named Bubba the Love Sponge? Granted she’s attractive, but you don’t see much in the video.
Lastly, everyone knows that to run a sex tape you have to get permission. There is a reason Kim Kardashian and Ray J are still making royalties from their tapes.Tapes typically don’t get leaked. They can, but someone is going to either get paid or sued if they run.
After watching the tape it was really stupid. It was in black and white, not the greatest quality for 2012 and there was very little sex. The most interesting part were the comments, which could have been released on their own. Hogan talks about his son’s 17 year old girlfriend’s “killer fucking body,” how he poured $3 million into his daughter Brooke’s shitty music career and how if she is going to date a black guy she should at least “fuck a nigger – I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot tall $100million basketball player. The last quote got him fired from the WWE. Gawker could have did a play by play write up of the video and there would have been no lawsuit. I almost wonder if they got setup, because they got the tape anonymously and for free. The whole thing was like the basic mouse trap. The mouse saw the cheese, took the cheese, and the trap came down on it. Just like that mouse, Gawker may not be able to survive the carnage of the lawsuit.
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