04:189:102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Hulk Hogan, Gawker Media, Hillary Clinton
18 Oct 2018
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Hulk hogan lawsuits filed because of media. Bollea think media is playing with his life like he is a character. Gawker wanted to take the stories that don"t get published and publish them. Gawker media said what they wanted about stories, put the stories before relationships. Wanted to write true things about bad people. Exposed mayor of being a crackhead and raised questions of bill cosby and. Hawker received an email from tmz that a client had a hulk hogan sex tape. Said bubba the love sponge recorded it, he was married to heather clem whom was in the tape. Hogan"s manager sent a letter and email asking gawker to remove the article and they would walk away but they didn"t find it persuasive. Hogan was discussing inappropriate things on bubba"s radio. Hogan thinks he and bollea are two different people. Said celebrities are allowed to puff themselves puffery to make things seem better it is legal for celebrities.
