Round two of Hulk Hogan versus Gawker got underway Tuesday as the website filed papers appealing the $140 million verdict after the wrestler’s sex tape was posted.
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Gawker founder Nick Denton, expects the company to be "fully vindicated" after appeal.
“Key evidence was wrongly withheld and the jury was not properly instructed on the constitutional standards,” Gawker said in a statement. “So we expect to be fully vindicated. And even if the verdict were to stand, there is no justification for awarding tens of millions of dollars never seen by victims of death and serious injuries.”
Hogan’s attorney said the appeal only showed Gawker was unwilling to take responsibility for invading the wrestler’s privacy.
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Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, was awarded $140 million from the company that published a sex tape online.