Sullivan also sought to raise doubts that Hogan was unaware he was being recorded inside Clem's bedroom, where Hogan had sex with Clem's then-wife. He ridiculed Hogan's lawyers for opting against showing the excerpts in court. Sullivan downplayed the raunchiness of the nearly two-minute video package that was posted on Gawker, which only included nine seconds of sex. "We will all be worse off as a result," he said.
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Sullivan warned that Hogan's lawsuit could have a chilling effect on free press if "powerful celebrities, politicians and public figures would use our courts to punish people." Related: Why Hogan settled for $5,000 with the man who made the tape "What we ask you to do is harder, very hard, but ultimately it is right." Bollea, to muster your dislike and disdain for Gawker," Sullivan said. "What the plaintiff asks you to do is easy: to feel sympathy for Mr. The First Amendment, he told jurors, protects unpopular speech. Gawker attorney Michael Sullivan restated the company's free speech argument that's been the bedrock of the defense's case. Related: Gawker founder forced to read from sex tape transcript "They may be up there on Fifth Avenue at Gawker." "I'm not so sure all of us are shameless voyeurs and deviants," Turkel said. Turkel also scoffed that Daulerio wrote in his 2012 commentary that "the Internet has made it easier for all of us to be shameless voyeurs and deviants." "This guy is up there in New York sitting behind a computer playing god with other people's lives," Turkel said of Denton. On two occasions, Turkel seemed to suggest that Denton and his company don't share the Florida jury's values. Related: Hogan's partner on tape is emotional in testimony "Who thinks like that?" the attorney asked incredulously. Turkel invoked a 2013 interview in which Denton said "invasion of privacy has incredibly positive effects on society." Turkel told the jury that Daulerio "didn't have the common decency" to reach out to any of the parties involved before he posted the video excerpts and the commentary, which "probably tells you all you need to know about Gawker."
In closing arguments earlier in the day, Hogan attorney Kenneth Turkel tried to paint the Gawker defendants as indecent gossip-mongers who make a mockery of journalism. In January, he sold a minority stake in Gawker Media, which he founded in 2002, for the first time as an additional layer of protection. Denton has been candid about the financial threat posed by the lawsuit.
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Related: Hulk Hogan jury to be spared watched full 30 minute sex tapeįlorida law requires an appealing party to post a bond for the full amount of damages, but that requirement is capped at $50 million. Those same jurors will reconvene next week to consider punitive damages on top of the $115 million already awarded. The jury awarded Hogan $55 million for economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress. The judge in the case quashed Gawker's subpoena to have Clem testify, citing his lack of trustworthiness. The "most important witness" Denton referred to was radio host Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem who made the video. That's why we feel very positive about the appeal that we have already begun preparing, as we expect to win this case ultimately." Daulerioĭenton read from a prepared statement outside the courthouse Friday evening that said, "Given key evidence and the most important witness were both improperly withheld from this jury, we all knew the appeals court will need to resolve the case. Gawker founder Nick Denton and former editor A.J. "It may be necessary for the appeals court to resolve this case," the statement said. The statement mentioned the jury's inability to consider a trove of recently unsealed documents related to the case. Lawyers for the New York news site issued a statement shortly after the jury retired to begin deliberations. Gawker's legal team, which had argued that posting the video was protected by the First Amendment, appeared to have anticipated a costly verdict. "We're coming back Monday for the rest of it," Houston said. The jury must still consider whether to impose punitive damages next week. Thank you God for justice,only love 4Life.
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