Hulk Hogan Files A Second Lawsuit Against Gawker Media – Details

The New York Post reports that Hulk Hogan has filed another lawsuit against Gawker Media after the $140 million legal victory he received in the first suit. This time he’s suing over Gawker allegedly leaking sealed court documents to The National Enquirer which had him making racist remarks.

The lawsuit states that after the racist comments leaked, Hogan’s “income was cut off, his legacy in entertainment was severely damaged (if not completely destroyed), and his global brand was forever tarnished.”

Hogan claims that it was Gawker who sent the transcript, even though it was filed under seal as part of their lawsuit over a sex tape with Heather Clem (the wife of Bubba the Love Sponge). The lawsuit claimed that “Gawker had been threatening to release publicly for months.” Gawker CEO Nick Denton wrote a blog entry stating that Hogan’s “real secret” would be revealed around the same time as the Enquirer posted the information online. Minutes after the leak, Gawker editor AJ Daulerio tweeted to Hogan with “XOXOXO” and a link to the Enquirer after the article. Hogan later admitted he made the racist comments and apologized.

Hogan is also suing several Florida residents, including DJ Mike “Cowhead” Calta, for sending at least one of his sex tapes to Gawker. Police decided not to file criminal charges against Calta and others. Gawker is currently appealing Hogan’s $140 million victory over the first sex tape and denied that it leaked the transcript to the tabloid. It’s unknown how much money Hogan is suing for.

Gawker Media sent out the following statement, via email today…

“This is getting ridiculous. Hulk Hogan is a litigious celebrity abusing the court system to control his public image and media coverage. It was absurd enough that Hulk Hogan claimed $100m for emotional distress and economic damage for a story about a sex life that he’d already made public. Now Hulk Hogan is blaming Gawker for racist remarks he made on another sex tape, which Gawker never had. As we’ve said before and are happy to say again: Gawker did not leak the information. It’s time for Hulk Hogan to take responsibility for his own words, because the only person who got Hulk Hogan fired from the WWE is Hulk Hogan.”

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