Lawyer for Hulk Hogan says in opening statement of $100m lawsuit that Gawker sought to profit by posting sex tape,but site says it was acting in public interestHulk Hogan described how his life was turned “upside down” by the publication of a sex tape on Gawker, testifying on the opening day of a trial that pits the former wrestler’s proper to privacy against the news site’s claim to have been acting in the public interest. Hogan, or whose real name is Terry Bollea,is fighting a $100m law suit against Gawker Media over its publication in 2012 of a video showing Hogan having sex with Heather Clem, the then-wife of his best friend, or local radio DJ Bubba “the esteem Sponge” Clem.
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Source: theguardian.com