Nick Denton Addresses Hogan Ruling
"Freedom of expression will always be more popular in principle than in practice."
In finally addressing the Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) v Gawker verdict that awarded Bollea $140 million in damages, Gawker founder Nick Denton offered up a twist: Bollea didn’t sue Gawker about the sex tape, he sued about a racist rant.
“As our lawyers argued in legal briefs that were kept secret by the trial judge from the public—and even from me—until an appeals court unsealed them on Friday, Hogan filed the claim because he was terrified that one of the other tapes, which memorialized his rant about his daughter dating ‘f*cking n******,’ might emerge,” wrote Denton.
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