Hogan Hits Gawker With New Lawsuit Over Transcript Of His Racist Remarks

Hulk Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea walks out of the courthouse on March 18, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Bollea was awarded $115 million in damages in his lawsuit against the gossip website Gawker on Frida... Hulk Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea walks out of the courthouse on March 18, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Bollea was awarded $115 million in damages in his lawsuit against the gossip website Gawker on Friday. (Eve Edelheit/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) MORE LESS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker again, saying the gossip website leaked sealed court documents that quoted him making racist remarks.

Hogan’s new lawsuit filed Monday comes on the heels of him winning $140 million verdict against Gawker after it posted a video of him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife.

Gawker denies that it leaked the sealed transcript to the National Enquirer. The transcript shows Hogan making several racist statements about his daughter’s then-boyfriend. Once the Enquirer published the story, WWE severed its longtime ties with the famous wrestler.

Hogan also filed suit against a talent agent, two disc jockeys, a radio company and a lawyer, saying they conspired to send media outlets the sex tape.

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  1. Avatar for kitty kitty says:

    Go away.

  2. The transcript shows Hogan making several racist statements about his daughter’s then-boyfriend.

    Smart, Hogan. Remind everyone about it, by bringing this suit. No one will notice that you’re not denying you ever said those things. This will surely rehabilitate your image.

  3. Is it wrong that I want to see Hogan on ‘Vince -Tv’, because of a sick need to hear JBL kiss Hogan’s ‘you knowwhat’

    Just saying

  4. I’m confused. Is Hulk suing because he never said what Gawker said he said…or is he suing because Gawker said he said it?

  5. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    So he’s suing for for the losses he suffered as a result of what he said, because he had reasonably anticipated it would never be revealed? Hmm.

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