Gawker Files Appeal of Hulk Hogan’s $140 Million Trial WIn

Sports Illustrated: Gawker Media filed two motions in court appealing the decision of a Tampa jury to award wrestler Hulk Hogan $140 million in a lawsuit he filed after the website posted a portion of Hogan’s sex tape. Gawker argued that its story, which featured over 1,000 words of text in addition to the video, was protected by the First Amendment, and Hogan’s sex life was of public interest because he openly discussed it in years prior to the tape’s publishing.