The wrestler Hulk Hogan today won a claim of 115 million dollars (102 million euros) in a lawsuit he filed against the company Gawker Media for "violation of privacy", following the publication of a video of a sexual nature.
After six hours of deliberation, the jury found in favor of the star wrestlingin a trial that began ten days ago in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and in which Hogan claimed to suffer "emotional stress" and economic damage for the publication video in 2012.
Hogan, 62, whose real name is Terry Bollea , sued in 2012 the founder of the website Gawker, Nick Denton, for posting a video of two minutes in which we observe the wrestler having sex with wife a friend.
During the process, Hogan said video recording was made without their consent and occurred at a sensitive time personally, when I was immersed in a divorce.
After learning of the ruling, lawyers for Gawker said they will appeal the decision. The web based his defense on the right to freedom of expression stated in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
