Hulk Hogan Wins Extra $25m In Sex Tape Case

A jury awards additional punitive damages worth $25m (£17.3m) to the wrestler over a sex tape posted on Gawker's website.Hulk Hogan has been awarded a further $25m (£17.3m) in punitive damages just days after Gawker Media was ordered to pay $115m (£79.5m) for posting a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler online.
A Florida jury ordered Gawker to pay Hogan an additional $15m (£10.4m) in punitive damages, while Gawker publisher Nick Denton was slapped with $10m (£6.9m) in damages.
Hogan was awarded $115m (£79.5m) last week after a Florida jury found Gawker violated his privacy by publishing a video of him having sex with his former best friend's wife in 2012.
Gawker has indicated that it will appeal against the initial verdict.
The case pitted arguments over a celebrity's right to privacy in the internet age against the freedom of the press, which is protected in the US Constitution.