Bollea v. Gawker and The Role of Money in Free Speech

In 2016, a Florida state court jury ruled in favour of Terry Bollea, also known as wrestler Hulk Hogan, in a suit brought against publisher Gawker Media and several of their employees, in relation to Gawker’s publication of a sex tape taken of Bollea in 2006.             The tape, recorded without Bollea’s knowledge by Bubba Clem, depicted Bollea having sex with Clem’s wife Heather. It was published to the Gawker blog website by editor AJ Daulerio in 2012, under the headline “Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex…