Retired WWE Star Hulk Hogan Awarded $115m In Court After His Sextape Leaked

Hulk Hogan has been awarded $115 million (36 billion naira) in damages after a jury found that Gawker had violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of him.

The wrestling legend was seeking $100 million damages from the website after it posted a clip of him having sex with Heather Clem - the now ex-wife of his former friend Bubba 'The Love Sponge' Clem - online in October 2012.

Lawyers for the website argued that the concept of freedom of the press was more important to uphold, even if the jury found the action distasteful, while his lawyers argued the video was not newsworthy and violated his privacy.

The wrestler's lawyers also said the website didn't contact him or Clem before they published the story.

Hogan - real name Terry Bollea - had to take to the stand and give evidence at a court in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week, divulge private details about his sex life and the case has put strain on his relationship with his wife Jennifer McDaniel.