Hogan v Gawker - A Matter of Public Concern | 2

Legal Wars

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History, Business

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Hulk Hogan brings a twist to the trial by claiming it’s somebody else on the tape and a Gawker employee puts his foot in his mouth sending their side into a tailspin.

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0:00.0	This episode contains scenes of a sexual nature.
0:04.0	At 5 a.m. on March 7th, 2016, at Hulk Hogan Tweets, all as well.
0:17.0	HH.
0:19.0	A few hours later, Hogan arrives at Pinellas County Courthouse in St. Petersburg, Florida.
0:26.0	He's got a broad grin on his face and a swagger in his step, as he wades through the pool of excited reporters, a dozen mics in his face.
0:34.0	Mr. Hogan, Mr. Hogan, how you feeling going into trial?
0:37.0	Feeling pretty damn good, brother.
0:39.0	Not used to getting up this early though.
0:47.0	Nobody knows quite what to expect when the Hulkster steps up to the witness box and takes his oath in front of the six person jury.
0:56.0	Inside the courtroom, after opening arguments, he sits down in front of a wall of green vein marble.
1:01.0	His expression is unusually solemn. He's taking this trial seriously.
1:05.0	This is his chance to gain the jury sympathy, to use his charm, to get them on his side, to tell his story, and to have it stick.
1:14.0	With the trial happening in Florida, he's already got a home field advantage, and this is a man who knows how to work a crowd.
1:21.0	After all, this is Hulk friggin' a Hogan, also known as Hollywood Hogan, Mr. America, the Super Destroyer, a 12-time world champion wrestler, and unquestionably one of wrestling's biggest stars.
1:35.0	Except the man in the courtroom today isn't Hulk Hogan. It's Terry Baleia.
1:43.0	This case is called Baleia vs. Gawker, not Hogan vs. Gawker, because that's Hulk Hogan's actual name, Terry Baleia.
1:53.0	You probably don't even know that, since Terry Baleia has spent most of the past 30 years in character as the Hulkster in and out of the wrestling ring.
2:02.0	But Hulk's legal team wants everyone to know that Hulk Hogan and Terry Baleia are two completely different people.
2:11.0	Hulk Hogan is from Venice Beach, California. He is a hero and a villain. He loves the ladies and the ladies love him.
2:20.0	Terry Baleia is from Port Tampa, Florida. He's just a simple, small town guy trying to be a good husband and father.
2:29.0	This is important, because it's the crux of the Baleia legal team argument that there is a difference between Baleia the man and Hogan the character.
2:40.0	See, the guy in the sex tape, he's not Hulk Hogan, not the guy who spent years talking all about his sexual prowess.
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