Hulk Hogan, Gawker Brace for Jury Verdict at Sex Tape Trial
The time has nearly come for a verdict in the first-ever trial pitting a celebrity against a media organization for the posting of a sex tape. The proceedings represent a probing of newsworthiness and whether a media can be held to maintain decency. More than three-and-a-half years since Gawker published a post titled, "Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex in a Canaopy Bed is Not Safe for Work but Watch it Anyway," jury deliberations began after Hogan and Gawker gave a six-member jury in a Florida courtroom their closing arguments. These jurors began deliberations without having yet seen the sex tape in question.