bollea? >> yes. huge implications for celebrity privacy. >> do you recall the number of the encounters that you had with him? >> to the best of my knowledge, i can think a few times that i remember. >> reporter: private moments splashed all over the web, then all over the media. >> there's a tape of you [ bleep ]ing heather -- >> first off, i never made a tape. >> you swear you were not in on this? >> i swear to god i wasn't. >> reporter: as ever more revealing and personal details spill out of the hulk hogan trial, now in its ninth day -- >> were any of your sexual encounters with other men recorded during the times you were married to bubba? >> yes. >> reporter: a growing sense of just what that lost privacy can really mean. >> it's completely humiliated. >> upset. >> it's actually quite sickening. >> reporter: terry bollea is suing the gossip site for tape of him having sex with heather clem, then wife of his former best friend bubba the love sponge clem. >> "heather wants to have sex with you." i

gawkwker and its owners violated bollea's privacy. hulk hogan, terry bollea to his friends sat stoically with no emotion as the smackdown verdict came down and the lofty award of $115 million. gawker argued the sex tape ofof him having sex with heather clem, ex-wife of bubba the love sponge was fair game because of his celebrity status. the founder says a key witness insinewuating bubba himself had never taken the stand. >> we would have prevailed if we had been allowed to present the full case. >> reporter: bollea left all the talking to his attorney. this is not just his victory, but anyone else who has been victimized by tabloid journalism. >> reporter: some of the newly unsealed court documents accuse bubba, bollea, and clem lying to investigators about their knowledge of the camera reporting the encounter. and the same court documents spell out concern about releasing the tapes. there are three of them. not because of the sex shown, but because of racist rants that are on that tape showing hulk saying racist rants that cost him e

bollea sued for $100 million. denton's entire digital media company is at risk. and some fear so is freedom of speech on the internet. >> i have a phrase -- nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems at the time. and i think often the tests bring out the best in people. and in companies. >> reporter: just days before the trial began, nick denton seemed confident. >> it is a good story. it's true. it's a matter of public concern. he is a very public figure. if we were going to have a story to go to trial, i am actually pretty glad it is this one. >> reporter: since 2002, the british born, oxford educated denton has built gawker media with stories just like this. r mayor's drug use, hillary clinton's server, and accusations against bill cosby and of course the hulk hogan sex tape. >> is that really news or just entertainment and appealing to our most voyeuristic instincts? >> we find it interesting. and that particular story, millions of people found interesting. gossip is the version of news that the authorities, or the celebrities or the officials, don't want

we heard he says different things when he's terry bollea. >> reporter: tomorrow the cross examination continued in the trial that so far seems more riveting than your average wwe event. with an outcome that's far more uncertain. for "nightline," i'm linzie janis in florida. >>> next, a love story that white house. nancy and ronald reagan. their intimate love letters, their secrets to a lasting relationship, and the tributes pouring in tonight one day after her death.o sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase you

stilill, she maintains she didn't know she and bollea were being recorded and bollea also didn't know about the recording. >> i immediately asked for it to stop. >> reporter: the trial is expected to wrap up late thursday. the jury may begin their deliberations then. jeff pattersonon, news channel 8. >>> ifif you thought virtual reality was virtually here, you will have to wait a little bit longer. that story coming up. >>> also ahead, apple's battle in court has other companies cranking up their encryption. find out which app will allow you to make voice calls that no >>> on wall street today the dow was up 74. the s&p gained 11. the nasdaq was up 35. >>> americans will be spending a lot more to fill their easter the average person spenends $146 on candy to a new outfit. that is the highest amount in the 13-year history of the survey from the national retail federation. 31% of those surveyed plan to have an easter egg hunt as wewell. >>> playstation fans anxious to step into the world of virtual longer. sony is delaying the release of the vr headset. october. the price is $399. sony

person. today and are of an egg know why under oath is terry bollea. i was the character. we can talk about the try -- the trial and the i body slammed elephants. i have served on tiger sharks. those are all lies. >> terry bollea is demand on the stand and wants to make it clear that the guy most of you know wearing the flashy attire is former professional wrestler hulk hogan, a character. >> you give that up when you walk out the front door as a character. >> the defense product multiple interviews were hoping to that -- discussed sex. they showed clips of his tv show hogan knows best for once again sex was brought up. >> he was depicted on national tv sitting on the commode with your trousers around your ankles. you weren't embarrassed? in barron. >> howard stern spoke about his virginity. >> he thought sitting there that that was something that was appropriate for public discussion. correct? >> you understood. >> putting the sex tape online was a first amendment right according to gawker. >> i have never had a problem with the article. my problem was this home videotape

bollea had no idea there was a camera in the >> yes. >> reporter: he later settled a lawsuit with klem who apologized for stating that hogan knew he was being taped. but hogan has refused to settle this one. saying gawker, by publishing the tape, violated his privacy. >> they made a conscious decision to expose terry bollea naked and gain engaged in sex and having private conversations in a private bedroom. >> reporter: hogan's lawyers portraying gawker's ceo nick denton, seen here in an nbc interview, as being willing to cross the line. >> is there any subject that's off limits? >> i'm asked that question sometimes and i try to -- i don't like to define the answer. >> they made a conscious decision to expose him in that state. >> reporter: gawker argued today the existence of the tape was already a story in the news. conversation that he largely started and was very much a part of for years. >> reporter: and on cross examination, hogan taking hits. lawyers for the defense pointing out inconsistencies in his past statements. >> were you being honest there, did you view a minute of the

it is terry bollea. we can talk about the tripod or what i said. i body slammed elephants. i served on tiger sharks. those are all lies. >> during the redirect, hogan's attorneys wanted to make it clear that former professional wrestler hulk hogan known as terry bollea, never gave consent to post videos. court will start back up tomorrow at 9:00. jennifer titus, 10 news. >>> you can stay on top of this story and watch it as it unfolds live. said you -- campaigning for your vote tonight in sarasota. this comes a day after the rally in tampa were hundreds of people came out to show support. rubio wrapped up a few moments ago. the senator spent time talking about his plans for the economy. he took jabs at his rival and cuts to the nation's military. rubio is heading back on the florida campaign tour in st. john. bernie sanders will be in tampa on thursday that he will hold a rally at the florida state fairgrounds. doors open at 4:00. clinton coming to tampa and making a stop at the ritz eve for on seventh avenue. doors open at 10 am. >>> $1 billion business that continues to g

bollea and mr. hogan are two different people, the first is -- the fact is that the rest of us can't tell them apart. >> reporter: and we are now into hour five of deliberations by the jury here in downtown st. petersburg courthouse. it's unclear how long this will go on for. we have been pouring through recently released unsealed documents into an fbi investigation into a an extortion case revealing details about how much bubba the love sponge and how much camera. 11:00. live from downtown st. petersburg, i'm adam weiner. back to you. >> thank you, adam. >>> encouraging news for anyone looking for a job in florida. any other state in january. the expected job growth is at 3.7%, much better than the national rate of 2.2. the fastest growing industry is manufacturing. >>> the capital building in cuba is set to reopen after a huge face lift. this comes ahead of a historic by president obama and the tampa bay rays team on the island nation. it looks like the u.s. capitol in d.c. with bronze elevators a

. >> reporter: in closing arguments, the attorney for terry bollea told the jury they only published the sex tape >> he said we don't have privacy rights. >> reporter: hogan's team is trying to draw the distinction between terry bollea the man and hulk hogan the character. >> you know hulk hogan. he is on stage. part of the act. but, he wears it because he is self-conscious about the size of his head. >> reporter: the video shows him in a very private moment. >> this has never been about anything more than ththe fact that gawker took a secret private sex tape of my client >> reporter: but gawker's attorney asked why it was never shown during the case. >> the very one that mr. bollea claims was so bad, the one that was so devastating. is suing for. >> reporter: he contends the bad. >> here, nine secondnds of sexual activity. dark grainy video, that's it. >> jeff patterson says we are expecting hundreds of pages of documements to be released in this case. we expect the documents will contain depositions from bubba revealing. we will certainly pass along that information to you. >>> and

this is in from david houston who is representing terry bollea in court.bout this statement and the veracity of it. >> i'm going to talk to you in a moment. i get it. it sounds interesting. when we go off the air and do radio interviews or reality tv shows, ostensibly we are still in character but also our personal side. otherwise they wouldn't book us. they wouldn't book us to just get what they get on our shows. they book us to get something more. how can he argue he isn't also terry bollea when he take talks to howard stern. >> as hulk walks an on the street he looks like hulk hogan, he appears to be hulk hogan. this is not a mask he puts on. he keeps the handlebar mustaches. that is his character. fwhu is a clever strategy for humanizing terry bollea to the jury and saying all of the stuff that is my character, whatever it is, is to be over here. private terry bollea never intended for this to get out and your analogy of news anchors or other people is not the same as a professional wrestler. there's nothing like professional wrestling where you are ex

terry bollea is suing gawker for publishing a portion of the tape. gawker attorneys claim home buyers was not exactly shy talking about it. >> how are you feeling today terry? >> i need a cup of coffee. >> reporter: for the second day, terry bollea went back to the witness stand to talk about the impact a sex tape had on his life. they repeatedly asked him why he didn't stop howard stern from asking about the sex tape. >> i was on an entertainment show and i had to be an entertainer. >> reporter: as hulk hogan, he he says as the character, heaven gives up his privacy, but for his privacy, he draws the line at home. >> for privacy at home, i'm not hulk hogan. when i'm home, i'm terry bollea and nobody invades my privacy in my own home. >> reporter: gawker maintains they have a right to publish it because hogan is such a public figure. jeff patterson, newschannel8. >>> the $55 million verdict in the erin andrews peephole trial is sparking a lot of conversation. in particular, about hotel room safety. newschannel8's jamel lanee spoke to bay area hotel g

it starts to make you wonder whether terry bollea should sue hulk hogan for what he said. i mean, it's a sort of -- it's this surreal world sign i had the courtroom now but i'll tell you, i think the most important testimony is going to come from the defendants themselves, from the gawker folks, because whether they believe hulk hogan, terry bollea, this case is going to come down to why gawker did what it did. >> have you ever heard of this type of defense ? >> no, actors are comparing it to being an actor but talking about real things in his real life. not just about acting roles. >> there's a difference. dan, i'm sure we'll talk to you from time to time about it. >> a strange one. >>> we turn to a murder-for-hire plot out of indiana where a former marine who became a star baker is under arrest for trying to have her ex killed. she was stopped by a police sting and abc's gio benitez is here with the story. >> reporter: good morning to you and you won't believe who turned her in. next, an undercover sting fit for hollywood. she's a baker, gracing the cover of "southern in

lawyers for gawker cross-examining terry bollea, stand for a second day. arguing that just days after the gossip site posted a tape of him having sex with his then best friend's wife, the hullster willingly discussed the stories in a series of talk show interviews. >> you come off like a stud. honest to god. are you kidding me? do you think you come off bad in that tape? >> reporter: the defense suggesting if he was emotionally distressed by the release of the tape, why talk about it on howard stern? >> you didn't say, whoa, whoa, i don't want to discuss this. >> i just -- i dropped my head in my hands, it was embarrassing, humiliating to hear but i didn't say it. >> things could have been to a whole other level and i was trying to be cool, you know. >> what do you mean? i'm not getting this. >> reporter: the most famous pro wrestler in the world explaining he was in character giving him artistic license. would prefer that he respect your privacy? >> no, sir, i didn't want to bring terry bollea, the man and separate the man from the character. >> reporter:

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