heather clem was on video today. we'll have to see what other players get into the picture including possibly the person that sold the sex tape. all of that i guess would happen in the next few days or so. >> we'll see how it unfolds. >> thank you, gloria gomez. >>> marco rubio getting ready to tampa. it follow as rough weekend. he is determined to rebound with a win here in florida. and craig patrick is there to >> reporter: i'm holding my ear it is loud here. we have a big crowd it is no wonder that marco rubio is stumping in tampa bay because he knows that he is trailing in florida. the campaign admits it. marco rubio has to make up ground and knowing that he will lose badly in the panhandle and do well in south florida his home, he needs tampa bay to swing it. and arong the i-4 corridor. this is the swing zone of the nation's biggest swing state. here marco rubio is making his case for a come back and he is doing that by comparing his vision and plan to that of ronald reagan. he is trying to connect with the cons

he says the site posted a clip showing him having sex with heather clem... the former wife of bubba the love sponge. 3 jurors got to hear her side of the story yesterday. she says her husband...bubba... asked her if she would have sex with hogan... and she said yes. clem also said her first sexual encounter with him was at hogan's house. she says those encounters happened a few times... but she had no idea it was being videotaped until bubba broke the news to her. 3 3 ((dave)) 3 saint patrick's day is finally here... and if you can't take a trip to the emerald isle to celebrate, you may want to settle for a taste of ireland right here at home. guinness estimates about 70-million people will celebrate the holiday this year around the world... 3 and that means beer connoisseurs everywhere will be attempting to pour that *perfect* glass of ale. experts say it takes about *two minutes*.. and there are several steps to doing it just right.. there's even a 3 guinness says ale should be served.. at approximately 42 degrees fahrenheit.. for the best flavor and consi

, then wife of his former best friend bubba the love sponge clem. >> "heather wants to have sex with you." it started out like that. >> reporter: hogan seeking $100 million for the alleged invasion of privacy saying he didn't know he was being filmed. >> made a conscious decision to expose terry bollea naked and engaged in sex and having private conversations in a private bedroom. >> reporter: gawker arguing that publishing a portion of that sex tape is protected by the first amendment. and as journalists they can cover the private matters of public figures. organization's ability to join a national conversation on a topic that's in the news. and this particular case, hulk hogan spent years talking in graphic detail about his sex life. >> reporter: and today arguing that hogan seems willing to shed his clothes and his dignity when it suits him, showing the jury this ad for his web hosting business hostamania. a parody of mylie cyrus' "wrecking pal." . >> did you find doing that ad empairsing? >> it was kind of embarrassing. but i had only three people in the room with me when i

there's 100- million dollars on the line. tape involving hogan and heather clem, who was married to bubba the love sponge. while bubba gave his consent for the sexual rendezvous.. hogan says he never gave his okay to record it. jury selection is expected to last all week long. 3 3 tampa water officials are testing the emergency siren system at the c-w bill young regional reservoir this morning. the sirens will go off at 9 a-m. there will be 3 to 5 short blasts lasting 10 to 20 seconds each. the monthly tests make sure the sirens work in case of an emergency. 3 3 the best two words you can hear in the morning: "free. breakfast." and you can get it today... at all participating chick-fila restaurants. for the past free breakfast offer on catch? you don't know *which breakfast item they're giving away... each week. it could be a chicken biscuit... minis... or even oatmeal. and it only applies during breakfast hours... from six a-m to 10- 30 a-m. 3 3 some kids in gainesville charity! 3 school principal david daniel conde were duct taped to the wall by students during a dance. it wasn't a pran

heather clem also took the stand via video -- saying she knew there was a camera in the bedroom -- but believes hogan never knew there was one. the trial is expected to last three to four weeks. you can watch the rest of hogan's testimony -- live on our free 10 news app. we're streaming the entire trial for you. just search "wtsp" in your device's app store. developing out of polk county. a haines city man is charged with impersonating a doctor. manuel cordova has been arrested. the medical clinic where he's suspected of treating patients, on n. 5th st. in haines city, has been shut down. haines city police say florida's department of health alerted them about cordova after a worker heard the 75-year-old on the radio diagnosing people during a call-in program. after getting a second chance, padi the dog is once again in hot water. this time: the manatee county sheriff's office says-- she bit a service dog. these are the injuries to a 4 month old golden retriever. the sheriff's office is investigating and in june, padi bit a 4 year old boy in the ear at her owner's pet clinic and was ne

-- accused baba, hulk hogan and heather clem of lying to police. >>> let's take a look here -- this video shows jason dalton dropping off passengers at a kalamazoo hotel. his is the second black suv seen driving up here. the video was recorded about 25 minutes before his arrest. he's accused of goining on a rampage last month, fatally shooting six people, while still continuing to pick up fares as an uber driver. >>> we are monitoring the zeke updates for you. the centers for disease control and prevention will soon begin using a new diagnostic tesest to determine if a person has s the virus faster. this could be good news. the test allows people -- doctors to tell if the person chikungunya in one test. pregnant women are most at risk since -- from severe complications from seek a fair -- zika virus. all three of those are spread through infected mosquitotoes. >>> it can be tough finding a parking spot the at the circle but now they are considering building a parking garage and they want your input. they proposed a $15 million project to build a parking garage. it would be paid

the documents also have fbi testimony from heather clem that tells a whole different story than she told here about knowing whether or not there was a camera in the room and whether or not the sees was being recorded. we are scouring through all of these documents right now. we'll have the latest for you at 11:00. we're live in st. pete tonight, jennifer titus, 120 news wt suspicion. >>> it's not something you would expect from someone in law enforcement. disturbing allegations of child abuse by a now former pasco county detention deputy. >> the victim in this case is 7 years old. j.c. cumley is digging into what put the former deputy behind the same bars he used to secure. mercy he was terminated and arrested. >> reporter: the pasco county sheriff's office is saying 20- year-old ryan ferguson reportedly slapped, beat, and choked a 7-year-old girl on sunday. >> this was an angry individual taking out anger on a very innocent little kid. >> reporter: according to the arrest report, the abuse stwartd ferguson putting liquid soap in the girl's mouth for lying. but then ferguson allegedly st

. >> reporter: what happened was sexual render view with heather clem the wife of his former best friendove sponge. he says the first time it happened heather grabbed his hand and led him into the bedroom. >> and bubba walked in right behind us and goes okay you guys i'm going to go to my office and here's a condom. hand me a condom and all of a sudden it was so weird zone crazy. my gust was telling me that this was off. this is wrong from the feeling i had bubba you're not condoning this, are you? he just slashed into meme what's the hell wrong with me. i'm your f'ing best friend. how dare you say that to me. >> reporter: with hoagie heather got together with bubba's blessing. >> how many times were you with heather. >> to the best of my knowledge three. maybe four but it was -- it was the only place i actually felt safe as crazy as that sounds. those people made me -- bubba made me feel like my best friend. they made me feel like they loved me. >> time past when hogan got a call from a gossip site telling him there was a sex tape that had him with another woman. >> i felt numb. >> the

courtroom at 8:00 this morning and the defense questioned him about the night he had sex with the heather clem. the defense wanted to know after hearing the sex tape had been leaked he went on a media tour to promote a wrestling event. he went on the howard stern show and laughed about and joked about the people he had sex with. hogan says once he found out the tape came from bubba, his best friend, he would call to meant to make sure he had nothing to do with it. >> if you ask bubba about this. >> yes sir, i did. >> yes i did. >>'s brother told you april 2012 he said well heather must have done it. >> that is who he blamed. yester. >> and you believed him. >> i did. >> the trial continues this afternoon. we're streaming it live and all of hogan's testimony on our 10 news out. >>> investigators are looking into a commuter train crash in california. nine people were hurt and for seriously. >> reporter: train crews are working to clear the tracks the express known as the ace train california. >> we hope to get the lines cleared out by the end of the day. >> 214 people on board as a twisted throu

at the time his marriage was strained and he had sex with heather clem, wife of his then best friend, a radio deejay by the name of bubba the love sponge clem. >> i knew they had an open marriage. it kind of turned into a joke. >> reporter: during the trial, hogan, whose real name is terry to clem's house that joke became real as heather grabbed his hand and led him up the stairs to the bedroom. >> bubba walked in behind us, okay, you guys. i said, bubba, you're not filming this, are you? and he just lashed into me, what the hell's wrong with you, i'm your f'ing best friend, how dare you say that to me. >> reporter: hogan says he didn't believe his friend clem would have lied to him until gawker published its story along with excerpts of the video. >> they confirmed bubba was on the tape. i started violently shaking. >> reporter: hogan sued clem for making the tape but also gawker who he believed violated his privacy by posting portions of the video. >> they made a conscious decision to expose terry bollea naked and gainengaged in sex. >> reporter: gawker argued hogan is a public figu

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 endorsements and a contract with the wwe. josh? >> and peter, we are hehearing his attorney there in your story talking about getting the rest of it. what is he referring to there? >> reporter: monday starts the punitive part of this. it could be

there were not ads on the page when they put the video on. expected to hear testimony from heather clem, the ex-wife of bubba the love sponge who appeared in the video, but the jury won't see her in person. it will be previously recorded testimony from a deposition. >> and a lot of talk about t bubba in this entire process. is there a chance he could be in court tomorrow? >> reporter: we expect he might be in court tomorrow, but again, his attorney says that he will be pleading the fifth amendment, taking his right under the constitution not to testify against himself or put himself in jeopardy. they likely won't see hihim. >> and you have been onon this since the beginning. seems like it keeps getting g more interesting there. so interesting to see how this jeff patterson, thank you. hectic. it has been a rerelatively quiet spring break, but it is spring break time. we have not had a lot of disturbabances on pinellas county beaches. >> coming up next, we will show stays that way. >> also ahead, a wild video by viral. are nonot amused. >> looks fun though. we had a high temperature at t

. >> reporter: soft spoken and wearing a modest white shirt, heather clem testified by videotaped deposition in the hulk hogan sex tape trial. the radio personality's ex-wife claims she didn't know she was camera having sex with terry bollea, who is better known to the world as hulk hogan, but later admitted bubba recorded her having sex with otother men. 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 spenend

. >> reporter: tomorrow it is expected the jury will hear video tape testimony from heather clem, she's the ex-wife appeared in the video with hulk hogan. jeff patterson, newschannel8. >>> tonight, we are getting an takedown. coming up, we will show you more of this video shot by body cams on pasco deputies and why they say the man they arrested posesed a big risk to the >> pasco deputies see a man high on drugs leading them on a chase and it was caught on body cameras. tonight, jamel lanee showstous scary momements. >> reporter: christopher conti had no regard for human life as he sped through the streets of new port richey. >> there could have been a family coming home from practice, from picking up the kids at the day care and this individual would have absolutely destroyed them. >> reporter: it started around 6:30 when fhp tried to pull him over. deputies joined in as conti kept running. this deputy tries to stop him but gets hammered by his truck. deputies finally swarm the truck when stop sticks take out his tire and they wrestle him >> you have a person drugged out of his mind dr

. >> reporter: heather clem is the ex-wife of radio personality, bubba the love sponge and the woman seen in a dark and grainy security camera sex tape with hulk hogan. jurors saw her in a recorded deposition. they say terry balea, hulk hogan in person. >> the character is larger than life. it's the all american character. >> reporter: hogan told the jury about his relationship with bubba the love sponge. >> i believed in my heart he was my best friend. >> reporter: he went onto tell the jury about his failing marriage with linda balea and how bubba and heather started talking about how heather wanted to have sex with him. hogan claims bubba approved of the sex. >> i was there, and he handed me a condom. my gut didn't feel right. >> reporter: the sex was recorded on the security >> i was embarrassed what it did to me as a person. but it was even embarrassing as a character. hulk hogan was embarrassed. >> reporter: hogan claims he was physically upset when he found out the tape was public. >> i just started violently shaking. i couldn't stop. >> reporter: the defense is trying to show

legend is suing a gossip website for posting a secretly recorded tape of hogan having sex with heather clem the dead wife of his then best friend florida radio shock jock bubba clem the changes made so much damage with hogan is claiming gawker violated his privacy testifying that he had been betrayed by his friend tipsy call they all pose on the other that a turn the cameras and other recovery to retire this hurt our defense told the jury the existence of a team was already in the news making the story simply news worthy for gawker the where to click to go buy something new here because advertisers don't like their ads to be next to stories offers warriors also pointing out hogan is the one who went on howard stern's radio show laughing and joking about the t the strong the rest of the bad situation i was making the whole game maintains he gave interviews because he wanted to prove that this tape wasn't a publicity stunt and now with this fight he becomes the first celebrity to take a the way the trial was with her abc news new york art is your throat itchy nose running you're not alone the

but first, the woman seen in the sex tape that prompted this "heather clem" says: her husband bubba asked her if she would have sex with hogan, and she said yes. clem also encounter with him was at hogan's house. she says those encounters happened a few times... but she had no idea it was being videotaped until bubba broke the news to her. 3 ((walter in a couple hours, we're getting an updated look at the new st design team is unveiling new schematics and updated renders at eight-o-clock. some of the new elements include art pete leaders hope to finalize the ideas and concepts for the pier approach by june. 3 the macdill airfest is coming up... and lots of people are excited to see what's new. about 200- thousand people are expected to be there.. to watch the thunderbirds precision acrobatics team.. 3 (walter) ( but with macdill headed into its 76th year, it's also a chance to see a piece of technology that was once a *secret weapon.*(vanessa) fox 13's lloyd sowers got a look. 3 "this one in particular was probably made in 42 or 43." denny cole pieces together a device with a story."but t

that they acted with reckless disregard after posting a clip of that tape involving hogan and heather clem, the sponge. they sold the are jury to make a statement to the members out there with the verdict; >> everything was done with a disregard for care and with an intent to harm this man. >> the verdict of $115 million will be financially devastating to gawker. they have no more money. take a look. >> and we have heard your judgment. it very seriously. $115 million. you are now being asked to punish my clients further. an additional punishment that is unnecessary. 115 is enough. >> and it serve $140 million that gawker will have to pay up. , they are going to appeal the verdict. and how hulk hogan is reacting. we're getting that together. we'll have it at 10 and 11. >> gloria gomez following it from jury selection to another award. >> you're welcome. got a local man fired. >>> it all started with golf tournament but he is fired from his job. he was an assistant athletic director. he worked for southern florida. he was at the valspar tournament. >> it is what he did after the heckling is

value increased by 15-million after it posted clips from slept with bubba the love sponge's wife, heather clem, and made racist remarks. now hogan is suing the website's parent company for 100-million dollars, claiming invasion of privacy. gawker argues: it had the right to publish it, under the first amendment. 3 ((vanessa)) there has been an amtrak train derailment overnight in kansas.. five cars overturned..((walter)) there are injuries.. we'll bring you the latest - right after the break.. 3 ((walter and: a robot.. with feelings.. the science behind how this robot can sense your emotions.. coming up.. 3 3 the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. put m

. >> on the verge of a divorce he says that he was vulnerable and with heather clem -- he decided to have sex with heather clemson, the wife of his former best friend bubba the love sponge, he walked in he said okay, you guys, i will go to my office. here is a condom. he handed it to me. it was just so weird and crazy. my gut was telling me that this was off. this was wrong. >> you never imagined bubba the love sponge would record it. he said that he learned about the tape from a gossip site and then howard stern and others came calling. >> first off i never made a tape. i never -- >> you swear you were not in on this, i was not, he had a his suspicions back then. >> i said you're not filming this are you. he lashed into me. what the hell is wrong with you i'm your best friend. how care you is a i that to me. >> you're a hot commodity, and they got together with bubba's blessing. >> to the best of my knowledge 3, 4. the only place that i felt safe as crazy as that sounds, those people made me -- and bubba made me feel thick they loved me. he has never seen the tape but under cross-exa

hogan finally agreed to have sex with heather clem -- who was bubba's wife at the time.it was so surreal. i was there and he was handing me a condom. my gut just, just didn't feel right - it just came out, you're not filimg this is what i said if i can remember correctly. he says bubba reassured him... what happened there would stay there.i knew bubba had cameras. but i was never told or 3 never was pointed out that there was a security camera pointing at the bed or there was a camera in the bedroom, i never heard of it hogan says they had sex 3 or 4 more times. but years later, a call from a gossip site would shatter that trust. there there was a sex tape.when the video was released, my whole world changed. it turned my world upside down and i was desperate to know if he did this hogan says bubba adamantly, and at times, angrily denied any part in it. another reassurance that would ultimately turn out to be a lie.bubba at the end of the tape say he heather if we ever need to retire this is for our retirementmy arms started shaking violently in the end... hogan lost more than just his pr

. >> heather clem's deposition was played and throughout it she struggled with some of the questions and how to answer them, take a look at the video that we have of the deposition. and she answered questions under oath but her husband asked her. she said her husband asked her to have sex with hulk hogan. she said the first encounter was at hig house. she said she had sex with him several times but had no idea she was being videotaped until bubba broke the news she was being taped. this is how she explained it to the jury. >> bubba the love sponge was supposed to testify today but was a no show at the 11th hour. his attorney said he was not going to show up to answer questions. that and they're arguing over it as we speak. they want to instruct the jury and let them know that bubba the love sponge refused to answer questions under oath. the judge will have to make that decision when we find out what that is. we will let you know what it is. but a lot of different struggles and tug-of-war going on in the courtroom now, thank you, gloria. >>> st. pete police are investigating arsons. a

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performance , he is suing gawker for $100 million for posting a clip of a sex tape involving him and heather clem. he didn't know he was being recorded. she said she didn't know either. she claims that bubba the love sponge broke the news to her. >> but that contradict was bubba claimed that he, heather and hogan were all in on it but he later changed his tune after settling a lawsuit with hogan. we will never know what the story is because at the 11th hour yesterday, he didn't show up to court to testify. gawker's attorneys were left with a series of unsensed questions. >> and the relationship with the shared secrets and whether they do everything, the judge announced that the closing arguments willing start tomorrow and we'll be there to cover it all for you. back to you, linda. >> thank you. >>> frustrations over the water crisis in flint, michigan reached a boiling point on captiol hill. officials pointing fingers at one another. and rick snyder and gina mc carty took questions about the contaminated drinking water. >> and bureaucrats at the e.p.a. allowed this to continue unnecessarily. >> t

the clip had hogan having sex with heather clem and subtitles during the conversations. houston said he never threatened to sue them he tried a softer approach. >> we're not here to challenge you. it is something that could cause damage, therefore i'm asking you, please, another human being take down the video. >> gawker did not do that until a judge ordered it down. gawker said that hogan talked publicly about his sex life, therefore it is news worthy and protected under the first amendment. he is suing for $100 million. the trial will wrap up next week. back to you. >> 100 million. interesting to see how this finishes out. gloria gomez live for us. situation outside of pinellas county courthouse today. three suspicious packages were found in the plaza outside of the front door and there were bottles wrapped in tape. it was an attempt to create a scare, the bomb squad disposed of all three. but they found no reason to close the courthouse. >> they were small bottles probably about that tall and they're wrapped in tape and the damage that they could have done was so narr

plus some of the newly unsealed and heather clem of lyining to investigators so i'm surere we will keep you posted on that. >>> a deadly shooting rampage -- the video shows jason dadalton dropping off passengers at a kalamazoo hotel. now his car is the second black suv driving up. the video was recorded about 25 minutes before his arrest. he's accused of going on a rampage last month, fatally shooting six people while still picking up fares as an uber driver. if you can believe that. >>> monitoring the zika virus updates for you. the centers for disease control and prevention will soon begin using a new diagnostic test to determine whether the person has the virus faster. herere's the deal -- it allows people to tell if a person has sica, chikungunya or denge in just one test. we told you zika virus is linked to birth defects. all three of the viruses are >>> it cacan be tough finding g a parking spot. but now city officials are considering building a parking garage and they want your input. they proposed a $15 million project to build a parking garage and it would be paid for in part b

suing gawker for $100 million accusing the web site of innovating his privacy and having sex with heather clem. gawker issued a statement saying, quote, he -- bragged about his sex life for years and denied this encounter and thinks his choices are worth 100 million f they finish picking the jury tomorrow as expected the trial will start on monday. >>> police want to find two people connected to a home invasion in tampa. officers say two men broke into a home on uconn street and zip tied the people and stole their electronics and jewelry. they are freeing themselves and called for help. they were not hurt. >>> st. pete police are investigating a deadly accident involving a pedestrian. they say the man who was 51 was crossing 18th avenue and paused as the toyota camary approached and walked out in front of it. the driver could not stop and they say he had been drinking and that the driver is not facing any criminal charges. >>> attacked, threatened, trapped a teen explains what happened after a trip to the store. the fate of the defendant, ronald thompson, is in the hands of the jury. and glori

gawker pleading with them to remove it from the website and the tape showed hogan having sex with heather clem, and houston says he threatened to sue but instead tried a softer approach. >> we are not here to challenge you or tell you what to do. it is certainly something that could cause great damage to my client and therefore i'm asking you please, as another human being take down the video. >> gawker did not remove it until they got an order from a judge, and they said hoaken hogan talked openly about his sex life and that made it fair game. miles down u.s. 301, there is the driver, dunk derek hyde. deputies followed him and boxed in him and then hyde slammed his truck into four police cruisers before giving up. they found a one-pound bag of a white powder in his truck and he was also tossing things from his truck and he drove along. neighbors said they were stunned by what they saw. >> he put everyone else's lives in danger. if he wanted to to do something stupid, go somewhere else and do it, he put lives in danger. >> this is his eighth arrest since 2011. >> look at this, the whole family

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. >> reporter: both hogan and the woman in the tape heather clem testified under oath they did not know they were being filmed. >> i was embarrassed as what it did to me i couldn't stop. >> i wanted it to stop. >> reporter: hogan's real name is terry bollea. he should have a reasonable expectation of privacy not in the public eye. gawker founder nick denton says the company can win the case on appeal. >> i am confident we would win if we presented the full case. >> that is testimony from the man who recorded the sex tape, bubba the love sponge. he suggested that hogan knew about it from the start. if this verdict stands, gawker could be crippled and free press advocates could believe this would intimidatefutu. >> does gawker have a strong case for appeal? >> they will argue this is excessive. in a wrongful death case, you get $3 million to $5 million. they will argue this wasn't a case of privacy. they had other evidence not presented in the trial that suggested that hulk hogan knew about this from the start. that he was in on the sex tape. it wasn't something done to him, but something

gossip site crossed the line when it posted a secretly recorded tape of hogenkamp having sex with heather clem, the then wife of his then best friend florida radio shock jock bubba clem. >> they made a conscious decision to expose him to the entire world. >> reporter: hogenkamp taking the witness stand telling the jury that clem known as bubba the love sponge shared his wife dozens of time and always told clem to knock it off but in 2007 after hogenkamp's wife of 23 years left him and he was on the emotional ropes -- >> i just let my guard down and thought they cared about me. >> reporter: he's calling the situation surreal. >> just so weird an so crazy. you're not filming this, are you and he just slashed into me. i'm your f'ing best friend, how dare you say that to me. >> reporter: he says he believed his friend then a bombshell. hogan talking about the moment he realized the full extent of what he considered clem's betrayal. >> when the tmz call came in, they told me that bubba was on at the end of the tape, turned the camera saying heather if we ever need to retire, this is our retirement.

whose bollea isn't the wchl we star suing the gossip site for $100 million forim having sex with heather clem, the then wife of his former best friend. florida radio deejay bubba the love sponge. >> this was an incredible. it was taken without his knowledge and/or consent. >> reporter: now hoganre court tuesday, "time for the real main event. i am going to slam another giant." but gawker arguing the tape and ere newsworthy. >> months before gawker published this was a giant story in the news. >> reporter: the company telling abc news, "we are defending the fightlk hogan's effort to create a world where celebrities can promote themselves around any topic, in the media covers their bragged about his sex life for years and denied this particular sexual encounter." hogan maintains the leaked tape has damaged both his professional life. he was wiped from the wwe hall of fame in july after the national enquirer released a audiotape from the sex tape. hogan heard making racial slurs. >> can we stop for a second? >> reporter: tellinghe audio's release he hit rock bottom. >> i was at the lowest point