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Re:$115M verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe o... by deelowe on Saturday March 19, 2016 @12:23PM (#11319108)
Well, for one Gawker was heavily criticizing the fappening fiasco at the same time. Their stance was extremely hypocritical, which is typical of them.

That said, the most damning item isn't that they posted the video. It's that they violated a court order to take it down.

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Re:$115M verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe o... by parennoob on Saturday March 19, 2016 @12:34PM (#11319153)
> That said, the most damning item isn't that they posted the video

This might be true from a legal standpoint, but from a practical/moral one I think that is the most damning thing. I can't recall of any other time a major news publication put tapes about anyone's private life and snarkily tried to push it as news.

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Re:$115M verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe o... by deelowe on Saturday March 19, 2016 @02:31PM (#11319745)
I meant damning as-in shows their character/disregard for the issue at hand.
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