GAWKER BATHROOM STALL VIDEO TRIAL
He has denied sending the sex tape to the New York based website which published an extract of the sex tape in 2012.Īttorneys for Gawker founder Nick Denton (left) argued that Clem should have to give evidence at the trial Lawyers for Gawker Media had argued that Bubba Clem should be called to give evidence at the trial.Ĭlem had set up the camera at his Florida home when his wife Heather had sex with the former pro-wrestler in 2006. On Monday, the judge also ruled the radio DJ who filmed his wife having sex with Hogan will not have to give evidence at the former wrestler star's $100m privacy trial. She was asked is she had ever slept with Denton or Daulerio and replied: 'No.' The journalists, who is in her late 20s, admitted she was young to hold such an important position within the media organization but could handle the job.Īt the end of her evidence the judge asked several questions that had come from the jurors. She said it contained a NSFW tag line meaning it should not be watched at work due to its risqué content.Ĭarmichael said he considered Daulerio a good boss who was good at managing staff and spotting a newsworthy story. Later the former Managing Editor of told the court that she had watched the sex tape after it was sent anonymously to the Gawker's New York office.Įmma Carmichael said she considered the tape newsworthy and had no concerns about it being posted on the site. 'If I had the opportunity to insert that I was joking, I should have,' said Daulerio. He explained he had a long day with lawyers for Hogan and had made the flippant remark. When pressed on an age, he said he drew the line at under four.Īsked to explain the remark, Daulerio said he wasn't being serious and said he was being sarcastic.
'There are nude body parts involved.'ĭaulerio was also asked about an earlier remark made in a deposition where he said celebrity sex tapes were newsworthy unless they involved a child. 'I included images of his penis because that is sometimes what happens when two people have sex,' he added, according to the New York Post.
'Mr Bollea's penis had no news value, did it?' Vogt asked him. Under cross-examination by Hogan's attorney Shane Vogt, he changed his mind again and admitted that there was no news value. In a deposition, he claimed it was intended to add 'color' to an article posted alongside the video that Daulerio said was intended as a commentary on celebrity sex tapes.īut under direct examination, he insisted that he considered the footage newsworthy. The judge ruled Bubba the Love Sponge Clem (right), the radio DJ who filmed his wife (left) having sex with Hogan will not have to give evidence at the former wrestler star's $100m privacy trialĪnd Daulerio has repeatedly contradicted himself about why he chose to show Hogan's erect penis in the clip posted online.
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