UPDATEDx2: Hulk Hogan Wins $115 Million in Gawker Lawsuit – Both Parties Comment

UPDATE 2: Both Hulk Hopgan and Dixie Carter took to Twitter to comment on Hogan’s win in his lawsuit against Gawker:

Thank you God for justice,only love 4Life. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) March 19, 2016

So happy for @HulkHogan & his family…. So very proud of the faith you have had through this ordeal from day one.

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) March 19, 2016

UPDATE: Gawker founder Nick Denton and Hulk Hogan’s lawyers issued public statements on Hogan’s $115 million win over the media outlet:

Hogan’s team: “We’re exceptionally happy with the verdict. We think it represents a statement as to the public’s disgust with the invasion of privacy disguised as journalism. The verdict says no more.”

Given key evidence and the most important witness were both withheld from this jury, we all knew… pic.twitter.com/AltYIYnFUC

— Nick Denton (@nicknotned) March 18, 2016

ORIGINAL: Hulk Hogan won more than he asked for in his lawsuit against Gawker Media over his leaked sex tape. Variety reports that the jury in the case awarded Hogan $115 million, more than the $100 million that he had been asking for, as they found the media outlet violated Hogan’s privacy by posting a portion of the sex tape online.

Gawker had argued that they were protected under the First Amendment and that Hogan’s celebrity status, including his public discussion of his sex life, made the tape newsworthy. Gawker indicated earlier today that they believe key evidence was kept out of the trial and indicated their intent to appeal.