115 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES
HAHAHAHHA GET FUCKED GAWKER
CAN YOU FEEL IT?
OFFICIAL THREAD THEME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js
>Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in damages #hulkvsgawk
>Jury awards $55 million for economic injuries, plus $60 million for emotional distress #hulkvsgawk
holy fuck
Is Hulkamania running wild?
But will kotaku break off and go freelance
HULKAMANIA IS RUNNING WILD
Really? Good on him.
Can I get a recap of everything?
Could someone explain what's happening/happened
YES
YES
>>331242207
Kotaku is deader than shit.
Even before this happened.
Dance thread? Dance thread.
CAN YOU FEEL IT BROTHER?
Is Gawker kill now?
I can't believe it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-paa3wwGWww
Nice. This made my day.
>>331241821
FUCK YES HAHAHA SUCK IT
>>331242064
Fag
Mods, we need this auto played for the day on /v/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-paa3wwGWww
>>331242253
gawker released a sex tape of hogan
hogan sued gawker
hogan just won the cause and is going to get 110$ million dollar from gawker
this is an amount of money big enough to probably make gawker (and therefore kotaku) from the internet forever
LMAO
BTFO BTFO BTFO
>anti gg btfo
>Gawker loses money
>Never have to see Hogan in WWE again
Really was the best of both worlds
POSTING IN AN EPIC THREAD
>115 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS
Quick, post Hulk Hogan homages in vidya.
When it comes crashing down, and it hurts inside!
>>331242425
What the fuck, how did they think that was OK?
I was born in the same hospital as Hulk Hogan
this isn't getting past appeals
>>331242314
Official Freedom Dance Incoming
Just to clarify in a nutshell:
>Gawker damaged the Hulksters name with that sex video
>Gawker catored to Jennifer Lawrence nudes getting out saying they should be deleted
Am I right?
>>331242445
AYYYY LMAO
>>331241821
That's what you get trying to make money off of shit-tier journalistic practices.
isnt that amount of money literally nothing?
gawker earns billions per year so like its jackshit
No way this is real. Who even is that in the OP? It's too good to be true.
>>331242314
DANCE BOYS
>>331242506
You are blessed
>>331242314
>>331242534
yes
>>331241821
>>331241919
OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
i don't understand what's going on...
DID KOTAKU GET BTFO???
Who /BROTHER/ here?
>>331242314
History has been made today
>>331242436
It's going to take many many years for them to actually lose money, and it's going to be after a ton of reductions in appeals court
>>331241821
is it about this?
I was born inside Hulk Hogan
Can we make hulk hogan king of /v/ now?
JUST
>>331242314
WHEN IT COMES CRASHING DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDE
>>331241821
VIDEO GAMES
>mfw justice for goobergamers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xHz0Ozq5EQ
Even if gawker goes down, the Kotaku staff are probably just going to get jobs elsewhere, unfortunately
$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>331241821
>>331241919
Wow, this... actually made me feel better.
Good on ya, Hogan. Good on ya.
This is incredible. What a day. What a lovely fucking day.
KOTAKU BLOWN THE FUCK OUT
MODS PLAY THE FUCKING MUSIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGoA-dZBzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGoA-dZBzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGoA-dZBzo
Check em
>>331241821
>videogames
GAWKER BTFO
TOP KEK
>>331241821
Isn't that pocket money for company as big as Gowker?
HULKMANIA GOING WILD BROTHER
I AM A REAL AMERICAN
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN
Am I dreaming?
>hulk hogan saving video games
>>331242612
He cut off the head, so Kotaku should probably get BTFO'd too.
TOASTING IN EPIC BREAD
I
AM
A
REAL
AMERICAN
>>331242562
>gawker earns billions per year
Source, faggot? They're a "news" rag that blogs about celebrity penises and virtual rape. I doubt they've ever made close to $115 million since they've been up.
GLORIOUS DAY BROTHERS
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WHEN IT COMES CRASHING DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDEYou go cry in the corner because you're a feminist, and even seeing a skinny mannequin in a store window is too much for your fragile ego to handle.
Celebration dance thread?
dance thread?
kotaku is fucking finished
WE FUCKING DID IT
>>331242505
internet media companies tend to think they're above everything and everyone and can shit on whatever they want without repercussions
usually they get away with it because nobody bothers but today they got absolutely destroyed
>>331241821
OH FUCK
>>331241821
oh boy
I'm out of the loop,
what is he getting damages for?
>mfw gawker
>>331242739
I was wondering the same. Does that even hurt them?
>>331242314
DANCE THREAD!
hogan is going to die before he gets that money
it'll go through appeals courts
Hulk really put a Dent in Denton.
>plus $60 million for emotional distress
Never has bullshit come knocking back on them as hard as this
well holy fucking shit
HULKAMANIA RUNS WIIIILD
THANK YOU BASED HOGAN
no way
>>331241821
>>>/kotakuinaction/
NO SURVIVORS
PLAY THE GODAMN SONG!! FUCKING MODSSS
>>331242734
Watchu gonna do when Gawker declares gamers over to you brother?
We did it.
WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS NOW? IS KOTAKU DEAD?
STICKY WHEN
I NEED YOUR DANCE GIFS AND WEBM
>>331242534
Oh it gets better than that, they've tried to blackmail tons of celebrities if they found dirt on them or flat out put it out if they thought it would be a big enough story
Hulk gave them a court order to take it down but they said fuck that, then when Hulk started pressing charges, Gawker leaked parts of him saying racist shit to defame his name and now he's given the retribution they had coming
HE IS A TRUE AMERICAN
HE FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN*
*Note: You must be a full five fifths of a man for this offer to apply. Rights-fighting for 4/5ths men is subject to availability; 3/5ths or lower may not participate in this limited-time promotion.
>>331242695
At Walmart, hopefully.
>>331242314
>>331241821
I got up from bed to post this
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD
Under Florida law appeal or not they have to pay the bond, capped at 50 mil.
The devil himself, Nick Denton, is personally liable in the verdict, not just the company.
It is so over. They will not poison the web any longer
Does this mean Gawker is finally dead?
>>331241821
Hooooly shit.
>Win courtcase
>Accept porn offers
>Fuck young blonde bitches
POST YFW THE HULKSTER SAVES VIDYA
AWWW YESSS
>>331242693
I was a huge GGfag, but no way are you guys taking the credit for this.
Hulk Hogan did more damage to video game journalism this one moment than you shits did in 3 years.
MODS WE NEED YOU NOW
YOU ARE REAL AMERICANS
REMEMBER RAW KIT LAWN CHAIR
PUDDI
THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT
PLAY THE SONG
STICKY AND SONG WHEN???
>he fucking did it
>>331242932
And they say justice is dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFz8oOAPM-c
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
>the residential district of gawker
>>331241821
BTFO
T
F
O
>>331242835
Gawker refused to take down a video of him having sex, which he didn't know was recorded.
>>331242425
You're forgettng the part where gawker wouldn't have released it if he was a woman because EQUALITY.
>>331242932
Is it enough to shut them down?
sticky soon hopefully
>>>/qa/471280
MAKE IT A STICKY
>>331241821
>In 2009, the corporation was estimated to be worth $300 million, with $60 million in advertising revenues and more than $30 million in operating profit
Wait they actually are fucked. This is not a meme, this is happening.
IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
MOOT BTFO
MALLORY BTFO
let's get some music in here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ter0p_iyIxk
W E W L A D
E
W
L
A
D
>>331242835
Sex tape taken without his consent that was posted on Kotaku.
Judge agreed to a takedown notice - they refused to do it, Hulkster sued, they obviously fucking didn't think it through because there's no way they could possibly win a court case by doing that.
>>331242534
Did they ever bring that up in the trial? The last I read about the hearings, Gawker and their CEO pretty much shat the bed by acting snarky and looking like a bunch of clowns by going on about how they'd violate the privacy of a 12 year old and saying how they didn't even have any real editorial oversight. That they just got the tape in the mail and told the "journalist" to put whatever they want out there.
>>331242505
Because "J-JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW, WE'RE LIKE WHISTLEBLOWERS, WE DESERVE PROTECTION, FREE SPEECH!"
Hogan's not even the only famous person they've pissed off with their stunts, this was bound to happen eventually.
>>331242480
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTL6EkiAlI0
>>331242695
who would want to hire the people that caused the biggest internet shitstorm ever? like what do you gain from that?
>>331242739
>>331242841
That's more than they actually have on bank. They're done for.
STICKY AND SONG FOR GOD'S SAKE
HULKAMANIA RUNNING WILD BROTHER
>>331242695
Yeah, at Polygon or some other literally who website nobody takes seriously.
lel check /pol/'s sticky
It's nice, but Gawker won't be going anywhere.
They were bought out by a Russian billionaire a few months before the case started. He'll just cut them a check, and it's click-bait as usual the next day.
>>331242686
YA GOTTA TAKE A STAND IT DON'T HELP TO HIDE
OHHH YEAH
>>331242739
They're only worth 300 mil.
They're fucked.
So how long until Kotaku gets shut down?
>>331242505
Reminder that Gawker was furious about the fappening.
>>331242505
Because when women (like Jennifer Lawrence) send out nudes and shit, it's considered sexual harassment to view, discuss, and distribute it. However, when a man does the same, it is to be sent on a shame-parade and deemed sexist.
>>331242314
MOTHERFUCKING DANCE THREAD
>>331242895
>following Cernovich
End yourself
>>331243067
moot's ex was some gawker bitch. mods aren't gonna sticky anything cause they're his friends.
>>331241821
Too bad Hulk is an outcast now because of his racism
>>331242314
>>331242745
I thought this girl was cute until I realized it's James Franco in disguise.
>>331241821
HULKAFUCKINGMANIA
>>331242294
>Even before this happened.
Can you explain?
Isn't kotaku a profitable site?
>>331243089
BWAHAHAHAHA
A win for the Hulkster is a win for AMERICA.
WHEN IT COMES CRASHIN DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDE
>>331243123
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. FUCK THEM.
Gawker = kill?
The real question is, can Gawker even shell out 115$m? Last time i checked (years ago) they had a networth of half of that.
Anyways, good news for once.
>>331243089
OH FUCK ME
>>331242314
>>331243009
little over a year in a half*
>>331242895
F A T A L I T Y
A
T
A
L
I
T
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Life good today son
>>331243123
Then it's time to celebrate, brethren!
THE LEG HAS BEEN DROPPED BROTHERRRRRRRRRRRRR
>sticky on /pol/
w e w
>>331242314
>>331242408
POST YFW WE'RE ALL REAL AMERICANS TODAY
STICKY THIS THREAD
>$115 mil smackaroonies in compensatory
>Not even punitive
>Gawker likely to try and appeal this shit (only Judge made decisions or instructions can be appealed in jury cases iirc, don't get to go to court on many jury cases)
>Likely to set precedent on internet tabloid/news sites and celebrity reporting
Trial of the fucking century
>gamers are dead
<gawker dies
AHAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
>>331242739
>>331242841
Broke out my rum and backup weed just for this. Getting fucked up celebrating witha few girls.
Protip:Girls love drugs/booze, and the guy that supplies them. ;)
>>331243173
Hello, double standard!
>>331243009
One of the beasts has been slain and still you preach defeatism. I wonder which side you're actually on.
>>331243058
Depends. They will try to appeal, but it is possible that the judge will demand that they put the verdict money into escrow to do so.
Gawker doesn't have that kind of verdict money. They would need an investor to bail them out at risk that Gawker would lose AGAIN.
wew lads, i think kotaku is dead.
>you lived long enough to see kotaku die
bravo
>>331243141
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
>>331243058
I think they know shady people with deep enough pockets to help them pay the money but the site's reputation is now fucked hard, if this hasn't killed them, it has put them on their death bed
>>331243012
The mods likely find Hogan too problematic to be in a sticky.
I AM A REAL AMERICAN
>>331241821
doubt this'll put Gawker out of biz
but i can hope.
>>331242505
“Did you give any consideration prior to Oct. 4, 2012, as to whether publishing the Hulk Hogan sex tape would distress Hulk Hogan,” the lawyer asked.
“No,” he answered.
“You didn’t care, really, did you?” Harder asked.
“No,” he said again.
“Had you known that Hulk Hogan would be emotionally distressed by this publication you would have still published it, correct?” he was asked.
“Sure, yes,” Daulerio said.
>>331243089
THIS IS FUCKING MAGICAL
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
BROTHER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi51kkMepn0
CAN YOU DIG IT
>>331242097
>$60 million for emotional distress
Give me a fucking break.
>>331242505
The fun part is the double standards they used. They released it without a second tought, but they were calling the fappening rape.
2016 is now the best year for games
>>331241821
THANK YOU BASED HOGAN
THANK YOU BASED FLORIDA LEGAL SYSTEM
>>331241821
>>331241919
THE SYSTEM WORKS , BROTHER!
Great, now we've set the precedent in court for other people to fuck with our freedom of speech.
Like, yeah, fuck Gawker, but you people are fucking retarded if you think this is "good" news.
>>331243089
FUCKING SAVAGE
>yfw gg finally won
>>331242314
>>331243349Honestly they're probably just mad they didn't get it first.
STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN STICKY WHEN
>>331242651
Can someone please tell me what reasons they gave for refusing to take down the video? I'm very curious as to how they tried to justify that shit and I can't find the article.
>>331242651
yes
the hulkster sued and won over it
>>331243247
I GOTTA TAKE A STAND, I CANT LET IT HIDE
I AM A REAL AMERICAN
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN
I AM A REAL AMERICAN
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN
I AM A REAL AMERICAN
FIGHT FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE
>>331241821
>>331241919
I don't get it, what is this about?
>>331243334
OH THE IRONING
POST YFW KOTAKU IS KILL
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
>>331242408
Yes
>>331241821
When does Kotaku announce they will be shutting down?
>>331242314
>tfw no more Gawker
>>331243450
>posting sex videos of other people
>freedom of speech
>>331243479
STICKY OVER ON /POL/ CELEBRATE
>>331243484
>muh rights to free speechzzzz
>>331241821
This is the vanity of faggots who consider themselves, and carry themselves as such, a cultural establishment. Gawker came to the table with nothing and proceeded through the trial like a bunch of children because who could possibly have opposing viewpoints from those who just know their in the right without having to justify it.
AND NOW THEY HAVE TO PUT UP $115 MILLION AMERIBURGER COUPONS
S T I C K Y
T
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C
K
Y
>>331242314
>>331241821
>>331241919
JUST
U
S
T
>>331242314
Are people sure that Kotaku won't continue to survive in some form or another?
>>331243450Hang yourself
> Internet releases the Fappening
> Gawker acts furious, how dare you invade people's private lives.
> Gawker releases Hogan tapes
> We are liberators! Freedom of the press! How dare people think we are terrible people we report newsworthy stories.
Thank fuck this happened, maybe we'll see a lot less shitposting now their Internet Defence budget is now in Hogan's account.
>>331243450
But the guy who started the fappening getting arrested is fine?
>>331243450
The posted a private tape that had no information that was valuable to the public.
b
t
f
o
spell btfo
YFW KOTAKU HAS TO SHUT DOWN
>>331242314
>>331242408
its autoplay on pol
>>331243520
Good on Hulk, guy's been through enough shit in his life.
>>331243450
Leaking shit is not freedom of speech. Nobody will miss leaks ever. Now imagine if Ubi sues Kotaku for leaking ACUnity information early. Shit could get real
>>331242314
Today was a good day.
>>331243497
>>331243497
>>331243497
>>331243497
>yfw Klepek is out of a job again
>>331242534
The CEO of gawker stated before the trial ever started that if Hogan won, they would go bankrupt.
WE MADE IT
I AM A REAL AMERICAN.
STICKY THIS SHIT
AHHAHAHAHAA
GET FUCKED
>>331242314
loli.dance
GUYS THEY ARE EVEN MORE FUCKED THAN WE THOUGHT
>motionless in shock
>>331243009
Who cares, the point was getting rid of those fucks.
>>331243450
>civil courts are the same as criminal courts
Like, yeah, you're a fucking retard.
