JURY SIDES WITH HULK HOGAN, AWARDS HIM $115 MILLION

Mar 18, 2016 - by Adam Martin

Hulk Hogan listens in court during a hearing on Thursday, July 30, 2015 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The judge set a trial date of March 2016 for a lawsuit brought by Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, against the news website Gawker over a sex tape.  (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)  TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO TODAY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Hulk Hogan listens in court during a hearing on Thursday, July 30, 2015 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The judge set a trial date of March 2016 for a lawsuit brought by Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, against the news website Gawker over a sex tape. (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO TODAY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

The Associated Press is reporting that after deliberation on Friday, the jury has sided with Hulk Hogan in his sex tape lawsuit against website Gawker awarding him $115 million.

The jury reached the decision on Friday evening after six hours of deliberations. The trial between Hogan and Gawker lasted two weeks.

Source: The Associated Press

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