The Sex Appeal - Do Celebrities Have Privacy?

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05/27/20 • 29 min

In this episode we discuss the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape case, in which the popular WWE wrestler sued Gawker Media, a publisher which made public a sex tape of his. Not long after the awarding $140 million damages to Hogan, Gawker filed for bankruptcy. Pierce, Alex and Gavin discuss the extent to which celebrities have a right to privacy, the limits of the freedoms of the press and the controversial funding of the lawsuit by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.

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