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Clem produced prior to the time Gawker posted it? I think if you can ask yourself that question you come to the same conclusion,' Houston told. 'How many millions of people had seen the video Mr. Related: Hulk Hogan says man beneath the bandana was 'humiliated' Hogan's longtime attorney David Houston said Gawker inflicted more damage on his client than Clem did. 'We, of course, think that the small bits of the tape we used are newsworthy and revealed something about this very public controversy.' 'I think it's telling that he settled with Bubba, who did the recording himself for only $5,000 and is now seeking against a company that presumably has deeper pockets a much, much larger sum,' Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, told CNNMoney.

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In a statement put out on the first day of Hogan's civil trial against Gawker Media earlier this week, Gawker made a point to compare the $100 million sought by the plaintiff 'with the $5,000 settlement that Bubba paid Hulk for the actual taping.' Bubba 'the Love Sponge' Clem Clem's request will be considered Monday. His attorney had previously said Clem intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not testify against himself. Clem could be subject to a state prosecution for perjury or a federal false statement prosecution,' the motion stated. 'Should these statements prove to be differing, and we do not concede that they are, Mr. But after striking a settlement with Hogan, Clem walked that back.Ĭlem, who has denied being responsible for the tape's leak, has resisted Gawker's efforts to call him as a witness to be questioned about whether Hogan knew he was being filmed.Ī lawyer for Clem filed a motion on Friday asking to be eliminated from the case. Relate: Hulk Hogan's lawyer says Gawker makes millions off peoples' miseryĬlem originally claimed that Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, knew that he was being recorded.

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The video from a surveillance camera in Clem's bedroom showed Hogan having sex with the radio host's wife at the time, Heather Clem.īubba Clem could be heard on the full tape saying that if he ever wanted to retire, he simply needed to release the video.