Hulk Hogan’s lawyers contend that the wrestler’s career is kaput — and argue that Gawker is to blame.
The wrestling star and his lawyers met representatives for Gawker Media in a St. Petersburg, Fla., courtroom Thursday to duke it out over whether Gawker leaked the explosive transcripts showing Hogan using racist language in a sex tape.
Judge Pamela Campbell ruled that Hogan, aka Terry Bollea, will not have his day in court until next year, setting the trial date for March 7.
Hogan’s team claimed the Soho-based gossip site leaked the transcripts to the National Enquirer and Radar, “ruining my client’s career and potentially ruining his right to a fair trial,” according to a Tampa Bay Times reporter who live-tweeted the hearing.
