Gawker editor says he found Hulk Hogan sex tape 'amusing'

March 10, 2016 02:07

The Gawker editor who posted the Hulk Hogan sex tape defended publishing the video of the ex-wrestler in an X-rated position, saying he found it "amusing."

Taped depositions shown in a Florida courtroom on Wednesday gave a window into the irreverent editorial judgment that guided Gawker Media's decision to publish excerpts of Hogan's sex tape.

Hogan's attorneys showed two tapes of recorded testimony from A J Daulerio, the former Gawker editor who posted the footage in 2012. The deposition detailed how he acquired the video and why he chose to publish it on the website.

Daulerio, Gawker founder Nick Denton and the gossip site's parent company are all named as defendants in Hogan's $100 million civil suit.

In one of the depositions, recorded in 2013, Daulerio said he was "very enthusiastic" about writing about the tape, and that he "enjoyed watching the video."

Why? "Because I found it very amusing," Daulerio said.

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