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Big update in regards to Hogan vs Gawker trial and things going against Hogan's side at the moment. The biggest being files concerning some potential shady stuff done by Hogan's side no longer allowed to be sealed or off-limits for the trial.

Originally Posted by Observer Two big developments in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker case today, one of which has little to do with the ongoing trial. When the lunch break ended, Hogan, his legal team, and Judge Pamela Campbell all looked shellshocked. Why? An appellate court overturned Campbell’s ruling keeping a large number of documents filed in the case sealed. This includes a number of pleadings and exhibits, but most significantly everything having to do with the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and grand jury investigations into Hogan being extorted with the sex videos. There’s been a lot of speculation as to what’s in there that Hogan doesn’t want out, as all of the damaging information on the sex tapes themselves have gone public. Obviously, the most damaging thing would be proof that Hogan knew he was being recorded, but otherwise it’s really hard to put your finger on what he’s hiding. It continued to be a bad day for Hogan when Gawker played the video of Heather Cole’s deposition. While she did lie either here or to the Tampa Police about if she knew she was being recorded (something not brought up at trial as of yet), she came off completely devastated by whatever happened in her marriage to Bubba Clem and the whole sex tape ordeal. It reflected badly on both Bubba and Hogan in a number of ways, to the point she may have been Gawker’s best testimony so far, but she also still maintained Hogan didn’t know he was being filmed.