What Happens When Your Sex Tape is Published?

Foong Cheng Leong, Lawyer

27-Apr-16 15:00

What Happens When Your Sex Tape is Published?

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On March 21th, a six-person jury awarded Hulk Hogan, the stage name of retired professional wrestler Terry Bollea, $140 million in civil damages for a sex tape that gossip website Gawker published in 2012. In doing so, the jury believed that Hulk Hogan’s privacy was violated as the tape was made and distributed without his permission. How far can public interest encroach into privacy rights? Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong explains how such a case would play out in a Malaysian court.

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Tags: live and learn, privacy rights, The Right to be Forgotten, sex tape, Hulk Hogan, Press Freedom, Gawker, online media

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