Wrestler-turned-reality TV star Hulk Hogan has refiled his lawsuit against the website that leaked his sex tape after dismissing the action "without prejudice."
Hogan filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners of Gawker.com shortly after the six-year-old footage of him with the wife of New York radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge hit the Internet in October.
He dismissed the lawsuit in federal court without prejudice last month, and refiled it in Florida state court this week, according to TMZ.com.
He is also suing his sex tape partner Heather Clem in the state, accusing her of leaking the footage to the media.
Hogan reportedly dismissed the federal case in order to consolidate his claims against both Clem and Gawker bosses.
He also sued Bubba the Love Sponge for unspecified damages - accusing him of leaking the footage to the media - but that lawsuit was settled, and the radio personality apologized on air.
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Hulk Hogan refiles a $100 million dollar lawsuit against the popular gossip site Gawker, because they posted a snippet of his leaked online sex tape. The wrestling legend and icon has a made vow to get revenge on the site responsible for the embarrassing action, according to a TMZ report on Jan. 3.
The ex-wrestler first initiated his lawsuit back in October 2011, but later dismissed it in a federal court last December in order to refile at a Florida state court.
Additionally, Hogan is now suing Heather Clem, the woman filmed on the sex tape with him. In order to consolidate his claims against Gawker and Heather Clem, he had to initiate the dismissal.
Hulk Hogan is back with a vengeance — in court, that is.
The former wrestler has refiled a $100 million lawsuit against media gossip site Gawker for posting a portion of his sex tape online, TMZ.com reports. Hogan initially sued the website in October 2011, but dismissed the suit in federal court last month in order to refile in a Florida state court, where he is also suing Heather Clem, the woman on the sex tape. The dismissal was necessary to consolidate his claims against both Clem and the website.
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Hogan also initially sued Clem's ex-husband, radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge, claiming both he and Clem had a role in leaking the footage. That lawsuit was settled, and Bubba apologized to Hogan on the air.
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