![]() ![]() 'I am glad that, now the ransom for his freedom has been paid, AJ can move on with life and start a family,' Denton said. In response to Daulerio's claims, Denton told the New York Post that he only has 'good wishes for him.' The former wrestler went after Daulerio's 'assets', and successfully persuaded his bank to freeze his account.ĭaulerio, who graduated from La Salle University in 1996, said that he can't touch the $1,500 in his savings account. The media site and Denton filed for bankruptcy, and ended up settling with Hogan for $31milllion.īut that deal excluded Daulerio, leaving him on the hook to pay Hogan $115.1million. In the end, the jury sided with Hogan in the lawsuit, as the former wrestler was first awarded $115million in compensatory damages, $15million in punitive damages against Gawker Media, $10million against Denton, and $100,000 against Daulerio. In addition, Daulerio claims that Denton's legal team did not help him prepare for the trial and essentially threw him under the bus. 'Daulerio noted that Denton didn't express concern for him the gist of his response was that he didn't see how sharing that information would help Gawker,' Esquire reported. Joe asked if I wanted to meet Troy, and I was like, 'No thanks.' And I got out of there,' Daulerio recalled.Īfter years of battling with addiction, Daulerio sought help several times.ĭuring Hogan's (above) invasion-of-privacy lawsuit, Daulerio claims that Denton's legal team did not help to prepare him for the trial ![]() ![]() 'There had to be coke all over my beard and jacket. ![]() 'I didn't want anyone to think Joe or Troy was doing blow, so I cleaned it up by snorting as much as I could,' he added, referring to Aikman and Fox Sports commentator Joe Buck. 'When I went to open the bag, I Woody Allened it the coke went everywhere,' Daulerio told Esquire, referring to the famous 'Annie Hall' scene. In explaining how bad his drug problem was, Daulerio said that in 2011 while he was working for Gawker's sister sports website, Deadspin, he was literally covered in cocaine that he had just snorted in a bathroom at a stadium.ĭaulerio said that at the time of the incident, he had the opportunity to meet former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, but he passed on it because the cocaine was all over him. The wrestler had accused the site of violating his privacy by posting a sex tape featuring Hogan having sex with the wife of his then-best friend, the radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem.Īccording to court documents, Denton is personally liable for $125 million of the $140 million judgment won by Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea.Daulerio (above) revealed that he was molested as a child by a therapist and battled drug addiction for years while questioning why Denton did not help him pursue rehab during his time working for Gawker Gawker Media filed for bankruptcy in June after Hogan won the judgment. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.Įarlier on Monday, he tweeted that he wanted to protect colleagues from a “vendetta” by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who funded Hogan’s Florida lawsuit. REUTERS/John Pendygraft/Pool/File Photo - RTSIRJPĭenton listed assets of $10 million to $50 million and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million in his Chapter 11 petition filed at the U.S. File Photo: Nick Denton, founder of Gawker, talks with his legal team before Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, testifies in court, in St Petersburg, Florida, United States, March 8, 2016. ![]()
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