He’s been through the wringer as of late after Gawker released a sex tape without his permission, and now Hulk Hogan is holding his head high in the wake of his $140 million judgement.
In an interview with People, the 62-year-old wrestling champ gushed, "I was relieved that people actually finally believe me. So many people thought I was making a sex tape to sell as entertainment."
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was originally awarded $55 million for economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress, and earlier this week the jury kicked in another $25 million in punitive damages just to put the screws to Gawker. Hulk added, “I heard them say the number and I said, ‘What? What are the numbers?’ It was just something I wanted people to know that this is not right. It was never about trying to destroy- it was about trying to make things the way they were supposed to be.”
