Hulk Hogan has won his lawsuit against Gawker.
The wrestler was awarded $115million in damages by a jury in Florida after the website posted a leaked sex video that showed him engaging in intercourse with his best friend's wife.
The jury awarded Hogan $55million for economic injuries and $60million for emotional distress.
Hogan broke down in tears in the courtroom as the foreman read the jury's verdict.
Gawker will appeal the case, but under Florida law will have to hand over the monetary damages.
Gawker founder Nick Denton said outside the courthouse following the verdict; 'Given key evidence and the most important witness were both improperly withheld from this jury, we all knew the appeals court will need to resolve the case.
'I want to thank our lawyers for their outstanding work and am confident that we would have prevailed at trial if we had been allowed to present the full case to the jury.
'That’s why we feel very positive about the appeal that we have already begun preparing, as we expect to win this case ultimately.'
Hogan did not speak to reporters but did post on Twitter Friday evening, writing; 'Told ya I was gonna slam another giant HH.'
This was in reference to the opening statement his lawyer made, during which he stated that one of Hogan's greatest accomplishments in his life was when he bodyslammed Andre the Giant in 1987 at WrestleMania III.
This despite the fact that the match was completely choreographed ahead of time.
The six-person jury took just five hours to deliberate on Friday, and found in favor of Hogan on all counts.
Hogan and his team had only been asking for $100million in their lawsuit for invasion of his privacy.
Denton and editor A.J. Daulerio sat emotionless in the courtroom while the jury read out the verdict. The two men were both found personally liable in the case.
Gawker posted the two-minute video in 2012 after editing down a 30-minute version they received from an anonymous source that had been taped showing Hogan and Heather Cole engaging in intercourse in July of 2007.
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