Hulk Hogan Drops Bubba The Love Sponge From Sex Tape Lawsuit

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By Mack Rawden
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Hulk Hogan and Bubba The Love Sponge are done fighting. This morning, the former WWE champion officially removed his former best friend from the one hundred million dollar lawsuit he filed over the recent release of an unauthorized sex tape, and the radio host responded by issuing a public apology on his show in which he said he’s committed to helping the Hulkster and his attorneys find whoever leaked the footage.

Here’s a portion of his actual quote, as per E! Online…

”It is my belief that Hulk is not involved, and has not ever been involved, in trying to release the video, or exploit it, or otherwise gain from the video's release in any way."

The Love Sponge’s public apology will happen again on his show tomorrow, and then, he will officially be in the clear. As for his ex-wife Heather Clem and Gawker Media, however, the legal battle is far from over. They remain listed on his $100 million lawsuit, and while it seems likely he and Heather will work something out pre-trial, Gawker doesn’t seem interested in playing ball. The company has thus far refused to remove a one minute, forty second highlight video of Hulk and Heather’s sex tape, and any potential settlement would likely cost big money.

We’ll keep you updated as this case winds its way through the court system. Until then, here’s to hoping Bubba and Hulk can put this mess behind them and start remembering why they were best friends with each other in the first place.

Mack Rawden
Mack Rawden
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Mack Rawden is the Editor-In-Chief of CinemaBlend. He first started working at the publication as a writer back in 2007 and has held various jobs at the site in the time since including Managing Editor, Pop Culture Editor and Staff Writer. He now splits his time between working on CinemaBlend’s user experience, helping to plan the site’s editorial direction and writing passionate articles about niche entertainment topics he’s into. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English (go Hoosiers!) and has been interviewed and quoted in a variety of publications including Digiday. Enthusiastic about Clue, case-of-the-week mysteries, a great wrestling promo and cookies at Disney World. Less enthusiastic about the pricing structure of cable, loud noises and Tuesdays.