>How in the world did the court come up with a $140M sum for the settlement? This seems so excessive, it is actually comical. +1. I feel like supporters of thi

>How in the world did the court come up with a $140M sum for the settlement? This seems so excessive, it is actually comical. +1. I feel like supporters of this decision are not really thinking about the numbers and would feel the same whether it was $1M , $10M, or $500M. The numbers are a pretty big part of this story though. I wonder what the largest emotional distress claim ever paid is. Hulk Hogan's distress is not more valuable because he is a celebrity. I also find the economic damages highly suspect. The defense was not allowed to show the video of Hogan using racial slurs that Gawker also published, which probably hurt his celebrity status more than the sex tape.