The second day of jury selection is well underway in the former pro wrestler’s $100 million civil suit against the media company for publishing a sex tape of him. The cast of characters passing through the St. Petersburg courtroom is just what you’d expect from the Sunshine State.
Tampa Bay Times reporter Anna Phillips has been live-tweeting the proceedings. You’ll want to follow her. Here are some highlights.
Judge warns jurors against going online. Says several, when asked if they could stay off the Internet, simply said "no." #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 2, 2016
Judge now disparaging the quality of online stories today. "There used to be investigative journalists," she says. #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 2, 2016
"I don’t follow a lot of mainstream media," says the first male juror of the day. "I’m not a mainstream media kind of person." #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 2, 2016
A male juror who works at a school in Tampa says he's seen parts of the sex tape. On Gawker? "No, on porn sites." #hulkvsgawk #honesty
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 2, 2016
Juror who said it was "not right" that some people can use the n-word & some can't is not excused. She'll return this afternoon. #hulkvsgawk
— Anna Phillips (@annamphillips) March 2, 2016