Hulk Hogan‘s son is suing Bubba The Love Sponge over his upcoming documentary.
Nick Hogan is suing over a Hulk Hogan documentary
The radio presenter recently revealed he was planning to release Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal – which chronicles how the late wrestler’s illicit encounter with Bubba’s then-wife Heather Clem was made public – later this month but Nick has filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court over the film.
According to TMZ, Nick, acting as a representative of his late dad’s estate, has alleged the documentary infringes on his father’s copyrights and trademarks because it includes unauthorised images from the sex tape.
In the lawsuit, Nick claimed some of the x-rated video was played in a newly-released trailer for Video Killed The Radio Star and accused Bubba of promoting the documentary using Hulk’s trademarks without permissions.
In addition, the 35-year-old star claimed the release of the film would violate a settlement agreement – of which the details are redacted – Bubba and Hulk reached over the sex tape in 2012.
Nick is suing for unspecified damages and to stop the release of the documentary.
Hulk – who died in July aged 71 – famously sued Gawker Media for $100 million in 2013 after the online outlet posted a video clip in October 2012 of him having sex with Heather.
In 2015, a transcript from the tape was leaked revealing Hogan using the ‘N-word’ during a conversation about his daughter Brooke Hogan’s then-boyfriend.
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