But the most notable aspect of Denton’s article is where he lays out what he believes Hogan’s real motivation was for bringing the case: not protecting his privacy, but preventing other, more damaging information from being released. “As our lawyers argued in legal briefs that were kept secret by the trial judge from the public—and even from me—until an appeals court unsealed them on Friday, Hogan filed the claim because he was terrified that one of the other tapes, which memorialized his rant about his daughter dating ‘f-----g n-----s,’ might emerge.” Denton claims that there is more evidence in the form of text messages between Hogan and Bubba. That evidence wasn’t given to the jury, but it may play a major part in Gawker’s appeal.
