Hulk Hogan has sought a restraining order against Gawker media and has won. The WWE star was granted the request for the restraining order which prohibits the site from posting clips and photos from a scandalous sex tape which made headlines last year.

Gawker had posted a one-minute excerpt of a 30-minute sex tape, including photos and transcripts. Although they had removed the short clip, they linked to another website that hosted the sex tape, and also posted up a 1,400 word narrative of the video.

Hogan had previously filed a $100 million lawsuit in federal court but was unsuccessful. But after re-filing it in a Florida state court, Judge Pamela Campbell of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County ordered Gawker Media on Wednesday to remove all footage of the sex-tape.

All clips, photos and transcripts have been ordered to be returned to Hogan.

Hogan also plans to sue Gawker for infringing rights by posting a clip of the tape.

The battle between Hogan and Gawker began in October 2012, when the gossip site posted a one minute and 40 second clip of a sex tape starring Hulk and Heather Clem, ex-wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge. The former wrestler immediately called in his lawyers to file a lawsuit in a bid to have the footage taken down. He claimed that he was not aware that he was being filmed during the sex act with Clem.

Hogan had also brought a lawsuit against former best friend Bubba, whose real name is Todd Alan Clem. The radio DJ and wrestler later settled the suit.

The Florida radio host issued a public apology to Hogan on his radio show after their settlement, according to TMZ.

Clem read the following statement on Oct. 29, during his radio show:

"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. [I am] committed to helping Hulk and his attorneys find whoever is responsible for the release of the tape."

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