The authorized battle over Video Killed the Radio Star simply escalated—exhausting. In a brand new submitting this week, Bubba the Love Sponge’s authorized staff fired again on the lawsuit introduced by Nick Bollea and Terry McCoy, calling the whole case in opposition to him “unsustainable” and demanding or not it’s thrown out.
The lawsuit, filed final week on behalf of the property of Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), accused Bubba—actual identify Todd Clem—of violating a earlier settlement settlement, infringing on copyrights, and utilizing logos with out permission. The case stems from the controversial documentary centered on the Hulk Hogan intercourse tape scandal, which was screened in Tampa final Friday regardless of authorized threats and a short lived restraining order from the court docket. Now Clem is pushing again exhausting. In a response filed Tuesday, his authorized staff referred to as the TRO legally invalid:
“Final week’s TRO is legally and constitutionally unsustainable.”
One of many largest factors of rivalry is whether or not Bollea and McCoy even have the authorized authority to file the go well with within the first place. Clem’s attorneys argue:
“No property has been opened or any private representatives named, and due to this fact, Nick Bollea and Terry McCoy lack the authority to hunt injunctive reduction.”
The response additionally made it clear that Clem will not be the producer of the movie. In response to the submitting, the documentary is totally managed and distributed by Woltz Movies—an organization that’s not named within the lawsuit.
“Clem is barely a topic within the doc and made a content material license settlement with Woltz Movies to advertise the documentary.”
Clem’s authorized staff accused the plaintiffs of concentrating on him on objective to bypass truthful use protections and drag him right into a lawsuit he has no enterprise being in:
“By purposefully bypassing Woltz Movies… and as a substitute concentrating on Clem, Plaintiffs secured sweeping early injunctive reduction… opposite to well-established truthful use regulation and likewise subjected Clem to mindless litigation. This tactic is improper.”
Additionally they argue Clem has no involvement within the precise manufacturing course of:
“Clem has no artistic management, no possession curiosity, no distribution rights, and no exhibition rights for the documentary.”
On the accusation that Clem violated a 2012 settlement settlement, his staff isn’t backing down. They are saying any statements made about Hogan’s well being or loss of life have been truthful sport:
“Clem’s statements have been truthful and newsworthy.”
As for the movie’s general message, the response insisted Hogan will not be the focus:
“This can be a documentary about Clem, not Bollea. Bollea was a celebration obligatory to clarify the general historic narrative… however he’s not the topic of the documentary movie itself.”
Clem’s authorized staff is now asking the court docket to dissolve the TRO, dismiss the lawsuit totally, and award them authorized charges. They’ve additionally requested an expedited listening to earlier than September 12 if the present TRO isn’t thrown out—and are pushing for the court docket to permit the movie to proceed beneath truthful use regulation if the case drags on.
This saga is much from over, however Bubba the Love Sponge has made it clear—he’s not rolling over.
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September 10, 2025 12:25 pm