Hogan estate files federal suit in Florida to block Bubba documentary

Nick Hogan, acting on behalf of his late father Hulk Hogan's estate, has filed a federal lawsuit in Florida seeking to block the release of a documentary by radio host Bubba The Love Sponge, alleging the film unlawfully uses images and trademarks belonging to the wrestling icon. The complaint, filed Tuesday, contends the documentary, titled Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal, contains unauthorized images from a sex tape and that promotional materials improperly employ Hulk Hogan trademarks.

The suit names Bubba The Love Sponge, whose legal name is Todd Alan Clem, and asks a court to prevent the film's distribution and to award unspecified damages. According to the complaint, a trailer for the documentary already circulated online includes footage taken from the tape. The filing also asserts that releasing the documentary would violate a 2012 settlement agreement between Hulk Hogan and Clem, a portion of which remains redacted in the court documents.

The documentary was announced for release later this month, with promotional materials described in the lawsuit as promising to tell the "true story" of how footage of Hogan and Clem's...