Hulk Hogan settles Gawker lawsuit for $31 million

NEW YORK -- The shell of Gawker has settled with Hulk Hogan for $31 million, ending a years-long fight that led to the media company's bankruptcy, the shutdown of Gawker.com and the sale of Gawker's other sites to Spanish-language broadcaster Univision.Gawker founder Nick Denton in a Wednesday blog post said that the "saga is over."The invasion-of-privacy case, which revolved around a sex tape posted on Gawker.com, resulted in a $140 million verdict won by the former professional wrestler in a F