Update: Hustler Wins Lawsuit Over Nude Nancy Benoit Photos

May 2, 2012

Thanks to ADB for sending in the following:

The Huffington Post is reporting that a Federal appeals court has sided with Hustler Magazine, and subsequently the monetary penalties issued to the company will have to be retracted stemming from the 2007 publication of nude photos of the late Nancy Benoit, wife of Chris Benoit. The article notes the following:

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has sided with a racy magazine in a dispute over nude pictures of a model published after she was killed by her professional wrestler husband.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday said there wasn't enough evidence to support a jury's decision to make Hustler Magazine pay almost $20 million to the family of Nancy Toffolini Benoit.

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.