Tampa Radio: Bubba Expected To Take The Fifth

Bubba The Love Sponge Clem originally claimed that Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, knew that his sex tape was being recorded, with his then-wife Heather

But after striking a settlement with Hogan, Clem walked that back.

Clem, who has denied being responsible for the tape's leak, has resisted Gawker's efforts to call him as a witness in the civil trial vs. Gawker.  Clem would be questioned about whether Hogan knew he was being filmed.

According to CNN, A lawyer for Clem filed a motion on Friday asking to be eliminated from the case. "Should these statements prove to be differing, and we do not concede that they are, Mr. Clem could be subject to a state prosecution for perjury or a federal false statement prosecution," the motion stated.

His attorney had previously said Clem intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not testify against himself. Clem's request will be considered Monday.

In a statement put out on the first day of Hogan's civil trial against Gawker Media earlier this week, Gawker made a point to compare the $100 million sought by the plaintiff "with the $5,000 settlement that Bubba paid Hulk for the actual taping."

"I think it's telling that he settled with Bubba, who did the recording himself for only $5,000 and is now seeking against a company that presumably has deeper pockets a much, much larger sum," Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, told CNNMoney. "We, of course, think that the small bits of the tape we used are newsworthy and revealed something about this very public controversy."