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13 hours ago · Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal, paid about $10 million to help finance a lawsuit filed by the wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media. Thiel had taken a dislike to Gawker after the gossip ...
3 days ago · In May 2016, Thiel confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that he had paid $10 million in legal expenses to finance several lawsuits brought by others, including a lawsuit by Terry Bollea against Gawker Media for invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and infringement of personality rights after Gawker made sections of a sex tape involving Bollea public.
5 hours ago · Pedestrian Group was created in 2018 when Pedestrian, wholly owned by Nine, came together with the Fairfax’s Allure Media business, whose model was based on publishing licensed global brands in ...
1 day ago · Billionaires have previously wielded unexpected influence in media defamation battles. Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal, paid about $10 million to help finance a lawsuit filed by the wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media. Thiel had taken a dislike to Gawker after the gossip-focused website published unflattering articles about him and his ...
1 day ago · In 2016, Thiel was not happy about Gawker outing a particular few gay men, so he decided to secretly fund a lawsuit for a wrestler named Hulk Hogan - and make sure that his funding caused Gawker to tank. He was successful. At this time, many publications are suffering this same fate - Trumpers sue them for reporting the truth.
4 days ago · The company’s co-founder and President Aron D’Souza led the litigation that bankrupted Gawker Media LLC. The $140 million invasion-of-privacy lawsuit from former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan was ...
3 days ago · Hogan issued an apology for his remarks and pursued legal action against Gawker, the media outlet that published excerpts of the tape. Despite his efforts, the damage to his reputation has been ...
