How wrestler brought down Gawker

Terry Bollea, who has found some kind of Kitch superstarism as a wrestler Hulk Hogan since the 1980s, died at the age of 71.

Most of today’s scope, Return to Maga in recent yearsor his collection Ruined friendships Because it is single -minded, brutal politics The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the largest superstar. But as a publication Once he met similar attentionHogan’s primary memories are on the role of one of the most conclusive and most strange parts of American media history.

Gossip site in 2012 Gawker Hogan and a friend’s wife published a part of a sex tape. Hogan launched an invasion of confidentiality. It turned out to be during the case. Saved using racial slurizersThis led to him (Temporary, as it emerged) Fire from WWE.

In 2016, Forbes clarified This Hogan’s case was secretly financed by the billionaire Paypal co -founder Peter Thiel, a billionaire Paypal founder Peter Thiel, who did not see any conflict between this and the sponsorship of American press freedom.

It was published in 2007 by an article. GawkerSynical Silicone Valley Gossip Sac Valleywag “Peter Thiel is completely gay, people.” An interview . New York Times In 2016, he described this piece and a series of articles about his friends and others that he said ‘people have ruined their lives”. Gawker“.

Hogan won the case and received compensation of $ 140 million. He finally settled for USD 31 million, but was damaged – Gawker Chapter 11 was filed for bankruptcy protection and purchased by Univision that closed it while protecting other headings operated under Gawker Media ( Deadspin And Jezebel). Thiel called destruction Gawker Biri One of my bigger philanthropists I have done ”.

After the hearing, how carefully this destruction was planned. A book from Ryan Holiday He claimed that a young man, who was defined as Mr. A at the time, approached Thiel in April 2011 and knew his hostility. GawkerHe shared a plan with him. He told Thiel to form a crust company that finances inspectors and lawyers to find a foundation for legal actions against the investigation and ultimately fundamentally to exist. Then the Hogan tape was released and Thiel was ready. Mr. A appeared later To be an Australian citizen trained by Oxford named Aron D’Oouza.

Gawker Founding partner Nick Denton Signed with a piece On August 22, 2016, it is called nasıl how to work: Writing:

Many liberal and journalists are concerned about the ease of a rich and powerful man – a Trump supporter – that he can use the legal system to eliminate an output that criticizes him and his friends.

… Actually, Gawker ‘The accuracy record is excellent. For a reckless site as well as Jayson Blairs, conflict of interest or plagiarism scandals, no career -ending corrections. The main rule of journalism is what is recommended against the annoying of billionaires.

“Gawker’s Death turns out to be the final Gawker Story, Dedon said Denton. ” It shows how things work. “