Blood from a stone.
It all started 8 years ago when Gawker posted a story with the line, “Peter Thiel is totally gay,..." people.”
The name Peter Thiel may not be familiar to everybody, but he is one of those Silicon Valley billionaires who has not wanted to become famous like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. For some reason, Gawker thought his sexual orientation was newsworthy and wrote a story about it. One doesn't get to be a billionaire by being stupid, and Peter just waited for the right moment.
The moment came when Hulk Hogan, world famous close contact acrobat, had sex with the wife of a friend, and was unaware the bedroom was wired for video. One might wonder why a man would focus security cameras on his own bed, but really, it doesn't take too much imagination, does it?
Gawker got their hands on the video and posted it online. The Hulk did something totally out of character for him. After a lifetime of seeking attention for any reason, suddenly his feelings were hurt by this blatant invasion of his privacy. This mystified a lot of people, until the verdict of $110 million dollars was announced. It turned out, Peter Theil(remember him?) had paid the Hulk's legal bill. It was a gamble that paid off rather well.
Details of how the $110M will be divided are not known. If Gawker survives the bankruptcy, they may write a story about it.
It all started 8 years ago when Gawker posted a story with the line, “Peter Thiel is totally gay,..." people.”
The name Peter Thiel may not be familiar to everybody, but he is one of those Silicon Valley billionaires who has not wanted to become famous like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. For some reason, Gawker thought his sexual orientation was newsworthy and wrote a story about it. One doesn't get to be a billionaire by being stupid, and Peter just waited for the right moment.
The moment came when Hulk Hogan, world famous close contact acrobat, had sex with the wife of a friend, and was unaware the bedroom was wired for video. One might wonder why a man would focus security cameras on his own bed, but really, it doesn't take too much imagination, does it?
Gawker got their hands on the video and posted it online. The Hulk did something totally out of character for him. After a lifetime of seeking attention for any reason, suddenly his feelings were hurt by this blatant invasion of his privacy. This mystified a lot of people, until the verdict of $110 million dollars was announced. It turned out, Peter Theil(remember him?) had paid the Hulk's legal bill. It was a gamble that paid off rather well.
Details of how the $110M will be divided are not known. If Gawker survives the bankruptcy, they may write a story about it.
