Gawker
El blog de chismes más poderoso de Nueva York fue demandado por Hulk Hogan con la financiación secreta de Peter Thiel — un veredicto judicial de $140M forzó la quiebra, y la estrategia legal se reveló más tarde como venganza por que Gawker sacara del armario a Thiel en 2007
Cierre forzado por acción regulatoria · Error fatal: Gawker Media published Hulk Hogan's sex tape (2012). Peter Thiel funded Hulk Hogan's lawsuit in secret. In March 2016, a Florida jury awarded Hogan $140M — more than Gawker's entire value. Gawker Media filed bankruptcy August 2016. Univision acquired Gawker's other media properties for $135M. Nick Denton filed personal bankruptcy. The lawsuit was later revealed to be part of Peter Thiel's revenge campaign for Gawker outing him as gay in 2007.