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Title: Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit Post by: HCK on June 01, 2016, 04:05:18 pm Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit
The digital media world was abuzz last week when news surfaced that billionaire Peter Thiel had provided financial backing for a defamation lawsuit against Gawker Media. The suit stemmed from Gawker's publication of a sex tape involving ex-WWE superstar Terry Bollea, better known as "Hulk Hogan." A Florida jury awarded Bollea $140 million in March. Source: Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83560.html?rss=1) |