The Tech-Christian Apologist Who Demolished Gawker
…or (have I mentioned this yet?) by anonymously bankrolling a $140 million lawsuit that crushes his journalistic enemies. For Gawker, at least, this was not a good cocktail. The company filed for bankruptcy earlier today, overwhelmed by the lawsuit. (The company is appealing the decision). Thiel had reportedly hated Gawker since it outed him as gay in 2007. And it is in fact legal to anonymously fund someone else’s lawsuit. Perhaps Thiel saw himse…
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