Nick Denton Discusses Peter Thiel
Any thoughts on the billionaire out for twisted, outsized revenge?
In an interview with CBS This Morning, Gawker founder Nick Denton elaborated on all the drama surrounding Peter Thiel’s mission to destroy Gawker Media via bankrolling Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea’s lawsuits.
Denton first addressed the rumor that Gawker was up for sale. “When you have an angry billionaire against you, I think it’s quite right to look at every contingency,” he explained.
Later, Denton shot down the notion that Gawker outed Thiel in a 2007 story (the alleged motive for Thiel seeking revenge).
“No,
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