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Gawker, The Digital Trailblazer Brought Down By Hulk Hogan And Peter Thiel, Is Reanimated By Bustle
Gawker, the digital brand whose gimlet-eyed but often caustic tone won it many fans but plenty of enemies, has been brought back to life by Bustle Digital Group.
Leah Finnegan, who was a staffer at the original Gawker, is the editor-in-chief of the new version. It joins a portfolio of brands including Bustle, Nylon…
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Gawker Gets Ready For A Comeback
UPDATED with comment from Bustle
Gawker is poised to make a comeback next year, according to published reports. The gossip site, which was sued into bankruptcy two years ago by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, was acquired by the founder of Bustle Digital Media, Bryan Goldberg.
In a memo obtained by Variety…
Peter Thiel & Hulk Hogan’s Gawker Body Slam In Works As Film Or Limited Series
EXCLUSIVE: David A. Neuman’s Blackrock Productions has acquired rights to develop and produce Ryan Holiday’s Portfolio/Penguin book Conspiracy – Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue which covers the tempestuous legal battle between pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), Gawker Media and its…
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Startup Launches Post-Harvey Legal Support Hotline #MeToo Tales
After getting what it calls a “high number” of responses to its initial offer of a $100,000 “bounty” to fund claims against Harvey Weinstein, the Peter Thiel-backed startup Legalist has now launched #MeToo Tales. The confidential telephone hotline and online forum offers legal support for victims of sexual <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/harassment/" id="auto-tag_harassment"…
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Peter Thiel-Backed Legal Startup Offers $100,000 To Women With Weinstein Claims
Peter Thiel-backed startup Legalist is offering a $100,000 “bounty” to anyone who comes forward with legal claims against Harvey Weinstein.
The company is extending the financial assistance any woman with what it deems a “valid sexual harassment claim” against the disgraced mogul, who has faced waves of allegations of…
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WGA East Blasts Billionaire For Funding Hulk Hogan’s Legal War With Gawker
The WGA East, which represents the editorial staff at Gawker Media, has issued a stinging rebuke of Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who admits to bankrolling Hulk Hogan's invasion-of-privacy lawsuit that resulted in a $140 million verdict against Gawker.
"Peter Thiel has all but confessed that his primary…
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Glenn Beck’s Hot Reads: Google, Futurism, And More Fuel For A Media Empire
Each week, Deadline's Hot Reads presents what Hollywood's power players are reading now and what they think is special about each book.
Just in time for Christmas, former Fox News TV and radio host, political commentator, filmmaker, and new media mogul Glenn Beck shares the books he’s been reading and giving to…
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