Tech Billionaire Helps Fund Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker

The New York Times featured an interview today with Peter Thiel ,the billionaire secretly funded WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker. As noted, Hulk Hogan was awarded $140 million by a jury after Gawker wrongfully released a sex tape that had been filmed without Hogan’s knowledge.
Thiel, who was publicly outed as gay by a website owned by Gawker, didn’t fund the lawsuit out a sense of revenge and commented, “I saw Gawker pioneer a unique and incredibly d