Showing posts with label Gawker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gawker. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2016

Gawker Is Dead. These Posts Are Why We"ll Miss It.

[News] FTW - Gawker dot com is no more!Gawker, one of the defining magazines of the 21st century, announced Thursday that its shutting down next week for reasons that are too repulsive and terrifying to think about for long. In its 14-year lifespan, Gawker published breakthrough investigations and scurrilous gossip and everything in between. It created much of the lively, ironic, emotionally labile house style of the internet....
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Hogan Wins $115 Million In Gawker Lawsuit

Hulk Hogan Vs Gawker - RIP GawkerIn a landmark decision on free speech and privacy, a Florida juryawarded former wrestling legend Hulk Hogan $115 million in a verdict against Gawker Media on Friday. The company was found guilty of violating Hogans privacy when it posted a clip of him having s*x with the wife of radio host and former friend Bubba the Love Sponge in 2012.The verdict was reached after a three-week trial. Jurors...
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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Could Hulk Hogan"s $115m win against Gawker destroy the gossip site forever?

Hulk Hogan Leg Drops Gawker • RIP Gawker (OT)An Oxford education, elite media lawyers and the constitutional shield for freedom of the press was not enough to protect Gawker publisher Nick Denton and the view of press rights in America from the wrath of 6ft 7in, 302lb Hulk Hogan.On Friday in St Petersburg, Florida, the legendary pro-wrestler, whose real name is Terry Bollea, delivered a $115m legal hit on the iconoclastic...
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