Thiel, a frequent subject of Gawker's unflattering coverage over the years, said he is bankrolling other lawsuits against the company. Nolan, a firebrand whose irreverent prose typified the Gawker style as much as anyone, had challenged Lee earlier this week to keep the site open as a show of defiance to Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who financed Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker. Hamilton Nolan, the namesake site's longest serving writer, will move to Deadspin, Gawker Media's sports site, where he has occasionally covered boxing. For now, they will be joining the other six sites that Univision purchased. Whether those employees want a job at Fusion remains to be seen. He said that decision to shutter the site was made when the Hogan verdict came down, according to an employee who was present.Ī senior Univision executive told CNNMoney that the company intends to keep employees in some capacity. Lee spoke for 45 minutes and fielded questions from staffers, but he acknowledged that Univision did not have any immediate plans for staffers. ![]() Isaac Lee, Univision's chief news, entertainment and digital officer, visited Gawker Media's offices in Manhattan on Friday afternoon. ![]() While those staff members will land at Gawker Media sites in the near-term, one source said that certain writers will be courted by Fusion, the Univision-owned site aimed at Millennials, after the closing of the sale in September. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was awarded $140.1 million by a Florida jury earlier this year, prompting Gawker Media and its founder Nick Denton to file for bankruptcy protection this summer.Īlthough Univision has no intention of operating, the media conglomerate is certainly interested in the site's writers and editors. ![]() One such lawsuit, brought by Hulk Hogan, was prompted by 's 2012 publication of footage showing the former professional wrestler having sex with his friend's wife.
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