I thought this wasn't a case of defamation. Weren't the claims true but just not the timing Thiel and Co. wanted? Isn't this (as stated in another post) a case

I thought this wasn't a case of defamation. Weren't the claims true but just not the timing Thiel and Co. wanted? Isn't this (as stated in another post) a case of revenge? (Legal revenge as it were.)