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> Thiel intervened not to win Bollea more money (indeed, he may end up getting less), but to pay Bollea off so that the case would be about hurting Gawker more
by gd1 10y ago
> Thiel intervened not to win Bollea more money (indeed, he may end up getting less), but to pay Bollea off so that the case would be about hurting Gawker more than benefiting Bollea, which is what Thiel wanted.
Do you have any evidence of this at all?
- pron 10y agoYep: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/05/24/tech_billionaire_peter_thiel_reportedly_bankrolling_hulk_hogan_s_gawker.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/05/24/tech_billi... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/business/dealbook/peter-thiel-is-said-to-bankroll-hulk-hogans-suit-against-gawker.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/business/dealbook/peter-th...
- gd1 10y agoThere isn't evidence in either of those articles that Thiel influenced the nature of the claims to prevent insurance from triggering. Just speculation around that. Be careful, you probably shouldn't just make shit up about someone and then pretend it is true.