Shutting Gawker was not act of oppression, the judge made a decision based on the jury's decision and his interpretation of the law, not on the amount of money

Shutting Gawker was not act of oppression, the judge made a decision based on the jury's decision and his interpretation of the law, not on the amount of money Theil spent on Hogan's lawyers, and my guess is if the plaintiff were a guy that was being oppressed by an institution with more money and notoriety at hand, many people would support the third party paying for that underdog's lawyer fees.