Mark Gagnon
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He just lets it go.
wherever it was.
It's probably a top too, which is funny about this, but keep going.
So he doesn't do anything.
And then in 2012, Gawker posts a sex tape of Hulk Hogan.
And Hulk Hogan sues.
But behind the scenes, Peter Thiel sees about this whole thing.
He reaches out to Hulk Hogan and says, hey, great news.
We might not be friends, but we have the same enemy.
So we're actually closer than friends.
How would you come over here and split a bottle of wine?
See where things go.
Fan of your work, watch the tape.
Peter Thiel reaches out to Hulk Hogan and says, hey, I will bankroll your lawsuit.
And in 2016, the jury awards Hulk Hogan $140 million.
Gawker can't pay $140 million, so they file for bankruptcy, the company gets sold off, and the whole thing dies.
And Thiel was backing it the entire time.