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Holiday, Ryan.
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Thiel, Peter A.
Hogan, Hulk, 1953-
Gawker Media.
Privacy, Right of.
Freedom of the press -- United States.
Mass media -- United States.
Conspiracy -- United States.
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Holiday, Ryan.
Thiel, Peter A.
Hogan, Hulk, 1953-
Gawker Media.
Privacy, Right of.
Freedom of the press -- United States.
Mass media -- United States.
Conspiracy -- United States.
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Conspiracy :
Peter
Thiel
, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the anatomy of intrigue / Ryan Holiday.
by
Holiday, Ryan.
Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.
Call #:
364.256 H732v
Subjects
Thiel
,
Peter
A.
Hogan, Hulk, 1953-
Gawker Media.
Privacy, Right of.
Freedom of the press -- United States.
Mass media -- United States.
Conspiracy -- United States.
ISBN:
9780735217645 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Peter
Thiel
, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the anatomy of intrigue
Description:
viii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318).
Summary:
"In 2007, a short blog post on Valleywag, a Gawker Media blog with gossip and news about Silicon Valley personalities, outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor
Peter
Thiel
as gay.
Thiel
's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. For years,
Thiel
searched for a solution to what he'd come to call the 'Gawker Problem.' When an unmarked envelope delivered an illegally recorded sex tape of Hulk Hogan with his best friend's wife, Gawker had seen the chance for millions of page views and to say the things that others were afraid to say.
Thiel
saw their publication of the tape as the opportunity he was looking for. He would come to pit Hogan against Gawker in a multi-year proxy war through the Florida legal system, while Gawker remained confidently convinced they would prevail as they had over so many other lawsuits, until it was too late. The verdict would stun the world and so would
Peter
's ultimate unmasking as the man who had set it all in motion"--Provided by publisher.
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