Peter Thiel Gives Bizarre Defense Of His Crusade Against Gawker
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel passionately justified his financial support for lawsuits against Gawker Media in a New York Times column on Monday, saying it was not his role to judge what journalists should cover.
The argument appears to contradict Thiel’s backing of a successful lawsuit against Gawker that has bankrupted the company ― part of the billionaire’s anti-Gawker grudge over coverage he finds objectionable.
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