Peter Thiel Says Gawker Lawsuit Is About Protecting Privacy
“‘It is ridiculous to claim that journalism requires indiscriminate access to private people’s sex lives,’ Thiel writes, a misrepresentation of Gawker’s legal defense strategy. That strategy had argued that because Hogan had repeatedly bragged about his sex life in public, the details of it would be of public interest. (Oddly enough, Thiel admits, ‘Since sensitive information can sometimes be publicly relevant, exercising judgment is always part of the journalist’s profession.’) Unsealed documents also indicate that Hogan filed the lawsuit as a defensive move to prevent records of his use of racial epithets from becoming public, not out of embarrassment.
“‘A free press is vital for public debate,’ Thiel writes while actively funding litigation that will certainly produce an industry-wide chilling effect. ‘It’s not for me to draw the line,’ he admits, while drawing that line.”
The billionaire explains his vendetta against the company.
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