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Topic: Gawker gets rekt for $110 million dollars

Anonymous A started this discussion 10 years ago #51,008

Hulk Hogan sues Gawker for more money than they are worth several times over. Good by cancer blogs like Kotaku and jezabel

Fucking rekt

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #661,857

@OP
*tips fedorum*

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 19 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,858

does gawker still put some bullshit stalkers blog where they keep showing a pic of some blonde chick smiling?

kook !!mCVqftDha joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,859

I know! It's so hilarious

kook !!mCVqftDha double-posted this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,860

@661,857 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
Fuck off you sad little cuck

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,862

Naw. On appeal Gawker may have to pay his the whimp Hogan court costs + $1

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 56 seconds later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,863

@661,860 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
*fedorum tipping intensifies*

Adam Jensen joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 31 seconds later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,865

is this the video where he was being a racist durkee munching bananer?

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,868

@661,860 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
lol you mad

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 45 seconds later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,870

@previous (G)
Clearly. Gawker Media is awful.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 6 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,873

@previous (kook !!mCVqftDha)
Why do you hate fairness and equality so much?

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,874

OK, if I understand the debate, one side says "fedora" a lot and the other says "cuck" a lot. And I stand off the side and look away because I don't have time for this shit

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 38 seconds later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,876

@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
*fedorum

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,878

by the way, "cuck" is what we called the shit we pood out when we were kids

Anonymous G replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,879

@661,874 (Sheila LaBoof)
Somebody saying cuck is often a handy sign that they are an angry neckbeard.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 37 seconds later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,880

@661,862 (E)
Gawker need to put down a $50 million dollar bond to appeal. Money they don't have.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,882

@661,879 (G)
I think it is.

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,885

@661,873 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
Fairness and equality is exactly what has just happened in the court room.

kook !!mCVqftDha double-posted this 10 years ago, 26 seconds later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,886

@661,878 (Sheila LaBoof)
In what country?

Thank you Google joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 8 minutes later, 52 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,894

@661,880 (A)
In 2014, Gawker had a net revenue of $44 million, making the site itself worth at least $250 million, Business Insider reported. This gave the company an operating profit of $6.5 million in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The net revenue came from a combination of traditional advertising and e-commerce. In 2014, Gawker Media’s e-commerce revenue grew to $100 million, netting it $10 million in addition to $35 million made in traditional advertising. The company’s overall revenue has been steadily growing every year since 2010.

Last summer, Gawker took an $8 million loan from Silicon Valley Bank to finance its relocation. 2015 was the 10th consecutive year that Gawker saw double-digit revenue growth, including $150 million in gross sales from e-commerce.

$50 Million in bond to appel? Courts in Florida have the discretion to allow an appeal without requiring any bond payment if the defendant can’t afford the bond.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,897

@661,885 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
All I see is a multi-millionaire old white man attacking free speech.

Anonymous E replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #661,899

@previous (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
There are limits on free speech.
Gawker could have printed a few stills of Hulk banging his friends wife. Video? That was over the line and it will cost them something.

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,904

@661,897 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
But Gawker cried for months over the Happening and then pulled this stunt, so fuck them.

kook !!mCVqftDha double-posted this 10 years ago, 56 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,907

@661,899 (E)
They also literally posted articles that said that a judge told us to take down this video but we won't lol

beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 58 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,909

I didn't follow it closely, but one law professor expects the award to be overturned. Apparently punitive damages haven't even been awarded yet--crazy. http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2016/03/hulk-hogan-and-complete-diversity.html

(Edited 11 seconds later.)

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 2 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,910

@661,897 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
Gawker is also notorious for outing gay people bug losing their minds when someone outs a tranny

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 3 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,911

@661,904 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
There is no law against hypocrisy. Gawker had every right to do what they did, from a legal perspective.

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 51 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,912

@previous (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
I really don't care. I'd love to see them crumble like so many sandcastles.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,916

@previous (kook !!mCVqftDha)
Enjoy being disappointed when that doesn't happen.

beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q replied with this 10 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,921

@661,912 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
They have insurance. The insurance company sued in 2014 for a judgment that they're not responsible, but the parties ended up settling that case.

(Edited 36 seconds later.)

Anonymous E replied with this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,924

@661,907 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
No need to click on this - just look at the link
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/10/8579233/gawker-traffic-stalls-writers-told-work-faster

Now look at this

http://nypost.com/2016/03/10/gawker-owner-gloated-about-traffic-surge-from-hulk-sex-tape/

"The huge spike in clicks also led the news and gossip site to dole out the maximum, 20 percent bonuses to its writers and editors, the Florida jury heard."

Much on web about how much lulz the appeal process will be because Hogan was willing to sell the video tape - Testimony is in the trial

Porn broker Kevin Blatt — who helped market the Paris Hilton sex tape — also testified on video that he got paid $3,000 by the sex.com website to try to convince Hogan to sell the rights to his tape.

Blatt said he never expected Hogan to agree and really sent the letter as a publicity stunt.

Blatt also said that while “the media has an insatiable desire to profit from pornography and sexually related stories,” sex tapes featuring male celebs had only “limited” commercial value compared to ones featuring famous women.

The testimony and evidence were intended to “show how Gawker truly benefited by the posting of this sex tape,” and also lay the groundwork for a plaintiff’s expert who will estimate Friday how much money Gawker made off it, Hogan lawyer David Houston said outside court."

Bottom line is:
Global Rank 863
Rank in United States 200

They could sell a chunk to pay off any court amount and still come out smelling like roses. Worst case after a loss in appeals might be payment over 5+ years.


@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)

Well that means they will have to pay a bigger insurance cost for future - LOLOLOL

(Edited 2 minutes later.)

kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 10 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,932

@661,916 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
I will. Thank you

kook !!mCVqftDha double-posted this 10 years ago, 28 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,933

@661,921 (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
How much do you think that they'll settle for?

beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,936

@previous (kook !!mCVqftDha)
That was about the settlement between the insurance company and Gawker. I don't know, it's a confidential document. I suspect that the insurance co. is paying the vast majority of the verdict in this case (whatever it ends up being) but have no way to know.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #661,939

@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
If I file a frivolous lawsuit against someone whom happens to have displayed hypocrisy in past, totally unrelated, incidents, will the court find in my favor simply because I am the better man?
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