Quite frankly they deserved to lose. Gawker's ethically bankrupt and gives the entire profession a bad name. FOX News manages to be a more ethical news organization than Gawker--and that says a lot.
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Jury awards $25M more to Hulk Hogan
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Quite frankly they deserved to lose. Gawker's ethically bankrupt and gives the entire profession a bad name. FOX News manages to be a more ethical news organization than Gawker--and that says a lot.
Gotta break eggs to make an omelette.
Putting shitty companies out of business usually involves decent people losing their jobs. It's unavoidable. There are entire industries (such as coal) that we'll be better off for no longer having around despite people losing their jobs. You can be glad that a shitty company is no longer in business while simultaneously feeling bad that people will lose their jobs as a result.
That guy probably has an even stronger case than Hogan.
Sure I feel bad for them, but they chose to work for an organization like that.
Couldn't have said it better. It'll suck yes, but the good journalists people are worried about will get through this.
friskykillface
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$$$$$$$
nothing stops the Hulk train
lol at that linda video, salty as fuck when she took half his stuff x money,
nothing stops the Hulk train
lol at that linda video, salty as fuck when she took half his stuff x money,
excelsiorlef
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If they do or not my post was about the reality that they have a good shot in appeals unlike what the poster I was replying to was saying.
Nah, Gawker media has some fantastic sites under it.
io9, Kotaku. Jezebel, Deadspin, I'll miss these.
Valkyr Junkie
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Only if you pass on Carmax extended warranties.
Too bad. That's all on Gawker.
Not to be rude, but a normal person would have never gotten this much. This is a ridiculous amount of money. Just 1% of that would change my life.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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They knew who they were signing up to work for.
Not to be rude, but a normal person would have never gotten this much. This is a ridiculous amount of money. Just 1% of that would change my life.
A normal person doesn't portray a character that is essentially a brand that can demonstrate income.
The blogs and contributors in question aren't the issue. It's not even the Gawker blog itself necessarily. It's the parent company as a business, the owners, and to a much lesser extent editorial staff that allowed this to happen that people [like me at least] have issue with.
This is around the time when I started my dislike for their practices.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-avakrRUaU
Netherscourge
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And here people thought making a racist sex tape would ruin a white man's life...
ShadowSwordmaster
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Just keep burying them deeper.
It did.
Netherscourge
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Sorry, I meant life.
Hogan can probably start his own wrestling empire if he wanted to now.
GoldenEye 007
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Think of it as the Gawker owners and leadership failing their staff by being reckless and unethical, exposing their staff to litigation and damages by association.
crazyrabbits
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That's assuming they can raise the capital (50m) to appeal it in the first place.
Afro Samurai
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Can Gawker get the $50 Million back if they win the appeal?
People have been profiting off of racism a lot if you think about it.
Hulk inadvertently got millions off his privacy being invaded.
Donald Sterling inadvertently got billions after his privacy was invaded
Paula Deen was dancing with the Stars getting thousands of dollars to destroy the Nè Nè
Follow the money
GoldenEye 007
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They have the option of starting payments too I think. They have to start payment immediately and there can be no other delays as the appeal process plays out.
So not sure if it goes to a court managed trust as appeal awaits or to Hogan directly. But it avoids them having to come up with that chunk of change overnight.
BreezyLimbo
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Basically that he would be ok with releasing a sex tape as long as the people in it was atleast 4 years old.
Or something of that sort, either way it's something you don't joke about in a court room.
Darryl M R
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Sad that certain innocent people are also going down; though you have to question if they decided to work for a shady company because they wanted to or because they were in dire need of a stable job. I truly hope those that fall into the latter category find a new job.
Hulkbro should donate some of that money towards some inner cities services that provide resources for families struggling; would help his image since it's so hard to stand by him. He's ignorant (or racist) but so many people grew up with him that they want to give him a 2nd try. .
Hulkbro should donate some of that money towards some inner cities services that provide resources for families struggling; would help his image since it's so hard to stand by him. He's ignorant (or racist) but so many people grew up with him that they want to give him a 2nd try. .
They won't.
The Faceless Master
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wow
Nealand Liquor
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Mah god ring the bell! Gawker is dead, will someone ring the bell!
NewOrder79
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Good for him!
Kotuka and Deadspin are fine. Jezebel is straight up tabloid gutter trash. The one site most clearly aligned to the ethos and ethics of its owner.
BlastProcessing
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Why is she laughing? Why?
MegaManTrigger
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I'm still amazed at the stupidity that Daulerio exhibited during the deposition. In what world is making a sarcastic remark about child pornography ever acceptable. The lawyers must've been facepalming.
Anyone being THAT stupid deserves to lose the company. As much as it sucks to lose jobs, I have no sympathy for Gawker.
Anyone being THAT stupid deserves to lose the company. As much as it sucks to lose jobs, I have no sympathy for Gawker.
Wait a minute, Jalopnik and Deadspin are done? They'll be sold off or something, not shut down outright, right?
Darkly Tranquil
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Somebody stop the damn match!
To Far Away Times
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Bah gawd.
Yeah, but that was due to the racist rant, not the sex tape. The sex tape would boost his popularity in WWE if anything.
orthodoxy1095
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Lol, Kimmel going in there at the end.
If that's what Gawker really wanted to be, they deserve to go down, as does anyone who willingly chose to associate with their brand.
That video had so much salt it gave me hypertension 30 seconds in. But yeah, wow. There's not many people out there who deserve a payday less than Bolea.
Darkly Tranquil
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Its not about Hogan winning, its about Gawker losing.
crazyrabbits
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I love their excuse. "It's citizen journalism! We don't control the content! Not all of it is true!"
That woman looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
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