Peter Thiel got his wish.
Today Gawker announced that the company’s namesake site Gawker.com “will be shutting down next week” following a ruinous lawsuit secretly financed by PayPal cofounder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel. Gawker Media’s other properties are expected to live on under the supervision of Univision.
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