Killing Gawker
Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Project Summary
In 2007, a blogpost on Valleywag outed billionaire Peter Thiel as gay, sparking a meticulously plotted vendetta. Thiel, who valued his privacy, secretly funded Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker, using the case to destroy the media company. The strategy culminated in Gawker's bankruptcy and a $140 million judgment, revealing Thiel as the mastermind behind their downfall.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Gus Van Sant |
Production
| Producer | Ben Affleck |
| Producer | Matt Damon |
| Producer | Kevin Walsh |
Writing
| Writer | Charles Randolph |
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