Perhaps that bit is rumor, but why would an employee have access to private fuck tapes? But the fact remains that Groddy McRadioshow secretly filmed Hogan. And other venues have published the video or stills of the same. Some before Gawker. Hogan hasn’t gone after any of them. By essentially waving off the culpability of the most culpable person Hogan invites the question of “why Gawker”. Thiel’s vendetta offers a possible answer.
For the initial suit yes. But the Thiel angle may make for a more compelling 1st amendment case.
