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NEW YORK (AP) — Gawker Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, about three months after pro wrestler Hulk Hogan won a $140 million lawsuit against the online gossip and news publisher.
READ MORE: UM Researchers Detect COVID-19 Variants In South FloridaThe New York company says in the filing that it has as much as $500 million in debt and up to $100 million in assets.
READ MORE: Police: Thieves Take $9,000 During Robbery At SW Miami Pollo Tropical Drive-Thru WindowHogan sued Gawker after it posted a video of him having sex with a friend’s wife. Hogan was awarded $115 million in compensatory damages plus an added $25.1 million in punitive damages.
It was later revealed that billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel had been secretly funding Hogan’s lawsuit.
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