Even the ‘Andre the Giant’ Director Doesn’t ‘Buy Into’ a Lot of the Mythology Surrounding Wrestler
Jason Hehir reveals HBO doc’s original opening scene to TheWrap, and a really cool Hulk Hogan Easter egg
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Hulk Hogan in Talks With WWE to ‘Help Others Learn From His Mistakes’
“He is not under any contract with WWE,” WWE spokesman tells TheWrap
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‘Andre the Giant’ Trailer: Watch WWE Icon Drink, Fight and Change Wrestling Forever (Video)
Nobody would argue about THIS Vince McMahon-associate’s hand size
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Hulk Hogan’s Lawyer Takes on Jezebel: Why Gawker’s Sister Site Won’t Be as Easy to Beat in Court
Location, location, location
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Jezebel Calls Lawsuit by Hulk Hogan’s Lawyer ‘Obvious Attempt… to Intimidate Journalists’
Charles Harder, the lawyer who helped drive Gawker into bankruptcy last year, filed a libel lawsuit against Jezebel
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Hulk Hogan’s Lawyer Is Now Suing Gawker Sister Site Jezebel
This one doesn’t have to do with a sex tape, but it’s quite salacious
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6 Tech Giants Shaking Up News, From Jeff Bezos to Laurene Powell Jobs (Photos)
Tech is increasingly intertwined with news, for better or worse
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Gawker Media to Sell Flagship Site, Hulk Hogan to Receive 45 Percent of Proceeds
Univision paid $135 million for Gawker Media’s other brands last year
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First Amendment Under Attack? TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman Weighs in With Panel of Experts (Video)
“It doesn’t sound like speech. It sounds like something rich people get to do,” Waxman said about the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that brought Gawker to an end
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Debating the Threat to Free Speech: Join TheWrap’s Panel and Screening on Thursday
It’s urgent: TheWrap will screen “Nobody Speak,” a documentary film about the Gawker sex tapes trial, followed by a panel discussion among experts about the ongoing threats to free speech
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Sarah Palin Hired Gawker-Slayer Lawyers to Sue New York Times
Palin’s Florida lawyers helped win a $140 million jury verdict against Gawker, plunging the website and its founder into bankruptcy
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Why ABC’s ‘Pink Slime’ Settlement Is a Red Flag for Free Press
Settling a libel case mid-trial invites not only more lawsuits but also more “fake news” media bashing, experts warn
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37 Hollywood Stars for Donald Trump (Photos)
These stars backed the president-elect long before he won the election
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‘Nobody Speak’ Review: Money Muzzles the Media
This often-searing documentary examines how two big Trump supporters are aiding and abetting the destruction of the First Amendment
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Hulk Hogan and Gawker Go to the Mattresses in ‘Nobody Speak’ Trailer (Video)
Sundance Doc premieres on Netflix June 23
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Melania Trump’s Lawyer Warns Media to ‘Take Notice’ of First Lady, Rolling Stone Cases (Exclusive)
Charles Harder also helped bring down Gawker
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Sundance Sales Market: Netflix, Amazon Returned With Deep Pockets
Sundance 2017: Streaming services were high rollers, while upstarts like Neon also made big impression
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16 Media Winners of 2016, From Steve Bannon to Gretchen Carlson (Photos)
As a roller coaster year winds down, it’s time to declare who came out on top in the industry
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16 Media Losers of 2016, From Roger Ailes to Billy Bush (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2016: Who fell beneath its tracks in the media industry this year?
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7 Ways a Trump Presidency Could Hit Hollywood’s Bottom Line
From the AT&T-Time Warner deal to net neutrality, the business of entertainment might face some blowback
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Hulk Hogan in Talks for WWE Wrestlemania Return, Daughter Says
Iconic pro wrestler was excommunicated by company following release of racist tirade caught on hidden camera
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Gawker Media Announces $31 Million Settlement With Hulk Hogan
“All-out legal war with (Peter) Thiel would have cost too much, and hurt too many people, and there was no end in sight,” Nick Denton says
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Univision Names Raju Narisetti New CEO of Gawker Sites
Veteran media exec will oversee newly dubbed Gizmodo Media Group
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Peter Thiel ‘Has No Interest’ in Supreme Court Job
Thiel’s spokesman refutes earlier reports that Donald Trump would nominate Thiel to the Court if elected president
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David Duke, Roger Stone Turn Clinton’s ‘Deplorables’ Comment Into ‘Expendables’ Memes (Photos)
Stone threw in the alt-right mascot Pepe the Frog for good measure
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Gawker Owner Univision Deletes Posts Involved in Lawsuit
“Continued publication of the posts under the new entity would constitute the adoption of liability,” says a Gawker Media exec
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Chris Brown Arrest: 7 Stars Who Support the Embattled Singer (Photos)
From 50 Cent to Hulk Hogan, the musician/assault suspect has plenty of people rooting for him
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Bill O’Reilly Praises ‘Heroism’ of Hulk Hogan for Ending Gawker (Video)
“Garbage finds its way out into the legitimate media,” O’Reilly says
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Gawker’s Nick Denton Reflects on Site’s Failure in Final Post: ‘Freedom Was Illusory’
“It is a fitting conclusion to this experiment in what happens when you let journalists say what they really think,” Gawker founder writes
