Gawker founder and CEO Nick Denton said he’s “slightly impressed” by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s attack on the media.
“It’s kind of like a ‘Count of Monte Cristo’ revenge fantasy for billionaires,” Denton saidย duringย his first public interview since writing a scathing open letter to the man trying to bring down his media empire.
Denton appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday morning to discuss Thiel’s decision to fund lawsuits against Gawker, including one from Hulk Hogan, which resulted in a jury ordering the media company to pay the former WWE star $140 million in damages.
“It becomes a story about the power of the billionaire class, particularly the power of the billionaire class in Silicon Valley.