Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorGawker, after lying dormant for almost five years, has risen from the ashes.The news and gossip site was relaunched Wednesday, under the auspices of Bustle Digital Group, whose founder and CEO Bryan Goldberg bought the assets of Gawker for $1.35 million in a bankruptcy auction in 2018.
That came after Gawker’s parent company was driven out of business over a lawsuit filed by wrestler Hulk Hogan.BDG had planned to relaunch Gawker.com in 2019 but Goldberg aborted the plans and laid off the staff he’d hired after logistical challenges and reported clashes among employees.The new Gawker — reflecting the original site’s snark — includes sections for “news,” “politics,” “celebrity,” “media,” and “tech” as well as.
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