Nobody Speak: New Documentary Probes Billionaire Peter Thiels Destruction of News Outlet Gawker

Last year, the digital media outlet Gawker declared bankruptcy and put itself up for sale after it was ordered to pay 140 million in a lawsuit for publishing the sex tape of wrestler Hulk Hogan. Hogans lawsuit was financially backed by Silicon Valley billionaire and Trump supporter Peter Thiel, who was outed as gay by a nowdefunct Gawker blog. The case is now the focus of a new movie premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. We speak to Brian Knappenberger, the director of Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free He previously directed The Internets Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, about the hacker collective Anonymous. Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1, 400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 89AM ET: Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to De