Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue

by Ryan Holiday

From: A. J. Daulerio Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 To: Lacey, John, Tommy, Tom Seriously, you guys, take control over this situation. Think about the fact that you now have a fucking PR squad trying to place this story. You’re telling me you don’t have someone on your staff of geniuses who can do a better job talking about this than Ben Wallace??? I mean, FUCK Ben Wallace and then FUCK him again. Your editorial operation has spent two fucking weeks worth of radical transparency devoted to whether or not your staff should unionize but, Christ, the whole company is facing a $100 million lawsuit that could render all that “dick-twirling” pretty irrelevant. (And shit’s gonna change, when that verdict comes down. That truth is well established.) I absolutely have no personal stake in this lawsuit whatsoever. NONE. You guys, however, do. And the guy you need the most to care about it is being a real fucking pussy at the expense of your operation. This shit is happening in less than a month. Internally, you’re underprepared. And most of you know that. Stop having fucking meetings and take charge. Love you all. Fix it.