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Gawker.com to shut down next week

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Gawker said Thursday its flagship website will shut down next week, after a court order to pay $140 million to retired wrestling star Hulk Hogan over a sex tape drove the company to file for bankruptcy. The announcement came just two days after Spanish-language broadcast television network Univision made a winning bid of $135 million for Gawker’s other assets. Gawker founder Nick Denton broke the news to staff members on […]