Gawker wrote an article helping a gay sex worker blackmail someone. The high points  A gay escort was reportedly contacted about an evening with a man and paid half in advance That man is the brother of a former high ranking official in the Obama administration Once the escort realized that, he tried to get the man to help him with an issue he had with HUD.    He also made sure the man knew that he had figured out his real identity and made what could be considered a veiled threat.    Man realized this was going to turn into a mess so he begged off but paid the full amount expected Escort went to Gawker who then wrote an article naming the man and protecting the escort  Note that that article is very plain that this escort was going to blackmail the guy for not caring enough about his plight.    EDIT:  It is starting to also look like the entire thing may have been made up.  This lawsuit would KILL them.    https://voat.co/v/KotakuInAction/comments/297300