Gawker Seeks Investors to Help Pay for Hulk Hogan Trial [Updated]

Please note: Investors will instantly become an enemy to Hulkamaniacs.

Anyone feel like giving some cash to Gawker? According to the International Business Times, Gawker’s founder Nick Denton is searching for an investor just in case Gawker loses its legal battle with Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea).

For those wondering how, exactly, your money will be spent, a little background info. Bollea is suing Gawker for $100 million because the site published a sex tape featuring Bollea in 2012. Gawker has been claiming that Bollea is going to lose the case, but now that the trial is creeping closer, the company is scrambling for extra cash.

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