suit ▁against ▁G aw ker ▁and ▁D ent on ▁for ▁viol ating ▁his ▁priv acy , ▁asking ▁for ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁billion aire ▁Peter ▁Th iel ▁confirmed ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁paid ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁legal ▁exp enses ▁to ▁fin ance ▁several ▁law su its ▁brought ▁by ▁others , ▁including ▁the ▁law suit ▁by ▁Terry ▁Bol lea ▁( H og an ) ▁against ▁G aw ker ▁Media . ▁Th iel ▁referred ▁to ▁his ▁financial ▁support ▁of ▁Bol lea ' s ▁case ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁my ▁greater ▁phil anth rop ic ▁things ▁that ▁I ' ve ▁done ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Hog an ▁law suit ▁trial ▁Da uler io ▁told ▁the ▁court ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁consider ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁sex ▁t ape ▁non - new sw orth y ▁if ▁the ▁subject ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁Da uler io ▁later ▁told ▁the ▁court ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁f li pp ant ▁in ▁his ▁statements . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁G aw ker ▁Media ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁outside ▁invest ment ▁by ▁s elling ▁a ▁minor ity ▁st ake ▁to ▁Columb us ▁Nova ▁Technology ▁Part ners . ▁ ▁D ent on ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁deal ▁was ▁reached ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁bol ster ▁its ▁financial ▁position ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Hog an ▁case . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6