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Re:Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them t... by psnake on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:50PM (#18462655)
No they didn't. He was out to a wide circle of people already, let alone that publishing that fact is in no way libelous or defamatory.

Feelings about Gawker aside, if they had really outed him and caused him damage because of it, he would have sued them for that instead of searching for another case he could latch onto and bankroll.

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Re:Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them t... by beaconstudios on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:34PM (#18463599)
I don't think it has to be about damage. I can understand how such an imposition might make him want revenge on a personal level.

At the end of the day it's important to let people come out in a way they choose. He may well have already been out to friends and family but that doesn't mean all is done and dusted, especially for a public figure.

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