Uh, not so much. Hogan’s situation was worse, to be sure. But Thiel’s PROFILE PICTURE on a couple of sites was him, shirtless, on gay cruises. Saying that “he wanted that private, not public” flies in the face of pure common sense.

Apropos of that, courts have long held that billionaires have reduced rights to privacy due to their “overwhelming influence on public affairs and events”.

That’s why Thiel backed Hogan’s lawsuit (and to my mind, interfered unfairly), and was not able to sue Gawker.