Gawker to Relaunch Under New NY-Based Publisher: Reports

By Noah Manskar

NEW YORK — Hulk Hogan couldn't keep Gawker down for the count. The popular blog famously crippled by the former wrestler's lawsuit is set to come back next year under a new New York-based publisher, news reports say.

Bryan Goldberg, owner and CEO of Bustle Digital Group, plans to relaunch Gawker in the first half of 2019 and has hired Amanda Hale to lead it as publisher, Adweek and Variety reported Tuesday. Goldberg reportedly purchased the site last year after it declared bankruptcy in 2016.

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Source: Patch.com (via Empire Report New York)