___Tom Cruise's Scientology recruitment videoIn 2008 Gawker published a Scientology recruitment video featuring a black-turtlenecked Tom Cruise. ___Hulk Hogan sex tapeIn 2012, in a move that would ultimately cause the site's demise, Gawker published a tape of Hulk Hogan having sex with his friend's wife. ___Rob Ford smoking crackIn 2013, a Gawker post claimed that its writers had seen a video showing Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. Some Gawker staffers criticized the decision to remove the post and said it was a business-side decision with no input from editorial staffers. Staffers published their own statement , and several quit .

Source: Fox News August 18, 2016 21:22 UTC