Albert James Daulerio (born c. 1974)[1][2] is an American writer and blogger. He is the former editor of Gawker and Deadspin. Daulerio published an excerpt of Hulk Hogan's sex tape,[3] which led to a lawsuit and the bankruptcy and sale of Gawker Media.
A. J. Daulerio | |
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| Born | Albert James Daulerio c. 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Education | La Salle University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, editor, blogger |
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| Employer | Gawker Media (2005–2016) |
Early life and education
editDaulerio was born and raised in Churchville, Pennsylvania. His father, Albert Sr., worked as a manager at Ford Motor Company and his mother worked as a secretary.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and English from La Salle University in 1996, and began writing for Philadelphia magazine.[1][4]
Career
editDaulerio moved to New York City in 1999 and took on multiple writing jobs including at Law.com, and The Bond Buyer.[1] In January 2003, he was a founding editor of the website The Black Table, with Will Leitch, Eric Gillin and Aileen Gallagher. He joined Gawker Media in 2005 as the editor of Oddjack, a gambling blog, which lasted six months.[1]
Daulerio became the editor of the sports blog Deadspin in July 2008.[5] His highest-profile story involved then-New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre allegedly sending explicit photos of himself to Jenn Sterger. According to Esquire, after failing to get Sterger to go on the record, Daulerio decided to break the Favre scandal with his alleged texts that involved sexually explicit pictures and voicemails. In December 2011, he replaced Remy Stern as editor-in-chief at Gawker.
Hulk Hogan sex tape
editOn October 4, 2012, Daulerio posted a short clip of Hulk Hogan and Heather Clem, the estranged wife of Todd Alan Clem, having sex.[6] Hogan sent Gawker a cease-and-desist order to take the video down, but site founder Nick Denton refused. Denton cited the First Amendment and argued the accompanying commentary had news value. Judge Pamela Campbell issued an injunction ordering Gawker to take down the clip.[7] In April 2013, Gawker wrote, "A judge told us to take down our Hulk Hogan sex tape post. We won't."[8][9]
Hogan successfully sued Gawker and Daulerio for $115 million. During the trial, the jury was shown a taped deposition where Daulerio said that he would only consider a celebrity sex tape non-newsworthy if the subject was a child under the age of four.[10] He later told the court he was being flippant in his response.[11]
The Small Bow
editIn 2020 Daulerio founded The Small Bow, a website and newsletter primarily dedicated to articles about drug and alcohol addiction, philosophy and stories for those in recovery.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Potter, Maximillian (January 5, 2017). "A.J. Daulerio Is Ready to Tell His (Whole) Gawker Story". Esquire. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Biography: A.J. Daulerio
- ^ Daulerio, A.J. "Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex in a Canopy Bed is Not Safe For Work but Watch it Anyway". Gawker. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012.
- ^ Biography: A.J. Daulerio
- ^ Sherman, Gabriel (January 19, 2011). "Gawker Ex-Editor A.J. Daulerio: The Worldwide Leader in Sextapes". GQ. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Daulerio, A. J. (October 4, 2012). "Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex in a Canopy Bed is Not Safe For Work but Watch it Anyway". Gawker. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ Georgantopulos, Mary Ann (July 15, 2015). ""The Biggest Mistake Of My Life": Court Records Detail The Buildup To Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit Against Gawker". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Cook, John (April 25, 2013). "A Judge Told Us to Take Down Our Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Post. We Won't". Gawker. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "A judge told us to take down our Hulk Hogan sex tape post. We won't". Gawker via Twitter. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ Amanda Holpuch (March 9, 2016). "Former Gawker editor: I wouldn't publish the sex tape of a four-year-old". the Guardian.
- ^ "Ex-Gawker Editor Backs Off Testimony in Hulk Hogan Case". The New York Times. March 15, 2016.
- ^ "about the small bow". The Small Bow. Retrieved April 9, 2021.