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In what can only be describes as a ridiculous ride, the media conglomerate Gawker has gone from a rapidly growing brand to a soon-to-be defunct company. A self-described media news and gossip blog, Gawker earned a reputation for its relentless desire to break news. This often meant publishing content and material that, well, was what some might call less than legal.
It was one of these very situations that proved to be the ultimate demise for Gawker. Here's a rundown of everything that led up to the site's shutdown (which was supposedly yesterday).