J.K. Trotter

4/25/18

The Real Ethnic Conspiracy In Donald Trump’s White House?

Ever since Donald Trump occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, a number of theories have emerged about who, exactly,…

3/26/18

The New York Human Rights Commission Is Investigating The Wing [Updated]

If you live in New York City or Washington, D.C. and work in a certain kind of industry, there’s a good chance…

2/21/18

Bill O’Reilly Won’t Say Why He’s Suing His Ex-Wife. We’re Suing to Find Out.

For the past seven years, former Fox News host and best-selling author Bill O’Reilly has made his ex-wife’s life a…

2/16/18

On Tom

Tom Scocca is leaving us, after a combined six and a half years at Deadspin, Gawker, and the Special Projects Desk.…

11/13/17

BAN PARENTS

Welcome to Ban Week, in which Splinter writers will build a case for burning it all down.

11/3/17

Here’s the Police Complaint From When a Journalist Said Harvey Weinstein Attacked Him

Today, the New York City Police Department announced that its investigators were collecting information in an effort…

10/30/17

What Exactly Did Kevin Spacey Do on the Set of House of Cards?

Netflix announced this afternoon that the next season of House of Cards, the hit series built around Kevin Spacey as…

9/25/17

Here Is the $13 Billion Federal Case Against JPMorgan That Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Want You to See

President Barack Obama was swept into office in the wake of an unprecedented financial collapse initiated by…

7/6/17

How CNN Made Its Own Reporting Sound Like Blackmail

On July 2, President Donald Trump tweeted out a video showing himself, as he had appeared in a 2007 WrestleMania…

6/16/17

Someone Is Trying to Discredit the Story of Peter Thiel’s Interest in Young Blood

When Inc. magazine’s Jeff Bercovici reported last August that billionaire Trump-supporter Peter Thiel had repeatedly…

5/26/17

A Scrapbook Of Our Ashley Feinberg Memories On Her Last Day Of School

After nearly five years of blogging and writing for Gizmodo, Gawker, Deadspin, the Special Projects Desk, almost…

5/10/17

Here Is Prince’s FBI File

More than a year after his death in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its…

5/9/17

Ex-Wife Said Bill O’Reilly Attacked Her After She Caught Him Having Phone Sex

Bill O’Reilly’s ex-wife swore in an affidavit that the disgraced Fox News host brutally assaulted her in their Long…

4/11/17

Who Are the Security Officers That Forcibly Dragged a United Airlines Passenger?

The videos depicting security officers forcibly dragging an elderly United Airlines passenger in Chicago have drawn…

2/13/17

Bill O’Reilly Escalates His Secret Legal War Against His Ex-Wife

Bill O’Reilly is quietly seeking to collect on a $14.5 million court judgment he won against his ex-wife, Maureen…

1/13/17

A Judge Kicked Our Lawyer Out of Court for Trying to Unseal Bill O’Reilly’s Lawsuit Against His Ex-Wife

A New York State judge ejected an attorney for Gizmodo Media Group, which owns Jezebel, from his courtroom last week…

11/22/16

Emails: CIA Official Reviewed Parts of Times Reporter’s Book Before Publication

New York Times reporter David Sanger worked extensively with former deputy CIA director Michael Morell during the…

11/10/16

How Much Is Facebook to Blame?

Throughout this year’s presidential campaign, journalists have focused, correctly, on the power of Facebook to…

11/8/16

The New York Times Live Presidential Election Meter Is Fucking With Me

The New York Times is currently tracking the state of tonight’s hellish presidential election with what appears to…

11/2/16

Gawker Media Will Settle With Hulk Hogan and Other Litigants for $32 Million

Today the founder of Gawker Media, Nick Denton, announced that his bankrupt company would settle claims with three…

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