eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar is rallying support for Gawker in its appeal of the $140 million judgment awarded to Hulk Hogan for invasion of privacy. Hogan's lawsuit was funded by billionaire and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Omidyar's First Look Media is reaching out to other media organizations to file friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Gawker.