Gawker Gives Into Anonymous’ Demands, Posts Photo Of Reporter In Tutu

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In one of the more bizarre portions of a manifesto published by self-described Anonymous hackers along with 1 milion apparently legitimate, hacked Apple device identification numbers on late Monday, the hackers said that they’d refuse to talk to any media outlets until Gawker reporter Adrian Chen, who’s long reported on the organization and is often critical of it, appeared in a photo on the Gawker front page wearing a tutu and a shoe on his head. 

Gawker late Tuesday gave into the hackers’ demands and published the following photo of Chen dressed as requested:

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