Recode: Harvey Levin, TMZ founder and executive producer, says he turned down the Hulk Hogan sex tape that became the basis for the Peter Thiel-funded lawsuit to put Gawker Media out of business. But even if publishing the tape didn’t meet TMZ’s standards, he thinks “traditional media” should hold off before casting stones at Gawker. “There’s a certain amount of chest-pounding that I’ve seen in some traditional media that I find really hypocritical,” Levin said onstage at the Recode conference.