It has been nearly a decade since Gawker Media filed for bankruptcy, a victim of what turned out to be the opening salvo in what we now recognize as the billionaire era of American media combat. But if anyone thought the passage of time might have softened certain feelings in certain corners of Silicon Valley, a recent development suggests otherwise.

An Apple television series called "Scraper," based on the inner workings of the irreverent blog, has been shelved — reportedly at the personal direction of Mr. Cook, the company's chief executive. The show, which had been in development with a writers room and scripts for eight episodes, was described by one of its creators as "Industry meets Succession." (What, you were expecting "Ted Lasso"?)

The writers included Cord Jefferson, who won an Academy Award last year for "American Fiction," and Emma Carmichael, a former Gawker managing editor. According to Mr. Jefferson, an executive informed him that "word had reached Tim Cook that we were doing a show set in a world similar to Gawker, and he had put the kibosh on it personally."

Apple, it should be noted, has a longer institutional memory than most of its devices. In 2010, a Gawker-owned site called Gizmodo published photographs of an iPhone 4 prototype that an engineer had left in a restaurant, an episode that infuriated Steve Jobs. The following year, another Gawker property, Valleywag, outed Mr. Cook in a story whose headline was not subtle.

Mr. Jefferson and his representatives say they heard about — but never saw — an email in which Mr. Cook allegedly referred to Gawker as rife with "vile human beings." Mr. Cook did not respond to requests for comment.

When Mr. Jefferson informed the writers room of the show's fate, Ms. Carmichael observed a telling split in reactions. "The playwrights and Hollywood people were, jaws on the floor," she said. "And all the Gawker people were like, 'This happens all the time.' "

The episode arrives as the tenth anniversary of Gawker's demise approaches this August. Peter Thiel, the technology investor whom Valleywag outed in 2007, spent roughly $10 million secretly funding the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that ultimately bankrupted the site. He described this expenditure as "one of my greater philanthropic things."

It appears the philanthropic spirit, in certain precincts, remains evergreen.

Original story published in The Hollywood Reporter: "At Gawker, They Battled a Billionaire. 10 Years Later, the Scars Are Still Healing"