Generally I tend to take a dim view of bullies, and an $18B company suing an independent journalist for saying mean things on the internet is basically the textbook example of that.
Generally I take a dim view of shoddy journalism. Not doing adequate investigation before printing, then refusing to retract when it turns out you were wrong is basically a textbook example of that.
I get that people really like him, but he had plenty of time to do the right thing here and has nobody to blame but himself.