Brooke Hogan Further Comments on the Recent Hulk Hogan Controversy

Entertainment Tonight has published an interview with Brooke Hogan, in which she discusses the recent controversy that has been surrounding her father, legendary WWE hall of famer, Hulk Hogan.  It is no secret that Hogan has been the recent subject of a media frenzy, after several racial slurs that were used by Hogan in a secretly filmed video were leaked to the public.  His daughter says that although she does not condone what her dad said, she knows that is not who he really is as a person.

Below is an excerpt from the interview:

“He’s my dad, I love him and the reason I’m standing by his side on this whole thing is because I know him, and it’s so easy for people to just — they need something to jump down people’s backs about,” Brooke told ET exclusively. “He’s an easy target.”

She said that her father was at “the lowest point in his life” at the time of the tape, which is what drove him to say the remarks.

“I understand when people are writing me mean tweets and saying your dad’s this and [that] … [but] I wish I could talk to them and just say, ‘Have you ever been really mad at somebody and just said the worst about them?’ … It’s not that my dad thinks that, and that’s not how we were raised.”

In fact, Brooke said she’s dated guys of mixed race and it’s never been an issue for her family. “My dad’s best friends with Mr. T, he’s best friends with Dennis Rodman, he’s not racist,” she also shared. “It’s just when you’re mad and you’re at the lowest point in your life …. you just choose ill-fitting words for that situation just to air your shorts out.”

“He’s so nice to everybody,” she added. “He doesn’t talk like that, which is what was so strange about it.”

Still, she clearly understands some of his fans’ disappointment with the wrestling legend.

“I feel bad for my dad, but I also feel bad for the African-American fans and stuff because they don’t know that he didn’t mean it,” she said. “You know, it would be offensive. But this is something that we have to put a stop to everyday, because I’ll be honest with you, I’ve had a black guy call me a honkey, and I’ve also been told that white people smell like bologna. I don’t take offense to it, I just laughed at it.”

Brooke said Hogan is “a lot bummed out” about being erased from the WWE website, but is also taking full responsibility.

As previously reported, Hogan’s contract was immediately terminated by WWE after they found out about the racist-fueled remarks, and his profile and all merchandise using his name was removed from the company’s official website.  Hogan has apologized for his remarks. Several current and former WWE superstars have commented on the controversy, including Kevin Nash, and The Rock.

You can find the entire interview with ET here.

Editor’s Note:

This whole situation with Hulk Hogan continues to make me sad.  As one of the the most famous figures in the history of professional wrestling, as a fan, it’s very difficult to see how this whole situation is unfolding, and the negative attention that wrestling is receiving in the media.