Brooke Hogan says her relationship with her father, Hulk Hogan, was never the same after it came out that he was banging her close friend ... though she says that doesn't make him a bad dad.
The late wrestler's eldest child spoke to Us Weekly about her famous father -- who died from a heart attack in 2025 ... focusing on his affair with Christiane Plante, a friend of Brooke's who helped her on her 2006 album "Undiscovered."
Hulk and his wife, Linda Claridge, were separated at the time of the affair ... though she filed for divorce shortly after news of their split broke.
Brooke Hogan's peeling back the layers on the issues in her famous fam ... and she's doing it in a new track that drops at midnight.
We've obtained an exclusive new clip from Brooke's song "Goes Around" ... in which she sings, "What goes around, comes around and goes back down."
The song is all about Brooke's issues with her father, Hulk Hogan, her mom, Linda, and the rest of her family ... though she makes it clear it's not about any one person -- just living as a Hogan generally.
Brooke Hogansays walking away from Hulk Hogan’s will felt right at the time ... but now she regrets the fallout.
The daughter of the late Hulk Hogangot brutally honest on the “Hollywood Raw Podcast with Dax Holt and Adam Glyn,” revealing she removed herself from her dad’s will because she feared for her safety -- not because she didn’t want the money.
“There were situations that had me so scared,” she said. “I really took myself off the will because I was actually scared for myself, my family, my safety.”
Brooke Hogan confirmed with her own eyes her dad has NOT been cremated ... she paid homage to Hulk Hogan at a funeral home in Florida Tuesday where she sat by his body.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brooke was not convinced her dad's body was still intact after Hulk's widow, Sky, said he would be cremated. Brooke visited the funeral home because she wanted to see if an autopsy has or would be performed on Hulk.
Brooke has had lots of questions about the circumstances surrounding Hulk's death ... specifically, whether opioids may have been a factor or whether there might have been foul play.
She went on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show Wednesday morning to discuss the case. Bubba was a little ticked off TMZ broke the story about Brooke visiting the funeral home. Brooke also told Bubba that Hulk was still wearing his famous bandana.
Hulk Hogan pioneered professional wrestling and became a huge icon, but tragedies and self-inflicted wounds complicate his legacy ... and we talk with some of his closest friends, including former WWE honcho Vince McMahon, to examine how he forever changed pop culture.
We dive deep into Hulk's life in "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" ... looking back on how Hulk conquered the world. For all Hulk's massive wins, there were massive mistakes ... often involving his own family -- and we go there too.
Brooke Hogan knows best ... and, right now, what's best for her is getting back into music!
Sources close to Brooke tell TMZ ... after Hulk passed away last week, Brooke reconnected with her ex-boyfriend Yannique Barker -- a record producer and son of the SoBe Entertainment founder Cecile D. Barker. Yannique was the boyfriend Hulk was referring to in the infamous leaked N-word tape.
Brooke was once signed to SoBe ... and, we're told she has now re-signed to the label -- good news since she has nearly an entire album recorded.
Brooke Hogan is telling people close to her she's grateful she had one final chance to tell father Hulk Hogan she loved him, even if they were estranged in his final years ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to Brooke tell TMZ … she learned of her dad's death Thursday morning when her brother, Nick, texted her husband to share the news. We're told the father-daughter relationship had been fractured for some time -- the result of a culmination of issues over the years and how Hulk treated Brooke.
Our sources say the last time they spoke was two weeks before Hulk married Sky Daily in September 2023. During that final phone call, we're told Brooke expressed deep love and concern for her father, telling him she didn't think he should still be working so hard given his declining health.
The pair posted a joint video on Instagram Saturday night looking quite entertained as they chowed down on some popcorn. The video had no caption and neither said a single word ... but the message seems pretty clear.
The post seems like no coincidence considering the massive amount of drama that went down this week with his ex-wife, Linda Hogan, and his daughter, Brooke Hogan.
Hulk Hogan has wedding bells in his future ... because he just got engaged to his girlfriend of over a year.
The pro wrestling icon tells TMZ Sports ... he and Sky Daily got engaged last week, with Hogan popping the question at a restaurant in Tampa, Florida.
Hogan tells us he was very nervous about proposing ... but Sky said, "Yes."
The WWE Hall of Famer says his fiancée has three children of her own, and he fell in love with all of them.
As we reported, Hogan and Sky, a yoga instructor, started dating early last year ... with Hulk moving on quickly after his divorce from his second wife, Jennifer McDaniel, was finalized.
We broke the story ... Hulk also had to buy Jennifer a new car as part of the divorce settlement.
Hogan and Jennifer were married for over 10 years, tying the knot in 2010 after he split from his first wife, Linda Hogan.
Hulk Hogan's daughter says she couldn't stand The Undertaker while she was growing up ... claiming she was in constant fear that the wrestling legend was gunning to steal her underwear.
Hogan says she was later convinced the guy was NOT a panty pilferer.
But get this ... on the flip side, Hogan says her FAVORITE wrestler growing up was "Macho Man" Randy Savage ... and she tells a pretty adorable story about the WWE legend.
Was Savage really a teddy bear in private?? OOOOOH YYYYEEEAAAHHHH.
Scott Steiner is calling BS on Hulk Hogan -- claiming he never threatened to kill the guy before WrestleMania ... and says Hulk's just acting like a scared little bitch.
We broke the story ... Steiner is under investigation over a March 26th encounter with Hulk's wife Jennifer -- when she claims Steiner grabbed her at the San Jose airport and told her he was going to kill Hogan. Jennifer and Hulk filed a report with police the next day.
"I'm not going to dignify [Hogan's] lies," Steiner said ... "I didn't put my hands on her."
Steiner says he did approach Jennifer that day -- but only to talk some serious smack about Hulk introducing "Macho Man" Randy Savage at his WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.
"I told her Hulk introducing 'Macho Man' into the Hall of Fame is bullsh*t ... He hated him. Everyone knew that."
Steiner says there were cops nearby during the airport incident -- "So if she felt her life was threatened, why didn't she talk to the cops?"
As far as the investigation goes, Steiner says he has NOT yet been contacted by police.
He did have one final thought -- "It's not my fault Hulk Hogan is afraid of me."
Whatcha gonna do brother, when a former wrestling star (allegedly) threatens to KILL YOU!?
Well, if you're Hulk Hogan -- you call the cops ... because that's exactly what happened during an alleged incident in San Jose involving Hulk's former wrestling ally Scott Steiner.
Here's what we know ... Hulk's wife Jennifer flew into San Jose for WrestleMania on March 26th -- and claims Steiner grabbed her at baggage claim and said he plans to "kill Terry" [Hulk's real name] as soon as he lands.
Sources close to the Hogans tell us ... Jennifer didn't recognize Steiner and called Hulk immediately -- who took the next flight into S.J. and went with her to file a police report early the next morning.
We're told cops are now investigating Steiner for "felony terrorist threats" -- and so far, officials have already gathered airport surveillance video which we're told shows Steiner confronting Jennifer.
As for Steiner, he's been very public about his dislike of Hogan for years -- and blames him for the demise of WCW wrestling ... where Scott and Hulk were allies in the NWO.
We reached out to Steiner for comment -- who told us, "Typical Hogan. He's just a punk."
Nick Hogan's hacked nude photos of girls he dated in high school ... were a huge wake up call to instantly trash the images because, technically, they're now child porn -- and Nick had no idea they still existed.
The pics were taken when Hogan was in high school and even though he and the women in the photos were the same age at the time ... Nick didn't want people -- and cops -- thinking he was in possession of illegal images.
In fact, Nick didn't even know the computer with the pics was connected to the cloud, because it's been in storage for years. As we first told you ... the hackers also snatched shots of Nick's mom in a thong. Super creepy, but not illegal.
As for the high school souvenirs ... we're told Nick's now deleted all traces of 'em -- just to err on the side of caution.
Nick Hogan just became the first male celebrity to have his naked photos hacked in the iCloud scandal.
The photos that were hacked are voluminous and graphic. There are pics going back to his high school escapades, various girlfriends in various states of undress and sexual positions, penis pics and stuff like that.
The weirdest hack ... there are 2 photos of Nick's mom Linda in a thong, bent over and showing off her butt. Nick says those pics were NOT in his iCloud!
And here's the dark side. Nick kept pics of several girlfriends during his teenage years, and the girls were underage at the time. He believes the hackers are playing with fire because they constitute child porn. As for why Nick kept the pics ... he says he's kept almost everything from his life that was recorded or photographed.
Nick claims -- just like some of the female celebs -- some of the pics are not his ... notably the penis pic.
Hulk Hogan says he's not racist ... and neither is his restaurant ... so he's putting the HURT on a controversial dress code at his Tampa eatery ... that appears to target black people.
We talked to Hulk about the sign posted at Hogan's Beach ... barring anyone who wears excessively baggy attire, low-hanging pants, do-rags, bandanas, oversized or excessive jewelry -- all stuff popular with the urban crowd.
Hulk -- who doesn't own the eatery but licenses his name to it -- tells us he called the restaurant's managers personally ... and demanded the sign be taken down -- permanently ... and they agreed.
Hogan says the dress code was modeled after ones used at Las Vegas and Miami pool parties -- He says it was never meant to be racist, but understands some people take it that way ... so he 86'd it.
Hulk Hogan's got a cool beach restaurant in Florida -- but if you wanna enjoy a "coconut ginger mojito" during a concert at the eatery ... you better not show up dressing like an urban stereotype.
Check out the dress code outside Hogan's Beach in Tampa -- which essentially bars people who wear clothes popular with the black community.
The Hulk no-no's include:
-- No oversized t-shirts extending past the mid thigh -- No excessively baggy attire -- No low hanging pants or shorts -- No hats facing sideways or back facing -- No oversized or excessive jewelry -- No camouflage (unless with military ID) -- No workout clothing (including track suits, jump suits, sweat pants or basketball shorts) -- No high-top sneakers
And get this ... if you plan to wear a do-rag or a bandana, FORGET ABOUT GETTING IN ... uhhh, Hulk's wearing one ON THE FRIGGIN' SIGN!!!!
We spoke with an employee at the restaurant, who said you can wear just about anything for lunch or dinner, but the dress code is strictly enforced during concert events. When we asked him about wearing oversized jewelry, he said, "I don't want to sound stereotypical ..." and then he trailed off.
We spoke with Hulk, who says he licenses his name to the restaurant but didn't know about the dress code and he's looking into it right now.
By the way, check out the promotional video for the restaurant -- no black people. However, there is a white dude wearing the FORBIDDEN camouflage shorts.
