Posted Apr 15th 2009 5:18PM by TMZ Staff
Hulk Hogan thinks O.J. Simpson may have had a point -- when he slit his ex wife's throat.
Hulk sees a parallel between the plights of poor O.J. and himself. Hulk just told Rolling Stone: "You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it."
Kato, your room is ready...
UPDATE: Linda Hogan's rep just issued a statement: "We have always maintained that the fear that Linda has had to live with comes from the rage and instability much too often associated with pro wrestlers." The statement goes on: "Linda and her family are taking these recent homicidal comments seriously."
The statement concludes by saying Linda's attorney is weighing his legal options.
UPDATE #2: Hulk's attorney, David R. Houston, tells us, "Page 6 only quoted a very small portion of the Rolling Stone article, not the statement in its entirety. He said that he understands the frustration that can lead to that sort of activity but he definitely does not condone it. He is grounded in his faith and a belief in a higher power and does not believe in violence for any reason."
Filed under: O.J., The Hogans
Tags: charlie, hulk hogan, kato kailin, kill, linda hogan, murder, nicole brown simpson, NicoleBrownSimpson, o.j. simpson
Posted Apr 12th 2009 10:20AM by TMZ Staff
Apparently President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle were trying to keep the whole Presidential dog thing under wraps -- and then we came along...
The White House had offered The Washington Post a "puppy exclusive" when the time came, according to The Washington Post! But last Friday, we got all the details.
-- the pup was coming from a Texas kennel
-- the kennel had sold Senator Ted Kennedy 3 Portuguese Water Dogs in the past, all from the same lineage
-- the dog the Obama's were getting is also from the same lineage as the Kennedy dogs
-- the Obama dog was originally sold to a private owner, who returned it
-- the dog was named Charlie, but the Obamas planned to rename it
-- the dog was going to be "re-homed" to the Obamas from the kennel, and presented to the Obamas by the Kennedy family
-- the reason it's important that the dog was "re-homed" is because the Obamas could not accept the dog as a gift, and re-homing averts the problem.
-- the dog will be officially presented to the Obamas by the Kennedys on Tuesday
So that's what we said Friday. And sure enough, The Post is now saying the dog was renamed Bo, after Bo Diddley.
We got a pic of a pooch that appears to be Bo. Today, The Post ran a pic of the doggie with the Prez, Michelle, Sasha and Malia.
BTW, there are reports that Ted Kennedy gave the puppy to the First Family as a gift -- untrue. It was re-homed by the kennel and the Kennedy family only facilitated the transfer.
So, we didn't break Watergate, but Puppygate -- we're all over it!
Filed under: Critters, Barack Obama, Politix
Tags: bo diddly, BoDiddly, charlie, first dog, first family, FirstDog, FirstFamily, michelle obama, MichelleObama, obamas dog, ObamasDog, portugese water dogs, PortugeseWaterDogs, president barack obama, PresidentBarackObama, puppy, sasha and malia, SashaAndMalia, senator ted kennedy, SenatorTedKennedy, texas kennel, TexasKennel
Posted Oct 22nd 2008 3:43PM by TMZ Staff
Fresh out of a Florida jail, Nick Hogan arrived at LAX this morning with mom Linda.
Whoops, no, wait, it's just the creepy look-alike -- Linda's skateboard-toting BF Charlie.
Filed under: The Hogans
Tags: charlie, linda hogan, LindaHogan
