Brooke Hogan Breaks Her Silence: Explosive Interview Reveals Hulk Hogan Family Secrets, Leaked Sex Tape Truth, and Estrangement Heartbreak

In an emotional and revealing live radio appearance, Brooke Hogan—the daughter of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan—broke her 13-year silence with Bubba the Love Sponge and delivered explosive new details about her family’s darkest moments, her father’s controversial final days, and the much-scrutinized “Hulk Hogan sex tape” scandal that shook her family and destroyed careers.

The intensely candid conversation, which lasted nearly an hour, covered never-before-heard claims about the inner workings of the Hogan family, Brooke’s fraught relationships with her father and mother, and shocking revelations about how the infamous sex tape was leaked and the secret guilt that’s haunted Bubba the Love Sponge for years.

Setting the Record Straight After 13 Years

The broadcast began with surprise and emotion as Brooke Hogan greeted Bubba (Todd Alan Clem), the radio host many had presumed she cut ties with after 2011. “I’m not mad at you, Bubba,” Brooke insisted, her voice trembling. “I’ve been following you … it actually brought me to tears, seeing that someone still had a voice for me.”

Brooke immediately dispelled any presumption of animosity regarding the sex tape fallout—contrary to what many believed. Instead, she revealed she’d been closely following Bubba’s public statements, especially after Bubba took a stand on her behalf during the particularly turbulent period following the viral leak of the tape featuring her father and Heather Clem, Bubba’s ex-wife.

“I thought you probably hated me for my involvement in what I did,” Bubba admitted. But Brooke quickly interjected with gut-wrenching gratitude, “I watched you take the heat for it. I know you have a guilty conscience … but my dad told me the real story—that you weren’t the one who leaked it.”

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The Real Leaker Revealed: A Decade of Guilt Laid to Rest

For years, Bubba was widely scapegoated as the person responsible for releasing the notorious 2012 sex tape. The scandal cost him his career and reputation; he’s apologized countless times on-air, but the dark cloud persisted—until now.

Brooke stated plainly that her father (real name Terry Bollea) had “always known it wasn’t you”—that the sex tape was stolen from Bubba by a house employee during his divorce. “He told me that he knew it wasn’t you that leaked the tape … He knew the real story. I just—I cannot—”

The admission was seismic: for close to 12 years, Bubba alone shouldered the blame for a tape he didn’t release. “My life would have been so much different … if he would have just let that be known,” Bubba said, teary. “I wouldn’t have lost my job.”

Legal expert and longtime Bubba show contributor “Jay” added, “You’re the first person that has publicly said what he’s been saying for years has been known. What strength it takes for you—thank you.” The exchange was both cathartic and tragic—years of public condemnation, loss, and regret validated by Brooke’s courage and late father’s private acknowledgment.

Brooke Hogan’s Estrangement and Final Pleas

Brooke recounted the devastating last years of her relationship with Hulk Hogan. She became estranged from her father just prior to his shocking September 2023 marriage to Sky Daily, after voicing “deep concerns” about his new romantic and business circles—including connections to Scientology.

“I was in his kitchen after he divorced Jen (Jennifer McDaniel), and [he] said, ‘Well, so-and-so effed me over really bad.’ I said, ‘I could have told you that.’ I warned him … I was really going to bat for my dad, saying, ‘You need to be careful.’”

Brooke revealed how she pleaded with her father to avoid another rushed marriage, to no avail. “I was like, ‘Dad, this is the time for a fresh start … you have more money than God, let’s just ride your boat right into the sunset.’ Me and Jen had him in pretty good shape.”

But instead, she says, Hogan ignored her warnings and “did a 180,” severing contact and marrying Sky Daily—with ominous references to her persistent push for marriage and unsettling mention of Daily’s ties to Scientology (“still in good standings” according to Brooke). Rendered “too afraid” to stay connected, Brooke ultimately told Hogan’s business manager, “Take me off everything. I don’t want to be part of it.”

“But regardless, I loved him. I loved him so much,” Brooke sighed.

Health Conspiracies and the Lack of Autopsy

In one of the most shocking passages, Brooke and the Bubba Show panel raise doubts about Hogan’s cause of death, echoing controversy seen online about the absence of an autopsy and conflicting reports about leukemia and heart complications.

Brooke, who monitored her father through over 20 surgeries and kept “copious notes,” found the official medical narrative suspicious: “He didn’t have cancer that runs in the family. It seems weird. And then the kidney dialysis curveball … I do think it’s weird no autopsy was performed, because—yes, you can have a heart attack, but what was the reason for the heart attack?”

Medical expert “Dr. Dan” supplemented this skepticism: “Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what’s in the toxicology report? … It’s bizarre. The bounce-back after four weeks is bizarre … the renal failure is bizarre.”

“It’s just—the no, for me, the no autopsy and the leukemia out of nowhere hits me as BS,” Brooke declared.

The Pain of Family Fallout

Brooke bared her soul about her painful estrangement from both parents. “It makes me sad because I just don’t know what was ever real … all those promo photos, it’s always dad and me.”

She described painfully asking her dad to walk her down the aisle (“Nope, that’s not me. I don’t do weddings or funerals anymore.”) and enduring his coldness even through near-fatal childbirth complications; Hogan, she said, never visited nor bonded with her children.

Brooke’s mother Linda, meanwhile, emerges as a tragic figure—once the “brains” behind much of Hulkamania but now depicted as embittered and quick to attack, fueling viral social media drama over “AI videos” Brooke says are fake.

The Music Career Betrayal

Perhaps the cruelest betrayal came when Brooke’s rising music career at SoBe Records was secretly sabotaged—not by industry rivals, but by her own father. Bubba broke the news live: “That letter firing you on Christmas morning, the one you got from the label … your dad wrote it. He was trying to blow up your deal.” A shocked Brooke confirmed, “That makes a lot of sense. I’ll ask … I thought it was weird that it was a letter inside of a Christmas present.”

Legacy and Regret

Despite years of hurt, Brooke concluded with forgiveness and hope: “No matter what my dad ever did, I would forgive him. Family is family … I loved him and I miss him.”

She mourned over never being entrusted with his “IP”—the trademarks and memorabilia that could cement his legacy. “I would have made a Selena movie about you … [but] the people around him were pretty shady and not in his best interest.”

An Emotional Reconnection

In a final, emotional exchange, Brooke and Bubba set aside the pain for a moment, reminiscing about childhood flights together and autograph lessons—laughter and tears from two people whose lives were upended by scandal and spectacle.

“You always had a heart of gold,” Brooke said, her voice cracking.

“I love you so much. I love your family,” Bubba replied. “Thank you for being so good to us as kids and setting the record straight.” As Brooke signed off, listeners—and perhaps the world—heard a weight finally begin to lift.