Hulk Hogan is suing ex-wife Linda Hogan
over her claim that the former pro-wrestling superstar carried on a
relationship with fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake, real name Edward
Leslie.
According to Us
Weekly, the 58-year-old Hulk, real name Terry Gene Bollea,
filed his lawsuit last week.
“After the four-year crazy divorce I
thought I'd heard everything I could hear in the courtroom,” Hulk
told the magazine on Saturday at the Spike TV Video Game Awards in
Culver City, California. “Then, all of a sudden she says I abused
her, that I was violent. She told everybody that I was a
homosexual.”
“If any of that was true, I would
admit it, and if I was a homosexual, I would embrace it. It's just
crazy to hear, so I have a real problem with it … If you're going
to say I'm something that I'm not to try to ruin my career and my
livelihood … I have to answer her back.”
Linda made the claims in her memoir
Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes.
When asked during an interview on Matty
P's Radio Happy Hour, “Do you believe that Hulk and Brutus
Beefcake ever had an intimate relationship?” Linda replied, “A
little bird told me, 'Yes, they think they did.'” (The audio is
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Linda divorced Hulk four years ago
after nearly 24 years of marriage. Their family, which includes
daughter Brooke and son Nick, was the focus of the reality series Hogan
Knows Best and its spin-off Brooke Knows Best.