Linda Hogan, the former wife of pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, slammed her ex in a series of interviews in the midst of Hogan's ongoing trial against Gawker for the 2012 leak of his sex tape. Linda opened up for the first time since the trial began, sobbing as she revealed how her ex-husband's actions affected their marriage and family.
In 2006, the Hulk (real name Terry Bollea) was secretly filmed having sex with Heather Clem, the wife of his former best friend and Tampa radio shock jock DJ Bubba the Love Sponge (real name Todd Alan Clem). A clip of the tape was published on Gawker's site along with a 1,400-word story in 2012. The WWE Hall of Famer is seeking $100 million from the company for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Gawker's defense attorneys have called upon First Amendment Rights during the trial.
"This is a tape that was filmed secretly and that was exposed, and all I know is that it was a tape of him having sex with his best friend at the time, his wife, while we were married," Linda told Extra about her knowledge of the tape. "I didn't realize it but after the fact. This all came out shortly after our divorce and it was shocking."
The couple was married for 25 years before divorcing in 2007 and share two children together, Brooke, 27, and Nick, 25. The family starred in its own VH1 reality TV series, "Hogan Knows Best," and the Hulkster recently stated in court that he only did the show to save his marriage and help boost Brooke's singing career.
"My husband keeps blaming everything on me," Linda explained. "At some point in time, he needs to take responsibility for his own actions and take the heat because we did the reality show because this was a family thing. He just needs to take responsibility for his own actions."
Linda broke down in tears during an interview with Inside Edition while talking about how hurtful it was to discover that her husband betrayed her during their marriage. She also opened up about how her divorce affected her and her children.
"My kids, to this day, are still reeling," she said, wiping tears from her eyes. "They can't get their feet back on planet Earth and I can't get my life back on track either. I don't know what am I supposed to do now? Start over at 57? But he has no sympathy about that. All he can do is think about himself."
Watch Linda's interviews below.
