- by foxnews
- 01 Apr 2025
Brooke Hogan took to Instagram to fire back after Linda Hogan blamed Hulk for the family's rift. According to Brooke, she doesn't speak to her mother or father for separate reasons.
Brooke stressed that her post was "not pointed at either person" and was not written in any particular order. "It is my own personal truth, and you can do your own math."
Although she doesn't specify by whom, Brooke alleged, "I have been EXTREMELY verbally and mentally abused since childhood. Sadly, it would frequently turn physical. And sometimes it's not by the person you would assume, abuse comes in all shapes and sizes. This vicious pattern has robbed me of any sense of self-esteem or confidence I've been trained to pretend to have."
She added: "Up until adulthood, I've received berating and vile text messages, verbal, public reamings with unbelievably hurtful words said to me that cannot be forgotten. I've been ASKED to defend poor behavior to the public and have done so out of love. Only to find I was misinformed, manipulated, and lied to. Still to this day I face constant ridicule for those poor decisions of others. I've watched others benefit financially off my suffering and embarrassment caused by their selfish behavior. While it caused my life to crumble, I continued to stay strong and silent.
"I was expected to - and DID forgive massive blows to my career and personal life, nasty behavior, omissions of truth, blatant lies, manipulation, and repetitive errors in hopes of renewing previous family bonds," Brooke claimed. "I've been used as a pawn, a buffer, and been treated like I'm downright stupid too. No child or human should ever experience something like this."
Brooke explained she had "set boundaries" with Hulk and Linda after "repeatedly" holding out a hand to help them.
"Each individual, on their own, has given me more than enough reasons over the years to make this extremely hard and painful decision to end contact," she said. "As much as I not only understand and have empathy for their own struggles, I absolutely LOVE them with every fiber of my being - which deep down I think they know. My heart hurts every day, and not a day passes it does not affect me. Inside of me, there is a little girl who desperately wants and needs her Mom and Dad."
Brooke ended the lengthy statement by saying she just wants to focus on her husband and children.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hulk and Linda for comment.
"I think I spanked Brooke once yeah I called her a couple of names, by no means ever treated her the way she's painting it. They had cell phones. She could've posted horrible things about me back when all of this was supposedly happening, but nothing she didn't because nothing was happening, but when she took her dad's side after the divorce and wrote the wonderful Mom song, and went to all the tabloids because Terry was using her as a tool ... her memory is completely skewed about the treatment that she received growing up in our household, and you can talk to anyone. You can ask anybody you can ask Terry ... that none of the stuff ever happened," she claimed.
The photo, seemingly taken on June 3, 2023, featured Linda, Brooke, her husband and two others.
"My post did not directly accuse anyone of the behaviors mentioned. So if she's triggered by something, I think that speaks volumes. She is however making a serious accusation against me directly that has zero validity. And THAT I take seriously," Brooke added. "I have plenty of people who know the truth, and I know the truth, so I am not afraid."
Linda took to Instagram stories on Wednesday, claiming she hadn't seen Brooke in over eight years, due to Hulk's behavior. "Brooke doesn't talk to us. She had twins, she got married [and] she didn't tell us."
"I've given him more opportunities to come back and make up the family," she claimed. "It's been 20 years, and I'm still this sad. Somebody please explain that."
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