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The notorious Hulk Hogan intercourse tape and its leaking ended up being a grim portent of many occasions to return.
It was additionally dramatic on a private stage, because the late wrestling persona accused longtime pal Bubba the Love Sponge of letting it go public. There was a lawsuit and every thing.
A bit of over per week after Hogan’s dying, daughter Brooke Hogan is absolving “Uncle Bubba” of any wrongdoing.
In response to her, Hulk informed her instantly that he knew that Bubba was not the leaker.
Bubba the Love Sponge did NOT leak the Hulk Hogan intercourse tape, Brooke says
On Tuesday, August 5, Brooke Hogan referred to as into Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio present.
Throughout the chat, she expressed that she had “been watching you’re taking the warmth for” the notorious intercourse tape leaking.
“And,” Brooke continued, “I’ve been listening to you say ‘sorry, sorry, sorry.’”
“My dad informed me the true story,” Brooke then informed Bubba.
“He mentioned one among your workers had [the tape] and that they took it from you,” she revealed.
Brooke then affirmed: “He knew it wasn’t you.”
Clearly, Bubba by no means anticipated a public absolution
At this, Bubba the Love Sponge expressed his shock at Brooke Hogan absolving him of leaking the Hulk Hogan intercourse tape.
Nobody else within the notorious wrestler’s orbit has come ahead to say this.
“I can’t watch you beat your self up,” Brooke expressed.
“As a result of, for me, you had been all the time my uncle Bubba.”
To be clear, Bubba was a “suspect” within the leak as a result of Hulk had slept with Heather Clem, who occurred to be married to Bubba on the time.
Hulk Hogan did sue Bubba and Heather over it.
They settled for $5,000, with Bubba giving Hulk a public apology on the air.
“I simply don’t need you to maintain beating your self up over that,” Brooke emphasised. “As a result of he informed me he knew it wasn’t you.”
Keep in mind, that one leak led to a complete sequence of unhealthy occasions
The Hulk Hogan intercourse tape leaking was a giant deal for him, personally. It was additionally foreshadowing for our present nightmare world. Sure, actually.
Hulk’s ensuing lawsuit towards Gawker Media was a victory for Hogan — and for his backer, infamous billionaire Peter Thiel.
“Morally doubtful” billionaires throwing their weight round to destroy media that they personally dislike has come to outline a lot of immediately’s horrors.
That lawsuit was the canary within the coal mine.