The daughter of the late wrestling icon Hulk Hogan[1] says she isn’t upset after being left out of her father’s last will following his death in July.
Hogan left behind nearly $5million in assets for his beneficiaries after passing away from a heart attack at the age of 71.[2]
But none of that money will be going to his daughter, Brooke, who had a strenuous relationship with the wrestler in his final years.
Speaking to TMZ, Brooke says she isn’t shocked that she isn’t named – because she requested to be left out.
‘His decision is no surprise to me,’ she told the outlet. ‘It’s what I asked for, I stand by it with no regrets.
Brooke added, ‘My dad knows I’m a hard worker and I have been surviving without his money for a long, long time.’
Brooke Hogan says she requested to be taken out of the will of her late father, Hulk Hogan
Brooke says that she didn’t need her father’s money and that she wants her father’s trademarks and estate, which is being litigated by her brother Nick, to be handled with care
Brooke added that she’s been supporting herself through her own work and has fought through financial troubles in the past.
She also said that money never mattered to her when it came to her relationship with Hulk – born Terry Bollea. Additionally, she told the outlet that all that mattered to her was that her father’s image, trademarks, and estate was being handled with care.
Her brother, Nick, filed legal documents on Tuesday[3] saying that his father left behind millions in assets. According to documents obtained by Us Weekly, Nick, 35, appears to be the sole beneficiary of his father’s estate while Hulk’s widow and third wife, Melanie Sky Daily,[4] is listed as his surviving spouse.
Nick didn’t include Hulk’s real estate property in the court filing. Us Weekly speculates the real estate, estimated to be worth $11million, could be controlled by a trust or LLC.
Hulk’s will does include $799,000 in personal and intellectual property, $200,000 in cryptocurrency, as well as his right to publicity, estimated to be worth $4 million, according to Us Weekly.
There is also a reported unknown value for a potential medical malpractice lawsuit[5], which Daily is considering following a neck surgery she believes contributed to Hulk’s death.
The 35-year-old’s filings are part of his ongoing lawsuit to stop radio personality and Hulk’s long-time friend Bubba The Love Sponge (real name: Todd Clem)[6] from releasing a documentary about the late wrestler’s 2012 sex-tape scandal.
At the time, Gawker Media had published a sex tape of Hulk with Clem’s then-wife, leading to a lawsuit from Hulk.
He was initially awarded a $140 million payout after winning the lawsuit against Gawker Media, but that figure was later reduced to a $31 million cash settlement in November of 2016 as the website filed for bankruptcy protection.
References
- ^ Hulk Hogan (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ after passing away from a heart attack at the age of 71. (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ filed legal documents on Tuesday (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Hulk’s widow and third wife, Melanie Sky Daily, (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ a potential medical malpractice lawsuit (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Bubba The Love Sponge (real name: Todd Clem) (www.dailymail.co.uk)