Hulk Hogan's estranged daughter Brooke skipped his funeral
Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke skipped his funeral Tuesday, not because of her estrangement with the wrestling star, but because she says he never wanted one to begin with.
The Hogan Knows Best alum, 37, shared beachside photos of herself and the twin infants she welcomed earlier this year with former pro hockey player Steven Oleksy as she explained that she wanted 'to honour him the best and most genuine way I knew how…privately…the way that made me feel the closest to him'.
'My father hated the morbidity of funerals,' said Brooke, who last spoke to her father in September 2023 and that year requested to be removed from his will.
'He didn't want one. And although I know people grieve in many ways — and I'm so grateful for all celebrations and events organised to honour him. … The only thing missing today was him in his pop up lawn chair watching the waves… and the sunset. Daddy, we honoured you in the simplest way that agreed with my soul. We took our babies to the beach, and put them in the same salty waters you loved.'
Brooke added that her daughter Molly — who reportedly shares the WWE star's middle name, Gene — 'loved the water' and will likely 'be a 'little fish' as you called me.
'We love you and honour the things that made you so special. Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you. I pray you are at peace and know how dearly I love you,' she said.
Oleksy, 39, told Us Weekly l ast week that his wife decided to remove herself from Hulk's will because she and her ex-boyfriend, who is Black, 'never received a direct apology' for Hulk's racist rant about their biracial relationship in his leaked sex tape.
Local authorities have denied that there was 'anything suspicious' about the 71-year-old's late July death, despite Brooke's skepticism. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
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