Brooke Hogan’s Husband Issued A Statement Amidst Her Rift With Linda Hogan And Hulk Hogan

This post contains discussion of emotional, verbal, and physical abuse.

The war of words between Brooke Hogan and her mother Linda Hogan continues.

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Brief recap: This past week, Linda took to her IG story (via E! News) with an emotional video in which she alleged that her divorce from Hulk, which took place back in 2009, led to a rift between her and Brooke. “Brooke doesn’t talk to us,” she said. “She’s had twins. She got married, she didn’t tell us…She had a huge fight with [Hulk]. I don’t know how that reflected onto me, but she cut me out too.”

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In response to Linda’s video, Brooke posted a substantial statement to her Instagram, confirming that she hasn’t spoken to either of her parents in years and making allegations about her upbringing in the process.

“There was a recent video posted by my Mother that was concerning enough for people to send to me, that has made me feel the need to address the tip of a very large iceberg that is my immediate family,” she wrote. “What little I am addressing does not even scratch the surface of what I’ve dealt with my entire life…No contact with my Mom has nothing to do with my Dad, and no contact with my Father has nothing to do with my Mother.”

“What I’m about to say is not pointed at either person…I have been EXTREMELY verbally and mentally abused since childhood,” Brooke, who is now 36, alleged. “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.”

Brooke also alleged that, “up until adulthood,” she’d “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.”

Yesterday, Linda responded in the form of a Facebook post alleging that Brooke is a “narcissist just like her dad.” “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,” she continued. “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.”

Linda’s post prompted another statement from Brooke, in which she pointed out that her initial post “did not directly accuse anyone of the behaviors mentioned. So if she’s triggered something, I think that speaks volumes.”

“She is however making a serious accusation against me directly that has zero validity,” Brooke continued. “And THAT I take seriously. I have plenty of people who know the truth, and I know the truth, so I am not afraid. I showed compassion for her in my post. At this point, I think her response says more about her than it does about me.”

Yesterday, Brooke’s husband — former NHL player Steven Oleksy — entered the fray with a statement of his own, defending his wife and clearing the air regarding several of Linda’s accusations.

In the statement, which was posted to Steven’s IG, he stressed that Brooke’s initial comments were “simply a response to the false claims that had been made about her — that she hadn’t seen or spoken to her mother in eight years, that her mother had never met me, that we did not attend her father’s wedding because of work, and a number of other things that fall well short of the truth…I cannot stand by and allow anyone to continue to hurt not only the most amazing person I am fortunate enough to call my wife, but also the distorted sense of power and relevance the media can sometimes grant individuals.”

“The support we’ve received and the people we are fortunate to have around us are a testament to who we are as a married couple. We are surrounded by an incredible family, both by blood and through the strong network of friends and supporters who stand by us.”

Steven also specifically addressed Linda’s allegation that Brooke broke her collarbone while intoxicated. “The claim that my wife broke ‘Jane Doe’s’ collarbone was laughable to those who know the truth,” he wrote. “I myself have only had one sip of alcohol in my life, and that was to celebrate a Stanley Cup championship victory at the age of 32. My wife will have the occasional cocktail or glass of wine, but neither of us has ever used drugs or any other substance that may alter reality. So, it should be understood that the suggestion that my wife is a party girl or drunk comes shortly after the assertion that I had never met ‘Jane Doe’ and that she didn’t know my name — despite the fact that we had sat at the same lunch table and even took a picture together.”

Later in the statement, Steven continued to praise Brooke for how she’s handled the situation in her family. “She gives everything she has in all that she does, often leaving her own cup empty,” he wrote. “Her actions are never driven by financial gain or a desire for others to fill her cup, but rather by a relentless commitment to doing the right thing for the right reasons. She is the truest, most genuine person many have ever met and loves hard, almost to a fault. When you love so hard, the more it hurts.”

Linda also gave an interview to TMZ yesterday in which she essentially tripled down on her claims that Brooke is the one at fault. “After what Brooke has done and to punish us and torture us, to get married and to have twins and to not call us, the damage is already been done,” she said. “I don’t think she could hurt us anymore, so she can just march on her merry way with her family. I wish them well but she has left a path of destruction.”

Jeez. No matter how you slice it, not exactly a “Mother of the Year” performance from Linda over the last week or so. It sounds like this story’s probably reached its endpoint, but we’ll let you know if anything else transpires.

If you are concerned that a child is experiencing or may be in danger of abuse, you can call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453 (4.A.CHILD); service can be provided in over 140 languages.