Brooke Hogan has shared her first public message since the passing of her father, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea), posting an emotional tribute that included the line, “I love you more than all the stars in the sky.” In her Instagram posts, Brooke wrote about their father–daughter connection, describing it as a lasting bond, and paired her words with personal photos that showed them together across different eras of his life and career.
In the longer statement, Brooke also addressed the internet noise around their relationship. She pushed back on the “we had a big fight” narrative and framed their distance in recent years as the result of private conversations and emotional strain rather than one explosive incident. She described trying to stay close through years of health setbacks and said she made major efforts to support him, while also explaining why she eventually stepped back for her own well-being.
Brooke’s post landed in the middle of heavy public attention following Hulk Hogan’s death on July 24, 2025, after he experienced cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, and was 71. Reporting from major outlets also notes that the medical examiner later determined he died of a heart attack and classified the death as natural.
The tribute quickly spread beyond wrestling circles because it wasn’t just a memorial message; it directly responded to the way celebrity family relationships get flattened into simplistic storylines. Brooke’s core point was basically: outsiders don’t know what those private moments looked like, and the public shouldn’t pretend they do. That framing matters, because once a narrative hardens online, people start treating it like fact even when the people closest to the situation are saying it’s wrong.
As for what comes next, there’s been a wave of tributes from public figures and coverage of memorial moments, but the most reliable reporting keeps the focus on Brooke’s statement itself and confirmed details around Hogan’s passing, rather than speculation. If you’re publishing this, stick to what Brooke actually said, what was officially reported about the death, and avoid turning family dynamics into click-driven “feud” framing unless there’s verified documentation.
