Brooke Hogan Defends Skipping Hulk Hogan’s Funeral After Fans Lash Out

Brooke Hogan is hitting back after facing public backlash for not attending her father Hulk Hogan’s funeral — and she’s making it clear her decision wasn’t about disrespect, but honoring what he actually wanted.

While speaking with TMZ, Brooke addressed the criticism, explaining she stayed away because the Hulkster never wanted a funeral to begin with. According to her, he made that clear more than once, and she stood by that final wish.

“I’m at peace. I’m at peace. The only thing that makes me sad is, you know, now I’m getting crapped on for not going to funerals and services and stuff like that.”

She went on to explain that Hulk Hogan specifically asked to be cremated and have his ashes spread in the Gulf behind his house — not memorialized through what she described as a public display with people who barely knew him.

“When my dad told me specifically multiple times, ‘Just burn me up and put me in the back of the ocean behind my house.’ That’s where my dad is. I want to be in the Gulf. I want to be with my dad.”

Brooke also didn’t shy away from questioning the sincerity of those who did show up, noting that her father wasn’t close with many of the people attending.

“He didn’t like the morbidity of funerals. He hated it. And quite honestly, if he knew he were being carted around for two weeks for show with people that didn’t really know him… you know, celebrities and stuff that I’m like—how well did you really know them? Is this for my dad, or is this for everybody else?”

Ultimately, Brooke said she honored her dad in her own way — by going to the beach with her children and putting her feet in the ocean, just as he’d always wanted.

“So, you know, I hate to be a btch about it, but… my dad wanted to be cremated and put in the ocean. And the closest way I could get to him was to put my feet in the ocean with my children. And that is—I’m standing by that. And that is my God’s honest truth.”

While fans continue debating whether she should’ve attended the public service, Brooke isn’t backing down. She says she knows what her dad wanted — and that’s the only opinion that matters to her.

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