Brooke Hogan said she is not upset after being left out of the will of her father, the late wrestling star Hulk Hogan, saying she had asked to be removed and has no regrets.
Hogan, born Terry Bollea, died in July at age 71 of a heart attack. Court filings tied to the estate indicate the wrestler left behind nearly $5 million in identifiable assets, but Brooke told TMZ she was unsurprised to find she was not named. "His decision is no surprise to me," she said. "It's what I asked for, I stand by it with no regrets. My dad knows I'm a hard worker and I have been surviving without his money for a long, long time."
Brooke said money never mattered to her in her relationship with her father and that her primary concern is that his image, trademarks and estate be handled with care. She said she has been supporting herself through her own work and has weathered financial difficulties in the past.
The estate documents were filed by Brooke's brother, Nicholas "Nick" Bollea, 35, who appears in filings to be the primary beneficiary. According to documents obtained by Us Weekly, the will lists Melanie Sky Daily, Hogan's third wife, as his surviving spouse. The filings identify $799,000 in personal and intellectual property, $200,000 in cryptocurrency and the wrestler's right of publicity, which is estimated at about $4 million. The filings do not list certain real estate assets, which Us Weekly reported could be held in a trust or LLC and are estimated elsewhere at roughly $11 million.
Nick Bollea's recent court filings are part of broader litigation that includes an effort to prevent radio host Todd Clem, known as Bubba the Love Sponge, from releasing a documentary about a 2012 sex-tape scandal that involved Hulk Hogan. The scandal originally led to a lawsuit against Gawker Media; Hogan was initially awarded $140 million in damages, an award later reduced as part of a settlement reported at $31 million after Gawker filed for bankruptcy protection.
The estate's valuation notes also leave an unspecified value for a potential medical malpractice claim that Daily is reportedly considering in connection with a neck surgery she contends contributed to Hogan's death. That possible claim was not assigned a monetary value in the filings obtained by Us Weekly.
Brooke Hogan said she wanted to be excluded from the will and is focusing on ensuring her father's likeness and legacy are stewarded responsibly as disputes over intellectual property and documentary releases continue in court. The estate's disclosures and the related litigation are ongoing, and the filings by Nick Bollea reflect steps in those proceedings.