Brooke Hogan plans to attend the premiere of a documentary about the 2012 sex tape involving her father, professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, even as her brother, Nick Hogan, pursues litigation against the film's producer.
The documentary, titled Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal, is produced by Tampa radio personality Todd Clemm, known on air as Bubba The Love Sponge. Nick Hogan has filed a lawsuit against Clemm, arguing that the film would violate a settlement agreement reached in 2012 after the tape's release.
Brooke Hogan told TMZ that neither her father nor Clemm wanted the tape to be made public and described the footage as stolen. "The truth is, neither my dad OR Bubba wanted this tape to get out -- it was stolen -- and that's what the documentary is about," she said. She added that the film "vindicates my dad and shows what a crime this was, and how jacked up the system is," characterizing the documentary as an effort to explain the theft and its fallout.
Nick Hogan's lawsuit contends the documentary would breach the 2012 settlement that followed the tape's initial circulation, a dispute that previously spiraled into a high-profile legal battle after the footage was published online by Gawker. That publication led to a widely reported lawsuit by Hulk Hogan against the website, a case that drew national attention to questions of privacy, newsworthiness and online publishing.
Clemm, who was a longtime friend of Hulk Hogan, has been publicly tied to the incident because the tape involved his then-wife. Brooke Hogan has said the episode ended the friendship between the wrestler and the radio host. The precise legal claims in Nick Hogan's complaint seek to prevent distribution of the new film and assert existing contractual protections stemming from the earlier settlement, according to court filings cited by media reports.
The premiere adds a public element to the ongoing private dispute within the Hogan family. Brooke Hogan's attendance signals her support for the documentary and its framing of the events, while Nick Hogan's suit aims to stop or limit the film's release on contractual grounds. Representatives for Clemm and for Nick Hogan did not immediately respond to requests for comment through public channels.
The 2012 release of the sex tape and the subsequent litigation against Gawker helped reshape conversations about online privacy, revenge publishing and the limits of news organizations. The case prompted legal and industry scrutiny over how explicit material is circulated and the responsibilities of websites that publish such content. The documentary's producers say the film tells the "untold story" of those events; critics and legal advisers have raised questions about potential contractual and privacy implications that remain unresolved in court.
As the premiere approaches, the Hogan family remains divided publicly over the film. Brooke Hogan's decision to attend underscores the continuing personal and legal reverberations from a controversy that began more than a decade ago and has had lasting impact on the people involved and on broader media practices.