In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Linda Hogan claimed that her ex-husband was excluded from the 2025 Emmy segment due to his support for Donald Trump.
Linda Hogan was married to Hulk, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, from 1983 to 2009. She was outraged by the absence of the former wrestling star.
“I can’t prove it,” she clarified. “It’s just a guess, but they should have mentioned him!!” she said frustrated. The Television Academy did not justify Hulk’s absence from the “In Memoriam” segment.
“WWF in prime time when he entered the ring… [Hulk] had the highest ratings on NBC, outperforming all competition at that time for years!” Linda Hogan continued.
“I really don’t know why they left him out… just a guess based on how he was treated during his last appearance in Los Angeles,” she concluded.
In addition to Hulk Hogan, other celebrities were also left out of the tribute at the ceremony, including Jonathan Joss, Jerry Adler, Lynne Marie Stewart, Jerry Adler, Danielle Spencer, Terence Stamp, Gene Hackman, and Val Kilmer.
Linda Hogan told TMZ that if Terry’s exclusion was for political reasons, it would be unfair, as her ex-husband had also supported candidates from other parties, as in the case of Barack Obama’s election.
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