Brooke Hogan is speaking out after her mom Linda’s tearful breakdown about them no longer being in contact.
“I try very hard to ignore issues surrounding my family in hopes I might have peace in my life,” Brooke wrote on Instagram. “Sadly, I’ve intentionally made myself smaller in my professional career in music and TV simply to dodge the public negativity surrounding my family that has continuously and relentlessly overshadowed anything I do.”
“If it were just me, I would continue to take the hits and shrink even smaller to avoid the dangers of speaking publicly,” she added. “But I have my own family now and it’s affecting more than just me at this point.”
Brooke, the first born child of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, says she has constantly forgiven her family for their “nasty” behavior, despite them causing “massive” blows to her personal and professional life.
The 36-year-old mother of two further explained that she’s been asked to “defend poor behavior to the public and [has] done so out of love,” but now needs to look after herself and her own family.
“Still to this day I face constant ridicule for those poor decisions of others,” she said. “I’ve watched others benefit financially off my suffering and embarrassment caused by their selfish behavior.”
On Thursday, Brooke’s mom, Linda Hogan broke down in tears over her failed marriage to Hulk, as well as her strained relationship with her daughter.
The “Hogan Knows Best” alum reflected on her broken family in an emotional video shared to her Instagram Stories.
”I’m OK with most things, but today, something hit,” she said. “It’s been 15 — or longer — years since I left Hulk Hogan and my family is in the worst mess.”
The 65-year-old then accused her ex-husband as being the reason for the rift between her and Brooke.
”Brooke doesn’t talk to us,” she said. “She’s had twins. She got married, she didn’t tell us… She had a huge fight with Terry. I don’t know how that reflected onto me, but she cut me out too.”
But Brooke says cutting off contact with her parents has been necessary to set boundaries — and even still, those haven’t been respected.
“I’ve repeatedly held my hand out to them, only to have them pull me into the darkness with them,” she said. “At this point, I can truly do no more.”