Is it ever a good idea to have your family followed around by cameras for a reality show?  Is that supposed to improve the family dynamic, increase trust, cultivate a good parent/child relationship?  No, of course not.  There are only two reasons that anyone ever puts themselves or their loved ones on reality TV, 1) money and 2) fame.  That's it.  Sometimes one of those is more important to the other.  Why Hulk Hogan agreed to have his family followed around by cameras for Hogan Knows Best is probably a combination of the two – his family could use the money, and his kids probably wanted to be famous.  Now, in an interview with People Magazine, Hulk Hogan has admitted that maybe having cameras invade the Hogan's home may have been a bad idea and perhaps led to the divorce between him and his ex-wife Linda Hogan.  "I just think the reality show amplified the problems that were already there,” said The Hulkster.  In the interview, Hulk also expresses his continued love for Linda, his relationship with Brooke and Nick's time in jail. 

“I unconditionally love my wife, even though we're not together anymore.  The Linda that I know was a great mother and a great person,” Hulk said about his now ex-wife.  Hulk also cleared the air about his relationship with his daughter Brooke.  Hulk had a brief fling with a woman in her thirties, who happened to be a friend of Brooke's.  Hulk says that he and Brooke have patched up their relationship and are fine now.  Hulk also routinely talks to his son Nick, who is currently serving an 8-month jail sentence for vehicular assault, giving him support.  Hulk seems pleased with how Nick is doing in the slammer.

In other Hogan Knows Best news, Brooke Hogan is heating up newsstands as this month's Maxim cover girl.  The July issue of Maxim is available now, and features a racy pictorial of Brooke within its pages.  According to some online gossip sites, Hulk actually supervised the entire scantily-clad shoot.  If so, I guess that's a little creepy, but it's hard to be a mad at a father for being supportive.


-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Source: People
(Image Courtesy of Maxim)