Linda Hogan: 'I Did Not Want To End Up A Statistic, Like Nicole Simpson'
June 28 2011, Published 5:30 a.m. ET
by Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Linda Hogan, appearing on Tuesday's The Today Show to plug her new book, Wrestling The Hulk - My Life against the Ropes, opened up about the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex, 80’s pro wrestling demigod Hulk Hogan.
“I did not want to end up a statistic, like Nicole Simpson,” Linda, who filed for divorce in 2007, told Matt Lauer about her split from Hogan, who's currently wrestling for TNA.
In the new book, Linda described an incident in which Hulk allegedly tore her shirt and held her down on a bed with his hands wrapped around her throat.
She added Hulk “did not feel remorse -- and to this day he’s never apologized for any of his actions -- but that is something that scared me.”
"I was always afraid he would kill me in one of his rages," she wrote.
The reason she didn't open up about it then, Linda told Lauer, was because she "was quiet and afraid to say anything.
"Had I said something, the carpet would have been pulled from under his career. But it was scary ... I did not know how far he would go.”
In addition to the alleged physical abuse, Linda claims Hulk also cheated on her.
“That was