HULK & FAMILY ON SHOWBIZ TONIGHT
- 03/17/2006 (10:52:35 am)
- Jeff Sheridan
on CNN’s Headline News Channel…..
After clicking this link: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/15/sbt.01.html if you don't feel like scrolling down to find the part with the Hogan family on it, here's a copy & paste version of it:ANDERSON: Also, why in the world is one of the best-known wrestlers of all time getting Botox? Tonight, Hulk Hogan and his family stop by in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, next.
ANDERSON: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Tonight wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and the real deal on his family reality show, and boy, is it real. Believe me, those cameras show everything. It`s called "Hogan Knows Best." It was a run away hit last season on VH1, and we`re just about to get into season two.
We`ve got the whole fam here for a "SHOWBIZ Sitdown". Hulk Hogan, his wife Linda, their children Brooke and Nick.
Welcome to you all. Great to see you again.
HULK HOGAN, "HOGAN KNOWS BEST": Thank you.
LINDA HOGAN, "HOGAN KNOWS BEST": Hi, how are you?
ANDERSON: Doing well, thank you. Now did you know, we`ve been talking this during the show. The Gawker Stalker web site. You guys, Hulk, you and Brooke, were actually posted on the site, seen leaving a restaurant. Here it is. We`re going to put it up here. There you were on the right.
H. HOGAN: Wow.
ANDERSON: Seen leaving a restaurant yesterday.
H. HOGAN: Late this morning.
ANDERSON: Many people are concerned about their safety, their family`s safety when something like this happens. What do you think about it?
H. HOGAN: Well, I`ve always been kind of on the side of the paparazzi. Because I thought they helped the celebrities. And I thought the celebrities were cunning enough to play cat and mouse and use it, you know, to their positive side.
But I think now we`ve crossed the line, in that when safety becomes a factor. And such as if my son Nick or my daughter Brooke. They see them out and they`re alone. I mean, there`s all kind of weird things that could happen. So I think the line has been crossed now. And I think this is not a good thing.
ANDERSON: People obviously aren`t going to mess with you, Hulk, out there. But your family.
H. HOGAN: Well, that`s my main concern. As soon as you guys told me today that we were on the web site. And I`m sure they have posted us now here at CNN, the whole family.
L. HOGAN: We`re here.
H. HOGAN: Yes, we`re here. Hey, guys. But I mean, it just -- it just makes me realize that this is happening.
ANDERSON: A little scary.
H. HOGAN: It definitely kind of gave me the creeps when I saw that, you know, they posted we were out and about in the restaurant. And now it makes me realize when Brooke`s alone or my wife`s alone or my son, it`s a real threat. They`ve crossed the common sense safety line, which is -- now you have to defend yourself. Now you`ve got to be ready. It is a weird feeling.
BROOKE HOGAN, "HOGAN KNOWS BEST": Well, it`s also scary too. I`ve heard stories from my mom. Her dad was a cop. And you know my aunt, her sister, was followed, actually, by the Hillside Strangler.
H. HOGAN: In California.
B. HOGAN: She was followed.
ANDERSON: You have to beware. And Hulk, you have been in this business for a really long time. You`ve been a celebrity in the public eye for a long time. But now all of you guys are famous because of this celebrity reality show. I want to ask you, are you besieged by fans on this street? And does it ever frighten you?
B. HOGAN: What do you think?
NICK HOGAN, "HOGAN KNOWS BEST": Well there`s a lot of fans who are extremely over-the-top nice to us. And just -- they`re loyal. And then there`s some people who are just, you know, there getting your autograph just to sell it on eBay. Or you know, just to be able to say they met you. And that`s the kind of scary thing. They don`t really care about you that much. And those are the type of people who will go on Gawker and say hey, they`re here. So anyone who wants to go mess with them, have at it.
L. HOGAN: It`s a living. And if it`s a living for somebody else then they`re going to do it. And I`m surprised that it hasn`t been done sooner, to be honest with you. And I think that the problem is only going to get worse.
So kind of like buyer beware, in a way. I think that all celebrities at this point now have to take action and take protection and measures in order to protect themselves.
H. HOGAN: As far as the fans go, you know, my antennas went up. Because usually they come to me. Sometimes they`ll run by me and go to my wife or to my daughter. So now this is like triple intense with this web site and the fan base. It`s really like putting...
ANDERSON: Things have certainly changed.
H. HOGAN: Yes, it`s different now.
ANDERSON: And your lives have changed dramatically because of this reality show. And Hulk, you`re a handsome guy, but this season you`re getting Botox.
H. HOGAN: Wow. Well, I went to somebody...
ANDERSON: Why?
H. HOGAN: ... because everybody said you`re always tired. Man, you look tired. And I said, "Oh, my gosh, these wrinkles on my face." So I went to a friend of mine, Dr. Diocco (ph) and had the laser treatments. And some things followed. But you`re going to have to watch.
But it`s great for all of us. I mean, the show`s been awesome. We love doing it. And Nick now is inside by -- he`s the youngest pro driver ever.
ANDERSON: Congratulations.
N. HOGAN: Thank you.
ANDERSON: Brooke, record deal.
H. HOGAN: Thank God. Scott still works for me (ph). Cecil Barker (ph) in Miami signed Brooke. So -- and Linda is getting ready to do some of your own business with QVC.
So we`re rolling. We`re having a blast.
ANDERSON: Very good (ph).
H. HOGAN: And now we have to worry about the star web site.
ANDERSON: You have to worry about that, protecting your family and protecting Brooke from the cutthroat music business. How are you going to do that?
H. HOGAN: Well, I don`t know. I`m a pretty good bluffer. But we live with some really good people. You know, it`s hard the find really good people. And with Scott Swords (ph) and Cecil Barker (ph), the people that are helping us out. We feel really good about it. Because it`s been 4 1/2 years of pounding the pavement.
And I just told Brooke, "You`re such a good person and you work so hard. Some day something good`s going to happen." And I think we finally -- we got there now.
ANDERSON: Nice words from your dad.
B. HOGAN: It`s to the point where I`m not really worried about the music business anymore. Like, my mind is set on this Gawker Stalker thing. My heart`s beating just thinking about it.
ANDERSON: It`s frightening.
H. HOGAN: It`s crazy.
ANDERSON: I know. I know. And you are also protecting her from al those boys that want to date you.
H. HOGAN: Still, yes.
ANDERSON: You want to date. Do you ever resent how protective and strict he can be in that sense?
B. HOGAN: You know what? No. Because like Nick said, you know, there`s really nice people out in the world and then there`s really, you know, people that are out to get you.
ANDERSON: Are the guys scared to come over and pick you up for a date because your dad is Hulk Hogan?
H. HOGAN: I`m a great bluffer. I`m a great bluffer.
B. HOGAN: You know what? Exactly what you think happens, happens. "Hi, Mr. Hogan. Can I please date your daughter?" "No, brother." Boom.
ANDERSON: And that door is slammed in your face.
B. HOGAN: Exactly.
ANDERSON: Oh, well, that is so funny.
And also I want to ask you. Moving forward, what else can we expect in season two? Because the cameras, they`re there pretty much all the time. Right?
H. HOGAN: Well, it`s tough. I mean, season one was great. But then we became friends with the production crew. And all the camera guys Nick hangs out with. And I`m friends with all the producers. And it`s gotten to where we don`t even -- when people say you don`t realize the camera is there, that is the truth now. So there`s real Hogan emotion and real Hogan, you know, aggressiveness. Sometimes there`s a lot of love.
But the kids, you know, are getting older. Brooke`s almost 18.
ANDERSON: Right.
H. HOGAN: Nick`s almost 16. They`re starting to want their own independence. So we`re fighting to keep our families a tight-knit group.
ANDERSON: So this reality show is real?
H. HOGAN: It`s real.
L. HOGAN: Yes. It`s going to get a lot more gritty now.
ANDERSON: We are going to have to leave it there. Hulk Hogan, Linda, Brooke, Nick, thank you all for being here.
H. HOGAN: Sunday night you better watch.
ANDERSON: Great to see you all again. And "Hogan Knows Best" premiers Sunday on VH1.
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