- 10/21/2006 (6:15:12 am)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
Including new photo’s….
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT
When Divorces Go Bad; Madonna Responds; "So Sorry"; Rx for Rehab; Hulk`s Daughter, a Pop Star
Aired October 19, 2006 - 23:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HAMMER: Plus, who would have thought Hulk Hogan`s daughter on her way to becoming one of the biggest pop stars on the scene. But what does dad think about Brooke`s sexy photo shoots? We`ve got the pictures, and they are both here. That`s coming up.
HAMMER: Saying that the dress was a problem, how does Brooke Hogan`s dad feel about a provocative new photo shoots, now that she`s becoming a major pop star? Hulk and Brooke Hogan, both here, and they`re coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
We`ve also got this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just don`t like your chest hanging out like that.
(CROSSTALK)
BROOKE HOGAN: Mom, your chest hangs out more than mine.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Brooke, I`m telling you to go change the dress.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ANDERSON: Hulk mania is still running wild, maybe a bit too wild. Coming up, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and his daughter, Brooke. Now he`s wrestling with her decision to pose for some very sexy photos.
HAMMER: Well, just like the Osborne family, the Hogan family have opened up their lives and their homes to reality TV cameras. "Hogan Knows Best" is about to begin it`s third season on VH1. All about, of course, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, his wife and his two kids.
Well now, Hulk was determined to make his daughter, Brooke, a pop star. It Looks like he`s done it. But Hulk, what are you going to do when Brooke strips off her clothes for a sexy FHM magazine photo shoot? Will Hulk mania run wild, bother?
Here with me in New York, Hulk Hogan and his daughter, Brooke. That was terrible, wasn`t it.
HULK HOGAN, WRESTLING LEGEND: You just had to go there, didn`t you?
HAMMER: I`m sorry. It was awful.
Let`s start off with that, Hulk, because the last time you were on the program, Brooke, you were 17 years old. Dad was notoriously overprotective of you. You know, very, very much sort of looking at everything you were doing and who you were dating. So now you got the magazine, the FHM cover, and a very sexy -- I`ve certainly seen racier photos in FHM, but it`s pretty sexy. What do you make of this, Hulk?
H. HOGAN: Well, we had to make a decision, to be competitive or not be in the game. And we had a chance to do the magazine with creative control. So, you know, my daughter, Brooke, and my wife, Linda, you know, they scheduled the photo shoot. And it was a coincidence that I was out of town doing the Monday night RAW.
HAMMER: Yes, I`m sure.
H. HOGAN: Wrestling event. And, you know, I was a little worried, but when the magazine came out, there was no lingerie, no over the top shots. I think it`s a good move.
HAMMER: So you`re OK with it.
H. HOGAN: I am.
HAMMER: You were a little uncomfortable with the idea of it, but it was a business decision.
H. HOGAN: Right. Well, a lot of things have changed with my daughter, Brooke, and myself. I mean, she`s 18 now. I`m a pretty good faker. You know, I`ve been a good faker for many years in the ring. And so I figured I`d bluff the boys and kind of like fake them out. And it`s to the point where she`s 18. We`ve guided her and it`s up to her to make the right choices. So even with her personal life, she`s an adult now. So I really have backed off, but I will protect her if necessary.
HAMMER: So Dad is starting to let go a little bit. That`s a good thing.
BROOKE HOGAN, HULK HOGAN`S DAUGHTER: Just a little bit. You know, I mean, he says he`s like getting a little bit less overprotective, but it`s hard to go from being super overprotective to nothing at all.
HAMMER: Of course. I`m curious because you, of course, grew up in the business and you grew up with a famous dad. And that can be really, really tough on some kids. We`ve seen all kinds of troubles and we`ve seen the way that kids of stars, or famous kids have become themselves. And I`ve even heard where you before have said, you can see where kids get jaded when they are around celebrities as they are growing up.
B. HOGAN: Right.
HAMMER: Why do you think that?
B. HOGAN: I think that, you know, when you don`t have that strong family bond as most of these kids in the entertainment business don`t, it`s really easy to fall apart, especially when you are young and you grow up and without your parents` guidance.
It`s definitely -- you know, I mean, the cameras around my family even put tension on our family. Thank God we are tight enough to hold it together, but I mean, you know, if they are a child star, I mean, I can see where they get messed up. Thank God that hasn`t happened to me. I think I`ve kind of passed that little glitch.
HAMMER: Yes, and he`s kept you grounded, certainly. I mean, you obviously have a great set of values.
But I`m curious what`s happening now because the dynamic is changing. Brooke is now very much a star in her own right. The single is doing great. The album is about to drop. And that was the purpose, as you said before, of one of the reasons you wanted to get the reality show on.
So now, you know, and certainly paparazzi has been around you before and press has been around you before, but now it could get tough. There could be the chases by the paparazzi. There could be negative press. How are you going to react to that?
H. HOGAN: It`s even bigger than that because our son, my 16-year-old Nick, he drives a Viper for Dodge. He`s a professional driver. So, we`re going in all kinds of directions. But with Brooke, I mean, the magazines, the interviews, the myspace. You know, she`s like a wide open target now. The song is doing great, "About Us." Like you said, the album comes out on the 24th.
But it`s a situation of you just have to have a check and balance system. Sometimes there are calculated risks, but you have to stay out there. You have to push forward. You have to do the shows, your appearances, and you have to have eyes on the back of your head. So whenever you step out in front of the public, there`s a cost of doing business, a downside.
HAMMER: There`s a cost, but it`s a scarier cost than it`s ever been.
H. HOGAN: Yes.
HAMMER: That`s actually something we talked with you about before. Lionel Ritchie sat exactly where you are sitting right now, telling me that he is scared for his daughter. He is afraid she`s going to get hurt. I mean, I imagine as a parent and as the parent of a famous young woman, you have to be feeling some of that.
Are you scared at all? Do you concern yourself with that or do you just go out and do your thing and you can`t let fear overtake you?
B. HOGAN: I`m not really worried about messing up or tripping along the way because my parents have put a very -- you know, my head -- they have screwed my head on straight. You know, my whole life, they`ve always been on me about what I`m doing. They were always checking in with me, making sure I`m doing the right thing.
HAMMER: But what about the actual chase of the paparazzi and that element of it, because as we`ve seen with other stars, it can get downright scary.
B. HOGAN: You know what, the good thing, like I was saying, is that I`ve grown up in this business so I have seen it happen to my dad. I see how he handles it. And, you know, if you are new to it, it`s shocking. But, you know, I mean, it`s like I handle it with my dad, I can handle it myself.
H. HOGAN: Well, I mean, you know, Brooke has been around it ever since she was a baby, so I mean, if she walks out of the studio and she gets in her car and she`s driving away and they just pursue her, there`s no reason to hit the gas pedal and try to outrun them. I mean, there`s certain ways to handle situations and you know, cooler heads prevail in a situation.
HAMMER: Well you seem like a proud papa and you should be. And Hulk and Brooke, it`s always good to see you guys. I really appreciate you stopping by.
B. HOGAN: Thank you for having us.
H. HOGAN: Thank you. Watch us Sunday.
HAMMER: Absolutely.
The new album, by the way, is called "Undiscovered." It`s going to be hitting stores on Tuesday. And now I can tell you that you can catch the new season of "Hogan knows Best," when it airs Sunday night on VH1.
Howard took a call form a guy who said that Hogan was saying that it was only Howard who could kiss his daughter if he could get out of that move they were talking about. Howard said he's not sure he could do that and he's not sure how that would go over with Beth.
Howard said that he's shocked about how much money Hulk Hogan makes doing that wrestling stuff. He said he's watched the Hogan TV show and he can't believe how opulent their lifestyle is. He's got a huge house, jet skis, a Ferrari and all kinds of stuff.
Howard said he doesn't mind trying to help out Hogan's daughter. Fred played some of Brooke's song but they didn't last too long listening to it. Howard took a phone call from a guy who said the song is horrible. The guy also suggested that they have Borat(Sacha Baron Cohen) on the show. Howard said that he will be booked for the show. Gary came in and said that they're trying to figure out the day he's going to come in and they may have him doing something special for them.
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