Hulk Hogan Denies Empathising With O.J. Simpson

Hulk Hogan is back-peddling furiously after appearing to empathise with O.J. Simpson, who was of course was acquitted of killing his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman in 1993.

Like many people, the former wrestling star thinks the fallen sports hero – who is currently serving a prison sentence for his part in a 2007 armed robbery - got away with murder.

And in the new interview with Rolling Stone magazine says he can understand what drives a man to kill his wife after battling his ex Linda in the divorce courts.

In the piece, which will appear in the new issue of the publication, the tough guy, real name Terry Bollea, admits he was tempted to attack his wife "like O.J."

Hulk says he is furious Linda is allegedly dating "some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior," adding, "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like O.J., cutting everybody's throat.

"You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your (SUV) Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife...I totally understand O.J. I get it."

Linda has hit back over the comments in a US tabloid, and her rep says: "We are taking these recent comments seriously... We have always maintained that the fear that Linda has had to live with comes from the rage and instability much too often associated with pro wrestlers."

However, Hulk's people are trying to play down his apparent sympathy with O.J.'s alleged murderous impulses towards his wife.

"Hulk in no way condones the O.J. situation," says his rep. "As part of a larger conversation, he referred to it to exemplify his frustration with his own situation."

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