--- title: Hulk Hogan Apologizes for Racist Comments description: An emotional Hulk Hogan apologized to fans Monday on Good Morning America for racist comments he made that were caught on tape. canonical: https://time.com/4016951/hulk-hogan-apologizes-racist-comments/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-31T14:08:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:57:59.283Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Hulk Hogan Apologizes for Racist Comments og:description: The wrestler said racial slurs were thrown around casually where he grew up og:url: https://time.com/4016951/hulk-hogan-apologizes-racist-comments/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0ed3f186c818e42/698861afcf40a884e5c3f7b2/hulk-hogan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Terry Bollea, Hulk Hogan, og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hulk Hogan Apologizes for Racist Comments twitter:description: The wrestler said racial slurs were thrown around casually where he grew up twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0ed3f186c818e42/698861afcf40a884e5c3f7b2/hulk-hogan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hulk Hogan Apologizes for Racist Comments > Sponsored content. 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The WWE ended its contract with Hulk Hogan after a 2012 radio interview leaked and revealed he used the N-word._ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Aug 31, 2015 2:08 PM UTC  FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2012, file photo, reality TV star and former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, looks on as his attorney speaks during a news at the United States Courthouse in Tampa, Fla. Hogan is suing Gawker for invasion of privacy, after the New York-based website published a tape of Hogan having sex with his then-best friend's wife. The trial starts Monday, July 6, 2015\. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2012, file photo, reality TV star and former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, looks on as his attorney speaks during a news at the United States Courthouse in Tampa, Fla. Hogan is suing Gawker for invasion of privacy, after the New York-based website published a tape of Hogan having sex with his then-best friend's wife. The trial starts Monday, July 6, 2015\. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)Chris O'Meara—AP by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Aug 31, 2015 2:08 PM UTC An emotional Hulk Hogan [apologized to fans](https://gma.yahoo.com/hulk-hogan-racial-slur-scandal-please-forgive-people-112815982--abc-news-celebrities.html) Monday on _Good Morning America_ for racist comments he made that were caught on tape. The wrestler addressed his use of racial slurs in a recording that was recently released, resulting in Hogan’s removal from the WWE’s Hall of Fame. [According to Yahoo](https://gma.yahoo.com/hulk-hogan-racial-slur-scandal-please-forgive-people-112815982--abc-news-celebrities.html), it’s believed that the tape was recorded between 2006 and 2007. Hogan told _GMA_, “I’m not a racist, I never should have said what I said. It was wrong. I’m embarrassed by it.” Hogan said he grew up in a rough neighborhood where the N-word was “thrown around like it was nothing.” He said it was “very fair” to say that he inherited a racial bias. He asked his fans for forgiveness. He added that the aftermath of the leak was very troubling for him: “I was to the point where I wanted to kill myself,” he said. “Just because a person makes a mistake, just don’t throw them away. 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