Celebrity Mound

Brooke Hogan was all smiles as she celebrated her coming-of-age last week at Sin City’s Spago Restaurant alongside her boyfriend Stack$, father Hulk, brother Nick and a few close friends — but notably absent for the intimate affair was her mom, Linda Bollea.

Brooke reached out to her mother numerous times and let her know that she was more than welcome at any of her birthday celebrations and that she would love her to be there, but Linda chose not to attend, said a source.

“Linda was really, really hurt,” another source told Tarts. “But Brooke has sided with her father in all of this, she was adamant about not celebrating with her mom or extending an invitation.”

Following dinner, Brooke partied with (and couldn’t keep her hands off) her beau inside PURE nightclub while typically protective Hulk looked on disapprovingly.

Linda filed for divorce from the semi-retired, pro-wrestling husband in November 2007 — just weeks after their then 17-year-old-son Nick was involved in a car accident that had him serve an eight-month jail sentence after his passenger John Graziano was left in a vegetative state.

The “Hogan Knows Best” family again hit the spotlight again last year when the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office released audio tapes of Nick’s jail phone conversation with his dad during his incarceration several months earlier. The conversation included Nick saying that crash victim Graziano was a “negative person” and he also asked Hulk to organize him a spin-off reality television show after his release.

“I want to do where I’ll make the most money,” Nick said, his father adding that he’ll produce the show and make his son the owner.

But so far Nick hasn’t any luck with that controversial show of his, with an insider telling Tarts that the production companies and hesitant to even touch it. A rep for VH1 (the network behind “Hogan Knows Best” and the spin-off “Brooke Knows Best”) confirmed to Tarts that there was nothing in the works regarding Nick.

Although the now 18-year-old has made the move to the outskirts of Tinseltown and still has high hopes of making it on the big-screen.

“He wants to start his own charity,” a source close to mama Linda said. “He wants to make a name for himself.”

But even though the 18-year-old wasn’t allowed inside PURE with his big sis last week, he is reportedly a regular at Agoura Hills nightclub Chapter 8 where is he often brought to the DJ booth and announced as being “a celebrity in the house.”

(source)

Brooke Hogan issued an apology for making what she now calls false allegations that her father Hulk abused her mother.

“I did it under significant pressure from my mother,” Hogan, 20, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “It was only after I learned all the facts that I realized I made a big mistake in signing it.”

Hogan released the statement after a tabloid reported that she had signed a legal affidavit accusing her father, whose real name is Terry Bollea, of verbally and physically abusing wife Linda during their marriage.

Linda, 48, filed for divorce last November, and her attorney told PEOPLE it was going to be “war.”

Her attorney was not available for comment. A rep for Hulk Hogan declined to comment.

In her statement to PEOPLE, Brooke admits to signing the affidavit. But, according to her rep, she later regretted the decision and asked that it not be filed in court. (At this point, according to Hulk’s attorney, no such document has been filed.)

Brooke’s rep says: “Brooke Bollea is distressed at the latest efforts by mother Linda to fracture the family. This time they let leak out an old document that Brooke signed filled with exaggerations and fabrications about father Terry’s behavior during the marriage. The months-old document was signed by Brooke at a time when she was upset with her father.”

Brooke is now living with Hulk, 54, and not on speaking terms with her mother.

“I love my mother, and hope to one day reconcile with her,” Brooke says. “But using kids as pawns in a divorce is awful. Every day my mother resorts to this kind of behavior makes it that much harder for us to ever have a relationship again.”

(source)

Glenn Douglas Packard, Hogan’s co-star and roommate on VH1 show “Brooke Knows Best,” startled event planners at Miami club Mansion Saturday night when, said one onlooker, he “threw a childlike tantrum” and “tried to get 300 people into a 50-person party.” The source said that when he was given wristbands for his friends, Packard screamed at the ladies working the door, “It’s not my job to wristband my guests, it’s yours!” Thankfully, Hogan was “lovely.”

(source)

Brooke Hogan performed at a Miami nightclub for the premiere of her new show Brooke Knows Best. Brooke was scantily clad in lingerie and backed up by the Knockout Girls who seem to perform in nothing but bras and panties. So, basically, we’re talking about the greatest musical performance of our generation. (Not counting Brooke.) The Sun reports:

Wearing a burlesque-style outfit, Brooke didn’t leave much to the imagination as her dad looked on from the VIP area alongside new girlfriend JENNIFER MCDANIEL.

(source)

AND ALL THIS TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS HOGAN THAT KNEW BEST!

Hulk Hogan’s Little Girl Is All Grown Up In Her Own Reality Series “Brooke Knows Best” Premiering Sunday July 13 at 10PM* on VH1

Online Sneak Peek Of Premiere Episode Available On VH1.com Beginning Monday, July 7

Daddy’s little girl Brooke, the butterfly of the Hogan family is spreading her wings and leaving the ever watchful eye of her father, the “Hulkster!” Still armed with her dreams of achieving pop superstardom, the 20-year old is moving to Miami to begin her life as an adult. Time will tell if Brooke Knows Best as she breaks out of her parental cocoon and embarks on a life all on her own in Miami.

Premiering on Sunday, July 13 at 10PM*, “Brooke Knows Best” will follow Brooke and her new roommates Glenn and Ashley on their new adventures living single and solo in Miami. As Brooke will soon find out, growing up definitely has its pros and cons. She is now responsible for managing her own career and paying her own bills while coping with her parents’ separation. And in true Hulk fashion — despite his own busy schedule including various business opportunities and hosting American Gladiators – daddy Hulk can’t help interfering in Brooke’s business as she fights to claim her independence. Outside the ever watchful eye of her father, Brooke strives to tests the boundaries of her newfound independence by dating a guy who loves extreme sports, hosting her first house party, dealing with unwanted guests and living with roommates for the first time, apart from her family. Momma Linda is also around to help keep an eye on Brooke to make sure she is okay and guest stars in a few episodes.

VH1.com will offer sneak peeks of each episode every Thursday before the show’s Sunday night premiere, giving viewers a glimpse of what’s to come each week. Full episodes will also be available on online each Monday, following Sunday night’s on-air broadcasts. Additionally, VH1.com will launch exclusive “Afterhours” segments of Brooke and her roommates, which will focus on their lives once the production cameras stop. VH1 Mobile will also offer select “Brooke Knows Best” video throughout the season. Brooke and the rest of the cast will also be active on FamousVH1Friends.com – an innovative new social network that allows fans to connect directly with every member of the cast, view their personal pictures and video blogs and meet other fans of the show.

The lovely Brooke Hogan recently met up with Maxim.com to shoot a photo spread for an upcoming issue. The best part: the entire steamy shoot was caught on video! The video even features a surprise cameo from the starlet’s father, Hulk Hogan, who explains how he’s finally letting go of his over-protective tendencies now that his daughter is “grown up.”

Check out the video of the shoot right here: