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Celebrities in the News the First Week of November

Brooke Hogan's Dad Hulk Dated Her Best Friend; Mom Linda Cohabitating with Brooke Buddy

TransWorld News reports that Linda Hogan left her husband Terry Bollea aka Hulk Hogan in January because he cheated on her with Christiane Plante, their 19 year old daughter Brooke's best friend. This revelation follows news that Linda Hogan is dating again, this source says... her new love interest being a 19 year old friend of Brooke's named Charlie Hill.

Hulk Hogan is 55 years old. Linda Hogan is 49. Not only did both reportedly start dating teenagers recently, Linda Hogan is roomates with teenagers- including both new boyfriend Charlie Hill and her daughter Brooke.

In an ironic twist, Hulk Hogan's tv show, Hogan Knows Best, a takeoff on the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best, spun off earlier this year to become Brooke Knows Best. Brooke Knows Best premiered in July 2008. Given that mommy and daddy are dating teenagers, maybe Brooke really does know best. Her judgment could hardly be less mature than that of her parents.

The Hogans separated shortly after their teenage son Nick was involved in a serious car crash that left Nick's best friend paralyzed. The best friend is now severely disabled, and his family has sued the Hogans. Some sources speculate that the Hogan divorce is a coverup to hide Hulk Hogan's considerable financial assets from the court. The Hogans have stated publicly that the divorce is authentic, and Hulk points to his estranged wife's co-habitation with a 19 year old as proof.

The Hogans are not the first celebrities whose marriage failed after a middle aged partner engaged in a relationship with a teen or young adult with close familial ties. In a particularly notorious case in 1992, Woody Allen, then 56, and longtime partner Mia Farrow separated after Farrow found nude photos Allen had taken of Farrow's 22 year old daughter Soon-Yi Previn. Allen dated Previn after the split.