CLEARWATER, Fla. (WJW) — Brooke Hogan is speaking out about why she chose not to attend her father Hulk Hogan’s funeral.

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died of a heart attack on July 24 at age 71. He was laid to rest during a private service at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Clearwater, Florida, on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Brooke Hogan, Hulk’s 37-year-old daughter, didn’t attend and explained why in an Instagram post.

“My father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn’t want one,” she wrote, alongside photos of herself, husband Steven Oleksy, 39, and their twins Oliver and Molly enjoying the beach. “Although I know people grieve in many ways—and I’m so grateful for all celebrations and events organized to honor him—as his daughter, I had to make my own decision to

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