They don’t call him “the Hulk” for nothing.

Linda Hogan, who was married to pro wrestler Hulk Hogan for nearly 25 years, sat down with Matt Lauer on “The Today Show” earlier this week and revealed that she often feared for her life around her ex-husband whenever he got pissed off.

Hogan is peddling a new book, titled “Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes” … and in it, she writes that her then-husband “tore my shirt. He threw lamps. He held me down on the bed with his hands around my throat during arguments, slamming doors, pounding walls. I was always afraid he would kill me in one of his rages.”

“He did not feel remorse,” Linda told Lauer. “And to this day he hasn’t apologized for any of his actions.”

Linda also explained why she never pressed charges against Hulk, saying, “I was quiet. I was afraid to say anything. Had I said something, the carpet would have been pulled out from underneath his career. … It’s scary. You don’t know how far they will go.”

So if she was willing to put up with Hulk’s violent episodes … what exactly broke up their marriage? Hogan says the turning point in their relationship was when she discovered that Hulk was doing drugs … and had been having an affair 10 years into their marriage.

“The drugs were always around,” she said, adding there was a “constant flow of pain pills.”

Linda says she always knew she would come clean about the abuse one day … and she believes that now is the best time.

“I didn’t want to add fuel to the fire,” she said, referring to her very public divorce from the professional wrestler back in 2007. “There are a lot of women out there in the world that are going through the same thing that I went through. if they can learn something from what I wrote, I hope I can help people.”

But Hulk has a totally different story, according to TMZ. He called into a radio show this week to clear his name, referring to Linda as “delusional” and her claims of abuse are “a cold, blatant lie.”

“Just take her and put her in the same category with the Iron Sheik and the Ultimate Warrior. They all belong together,” Hulk said on the radio, adding that his ex-wife is just trying to exploit him and his name.

Watch Linda Hogan’s interview with Matt Lauer on the “Today Show” below:

The word going around town right now is that Hulk Hogan‘s ex wife Linda Hogan is now engaged to her 21-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill!

The 50-year-old mother of two who finalized her divorce from pro wrestler Hulk Hogan back in 2009 is reportedly engaged to a guy who is young enough to be her son, and the two plan to marry next summer on Linda’s new yacht she named “Alimony.”

Linda and Hulk Hogan’s children Brooke and Nick are 22 and 20 years old respectively, so their new soon-to-be step dad could technically be considered their middle brother! (LMAO)

How gross… And what makes it even worse is that Linda and that kid have been dating for a little over 2 years now. So yeah…….you do the math!

NBA star Kobe Bryant posed for a pic with his sisters Sharia and Shayla Bryant at LAX Nightclub Wednesday night (Oct 14) in Vegas. The Los Angeles Laker was hosting a party at the club that night.

More pics of celebrities like Estelle, Mary J. Blige, Garcelle Beauvais and more on the scene between the past couple of days when you continue reading!

Singers Estelle and Jay Sean chilled together at a cocktail dinner at Taj nightclub in New York City Wednesday night (Oct 14). The event was hosted by celebrity blog EgyptSaidSo.com.

R&B soul singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige posed for pictures on the red carpet as she arrived at the Stepping Out & Stepping Up event at Gotham Hall Wednesday night (Oct 14) in NYC.

TV family Brooke Hogan, Nick Hogan and Linda Hogan attended an event showcasing Alakazi’as Spring 2010 fashion line during Downtown LA Fashion Week at at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Wednesday (Oct 14) in Los Angeles. The VH1 reality stars (and family) posed for a group pic together at the show.

Hot on the promo trail for her new movie “Law Abiding Citizen,” actress Regina Hall paid a visit to Fuse Studios in New York City Thursday (Oct 15) to record an episode of Fuse TV’s “The Pop Show.” She plays Jamie Foxx’s wife in the film, which hits theaters nationwide today (Fri Oct 16).

Entourage star Jeremy Piven showed his face at the IFC & BAFTA Monty Python 40th Anniversary event at the Zigfield Theatre Thursday evening (Oct 15) in New York City.

Actresses Garcelle Beauvais walked the red carpet at the Vintage Valentino Benefit at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Thursday (Oct 15) in Los Angeles. This event was held in conjunction with Downtown LA Fashion Week.

And actress Tichina Arnold posed for pics on the red carpet of the Madison and Diavolina launch party in Los Angeles Thursday night (Oct 15).

After 24 years of marriage, Linda Bollea (we know her as “Linda Hogan”) has apparently filed for divorce. I’m sure most of us who tune in to “Hogan Knows Best” on VH1 knew this was going to come sooner or later, especially after that huge wreck Nick was in. Records show that Linda filed divorce papers last Tuesday in Pinellas County. She has been married to Terry Gene Bollea, more famously known as Hulk Hogan, since 1983 and the couple has two children, Brooke, 19, and Nick, 17.

What’s crazy about this whole thing is that a reporter broke the news to Hogan on Friday night, the day after Thanksgiving! He thanked the reporter for the “great information” then called back five minutes later to say:

I’m kind of shocked. You caught me off-guard. My wife has been in California for about three weeks. … Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me. … I just pulled over to the side of the road for five minutes to find out what was going on here.

Damn, homie!