Dina's Dirt for July 25, 2025

Hulk Hogan has passed away at the age of 71 after going into cardiac arrest at his home yesterday morning. He had undergone serious heart surgery recently from which he was still recovering. Paramedics worked on him for almost 90 minutes. Hulk Hogan began his wresting career with the WWF (now the WWE) in 1979, eventually winning 12 world championships and getting inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame. It's said his big break was his villain role in "Rocky III," which led to other big and small screen appearances including in his own reality series, "Hogan Knows Best." Outside the ring, he did run into his share of controversy. In 2015, a leaked sex tape featured Hulk Hogan making racist remarks. He apologized, but the damage was done, and the WWE terminated his contract and removed him from the Hall of Fame. Three years later, with the support of many Black professional wrestlers, he was reinstated.

Everyone remembers when he shocked the world by announcing his retirement on "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," saying he was ready to "segue into becoming the next President of the United States," adding, "It would be nice to have somebody that could put America first." He also said, "The way I look at it, if Jesse Ventura could become governor of Minnesota, I mean I basically beat Jesse at everything he's done anyway in his life, so I might as well run for the president."

Malcolm-Jamal Warner tragically drowned earlier this month in Costa Rica. Now it has come out that he drowned trying to save his daughter from a rip current. Two bystanders used a surfboard and a boogie board to help get his daughter to shore (one actually ended up in critical condition). According to sources, Malcolm-Jamal and his daughter were only "bathing together and were caught by a rip current," adding, "obviously, as a father, he fought for his daughter." The incident occurred at Playa Grande, Cahuita, a beach known for dangerous conditions, marked with a red flag, and a large sign warning that expert surfers only should be in the water.

Jenna Bush-Hager realized she was in big trouble after quoting her guest co-host Willie Geist's wife and dropping an A-bomb on "Today with Jenna and Friends," Jenna went to great lengths after her verbal flub on-air and kept apologizing profusely. She even made it a point to say someone told her you were allowed to say it once, which all her co-workers pointed out is not true. No word on if the show or Jenna will face any fines from the FCC.

After the viral kiss cam video from a Coldplay concert showing coworkers Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron in a tight embrace, leading to allegations of an affair, Kristin Cabot has resigned from her position as head of HR at Astronomer. She follows Andy Byron, who recently quit as Astronomer's CEO. Astronomer had launched an internal investigation about workplace conduct and emphasized their commitment to accountability going forward. On the bright side, the company has never enjoyed more free press than they're getting right now.