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I am not a racist: Hulk Hogan

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Former WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, who was terminated by the sports-entertainment company for his using N-word said he is not a racist.

The 62-year-old, professional wrestler asked people to forgive him when he recently appeared on "Good Morning America."

"I'm not a racist, I never should have said what I said; it was wrong, I'm embarrassed by it." Hogan said.

The wrestling legend also added that he grew up in an environment where the N-word was used casually.

Hogan cleared that the tape of him using racial slurs about his daughter's boyfriend occurred during a rough patch .

"I was at the lowest point of my life to the point where I wanted to kill myself."
 

"Oh, my gosh. Please forgive me. Please forgive me. I think if you look at the whole picture of who Hulk Hogan is, you can see over all the years that there's not a racist bone in my body," he added.

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First Published: Sep 01 2015 | 8:48 AM IST

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