Hulk Hogan defends himself, says he's not racist

Former pro-wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan, who was removed from the WWE after a tape of him spouting racial slurs surfaced, has said that he is not a racist.

Former pro-wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan, who was removed from the WWE after a tape of him spouting racial slurs surfaced, has said that he is not a racist.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed all ties with former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, after he was found to have used racial slurs in a sex tape that was the subject of an invasion of privacy lawsuit. (AP File Photo)

The 62-year-old, former WWE Champion asked people to forgive him when he recently appeared on a morning news show "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 clarified 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.