It's not a good time to be Hulk Hogan. The wrestling icon saw his WWE contract terminated with immediate effect last week after a leaked audio recording revealed him making racial slurs, his history with the brand was completely erased from their website, and now he's retweeting pictures of black Arsenal players who he believes are supporting him and claiming he's not a racist.
Online trolls are targeting the 61-year-old with tweets that appear to offer support to the under-fire wrestler. In a string of pictures, different users have sent messages that claim Hogan is not a racist and they still love him, along with supposed pictures of themselves asking for a retweet.
However, the pictures clearly aren’t of them, and instead have shown Arsenal players Danny Welbeck alongside Jack Wilshere, former Arsenal stars Emmanuel Eboue and Andrey Arshavin and current Liverpool defender Kolo Toure.
@HulkHogan this is me and my mate, we know you're not racist! Ignore the press and haters we love you brother!! pic.twitter.com/Lvk0Gqi3Cb
; Ethan Morley (@ethanmorleyy) July 27, 2015
@HulkHogan me and my brother Andrey are life long hulkamaniacs can we get an RT BROTHER. pic.twitter.com/5XXNbucegM
; Craig (@KoscielnyFC) July 27, 2015
@HulkHogan i am Ivorian and i love you brother, you're not a racist, u are the best, don't let the media get to you! pic.twitter.com/Op04YxEXFd
; Hulkfan17 (@WarDesperados) July 27, 2015
Hogan has retweeted the messages, completely oblivious to who those in the pictures actually are, and led to a number of further tweets criticising the ‘Hulkster’ for his unintentional error.
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Hogan has previous when it comes to retweeting ill-advised tweets, having republished pictures of murderer Raoul Moat, missing girl Madeleine McCann and Austrian paedophile Josef Fritzl.
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After the audio clip of Hogan repeatedly using a racially derogative term, the WWE released the following statement having already cut him from the website and TV show Tough Enough.
“WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.”
