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Hulk Hogan<\/a>\u2019s longtime friend and fellow wrestling icon Kevin Nash has strong words for those resurfacing the late WWE star\u2019s controversial past.<\/p>\n On the latest episode of his Kliq This<\/em><\/a> podcast, Nash addresses renewed scrutiny around Hogan\u2019s legacy, including a decade-old leaked audio tape in which the wrestling legend used the N-word multiple times and described himself as “racist, to a point.”<\/p>\n “For the people that want to go after Hogan for doing this, doing that<\/a> \u2014 how about f–k you, man?” Nash says.<\/p>\n “He\u2019s dead. How about his kids, man? Can\u2019t you just lay off the man?”<\/p>\n Nash, 66, was one-third of the original NWO \u2014 the WCW faction that revolutionized professional wrestling in the 1990s \u2014 alongside Hogan and the late Scott Hall.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong><\/em> Hulk Hogan\u2019s Mansion in Florida Is Spectacular! See Inside<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He remained close with Hogan for years. He makes his point clear:\u00a0Now is not the time to tear him down.<\/p>\n “Ain\u2019t nothing\u2019s gonna change now,\u201d he continues. \u201cIt\u2019s sensationalism. It\u2019s, \u2018You know, I never liked him anyway.\u2019 Who gives a f–k? I know he doesn\u2019t. I know he didn\u2019t.”<\/p>\n The WWE<\/a> Hall of Famer reminds listeners that Hogan’s loved ones are still grieving \u2014 including his wife, Sky Daily, and his two children, Brooke, 37, and Nick, 35, whom he shared with ex-wife Linda Hogan.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong> <\/em>Hulk Hogan’s Final Words to His Estranged Daughter Gave Her Peace<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThink about his kids,\u201d Nash adds. \u201cThink about his friends and family<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have nothing good to say, shut the f–k up.”<\/p>\n Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) died on July 24 at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n While tributes poured in from fans and wrestlers alike, some critics revisited his past, particularly his 2015 firing from WWE after leaked audio from a private tape captured him using racial slurs<\/a> and making openly racist remarks.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong><\/em> Why Hulk Hogan Became a Christian: \u2018I Was Sick and Tired of Myself\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hogan later apologized, calling the language \u201cunacceptable\u201d and saying there was \u201cno excuse.\u201d<\/p>\nHulk Hogan’s Controversial Legacy<\/h3>\n