( CNN ) -- Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan , embroiled in a bitter divorce with his wife , Linda , told Rolling Stone magazine he can `` totally understand '' O.J . Simpson , the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man . Linda and Hulk Hogan enjoy happier times at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York in 2006 . `` I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J. , cutting everybody 's throat , '' Hogan said in the interview for a feature that will run in Friday 's edition of the magazine . `` You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you ca n't go to anymore , you 're driving through downtown Clearwater [ Florida ] and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade , and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed , with your wife ... `` I totally understand O.J . I get it , '' Hogan said . A spokeswoman for Rolling Stone magazine confirmed the quote to CNN . Watch report on Hogan 's statements » . It has been widely reported that Linda Hogan , 49 , is dating a younger man . She filed for divorce in 2007 after nearly 25 years of marriage . Simpson was found not guilty of murder in the 1994 stabbing deaths of his wife , Nicole Brown Simpson , and her friend , Ron Goldman , but was found liable for their deaths by a civil court jury . Simpson later was found guilty in a Las Vegas , Nevada , armed robbery case and sentenced in December to up to 33 years in prison . A spokesman for Linda Hogan said Wednesday that the statement amounts to a death threat and that her attorney is `` weighing all options necessary to protect his client . '' `` Sadly , his recent comments remind us that his definition of fair is much different than what the law dictates , '' Linda Hogan said in a written statement . Her spokesman , Gary Smith , linked the comments to the 55-year-old Hogan 's three-decade career , during which he held multiple championship titles and , during his heyday in the 1980s , was easily the most popular wrestler in the world . `` We have always maintained that the fear that Linda has had to live with comes from the rage and instability much too often associated with pro wrestlers , '' Smith said in the statement . CNN was unable to reach Hulk Hogan 's publicist for comment on Wednesday . In comments to Access Hollywood , a spokesman said the comments were not intended as a threat and that Hogan `` in no way condones '' Simpson 's actions . `` As part of a larger conversation , he referred to it to exemplify his frustration with his own situation , '' the spokesman said . Hulk Hogan 's real name is Terry Bollea . His wife alternately goes by Linda Hogan and Linda Bollea . CNN 's Marc Balinsky and Doug Gross contributed to this report .
Hulk Hogan , in a bitter divorce with his wife , Linda , talks to Rolling Stone magazine . `` I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J. , '' Hogan said . Spokesman for Linda Hogan says the statement amounts to a death threat . Hulk Hogan spokesman : Comments not a threat , just expression of frustrations .