( CNN ) -- Hulk Hogan said his comments to Rolling Stone magazine that he can `` totally understand '' O.J . Simpson -- the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man -- are being misunderstood . Linda and Hulk Hogan enjoy happier times at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York . The pro wrestling legend said Wednesday that he `` took the high road '' and `` did n't do the O.J . Simpson thing '' despite the pain of his bitter divorce fight with wife Linda . Hogan 's lawyer said the quotes leaked to a gossip column have been taken out of context and the full article proves Hogan `` never condones the O.J . situation . '' Watch Hogan claim he was misquoted » . A spokesman for Linda Hogan said the statement amounts to a death threat and that her attorney is `` weighing all options necessary to protect his client . '' `` His violent and scary mood swings have been my nightmare for too many years , '' Linda Hogan said Thursday in a written statement . `` I hope for the sake of our kids that he gets the psychological help for himself and the safety of others . '' Her spokesman , Gary Smith , said , `` For those who buy his claim the comment was taken out of context , read the rest of Rolling Stone and determine for yourself if his suicidal tendencies coupled with the use of drugs and alcohol make him a danger . '' The controversial quote is part of a eight-page feature article about Hogan to be published in the magazine 's Friday edition . `` I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J. , cutting everybody 's throat , '' Hogan told Rolling Stone . `` 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 . '' The controversy began with a leak of the quote to the New York Post 's Page 6 gossip column . Hogan lawyer David Houston said that quote was `` part of a larger conversation to exemplify degrees of emotional turmoil . '' `` Earlier reports to the contrary exemplify the danger of cherry-picking quotes and reacting to them , '' Houston said . Hogan spoke later Wednesday to a photographer with the gossip Web site TMZ : . `` I spent three days with a writer for Rolling Stone talking about being positive and happy and walking in the spirit of Christ . And he asked me , 'Well , why did n't you flip out ? ' Well , I did n't jump off the Empire State building , I did n't buy a white Bronco . I did n't do the O.J . Simpson thing . I took the high road . `` I 'm not focused on Linda anymore , '' Hogan said . 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 . Linda Hogan 's spokesman 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 . Hulk Hogan 's real name is Terry Bollea . His wife alternately goes by Linda Hogan and Linda Bollea . CNN 's Marc Balinsky contributed to this report .
" Hogan , in a bitter divorce with his wife , Linda , talks to Rolling Stone magazine . ` ` I could have turned everything into a crime scene like this , '' Hogan said . Hogan , 55 , says his comments are being taken out of context . As for Linda Hogan , the statement amounts to a death threat .