Brooke Hogan & Yannique Barker: From Romance to Reunion

0:00It's April 23rd, entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Brooke Hogan and Miami filmmaker Yannick Barker go way back to a romance in the late 2000s. They dated from 2007 to 2009, bonding over music and even collaborating on her 2009 album, The Redemption, where he handled production and appeared in a video. That old flame guy reignited in headlines years later because of Hulk Hogan's sex tape scandal. Transcripts from 2015 revealed Hulk's racist rants targeting Barker over Brooke, dating a black man, sparking major backlash that cost. Hulk is WWE deal back then. Brooke opened up in an April 2026 Us Weekly interview, calling it the most embarrassing mess ever. She said it straight up tore her and Yannick apart, even though they split on good terms initially. Fast forward, Yannick's built a solid life in Miami as CEO of Sobie Films, president of his dad's label, and dad to his son Theo James,

1:02born December 9th, 2021. He reconnected with Brooke last year when she resigned with the label for new tracks. Now their circles full circle. Barker's tight with Brooke's husband. Their kids have met and it's all coming together in a wholesome way. No drama. This time.