Clem and Hogan were once very close friends, with Hogan often making guest appearances on “The Bubba the Love Sponge Show.” In 2006, when Hogan was going through a divorce from his first wife and mother of his two children, Linda, Hogan had sex with Clem’s wife, Heather, in a reportedly consensual arrangement. What wasn’t consensual, allegedly, was the fact that the encounter was secretly recorded on Clem’s home security system. The tape surfaced in 2012, and a clip was posted to Gawker, leading to Hogan suing both the media company and his former friend.

Hogan and Clem settled their portion of the lawsuit, however, in October 2012. Terms of the settlement were kept confidential, but Clem issued a public apology to Hogan on his radio show. Clem said he was convinced that Hogan was unaware of the camera in the bedroom and was convinced Hogan did not know that he was being recorded.

“It is my belief that Hulk is not involved, and has not ever been involved, in trying to release the video, or exploit it, or otherwise gain from the video’s release in any way,” he said in his on-air apology.

Despite his 2012 apology on the radio, Clem’s statement to TMZ following Hogan’s passing didn’t make it seem like he had ever mended fences with his former best friend behind the scenes.