Hulk Hogan's Racist Rant Didn't Prevent Him From Getting a New Endorsement Deal

How did the Hulkster manage to swing this?

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After he got caught going on a racist rant in the middle of an old sex tape back in July, no one wanted to have anything to do with Hulk Hogan. The WWE—the company that employed the Hulkster for so many years—cut all ties with him immediately and basically scrubbed him from their storied history. So surely there aren't companies out there that want Hogan to endorse their products right now, right?

We wish that were the case. But recently, a daily fantasy sports site called Fanpicks.com hired Hogan to be their celebrity endorser. He's going to be making sports picks for fans and posting them on the site. And it doesn't sound like the site had any reservations about bringing him on board.

"We all make mistakes," a spokesman for Fanpicks.com said, "and deserve second chances."

Maybe so. But did Hogan really deserve a second chance so soon? Especially after those half-hearted apologies he offered up late last month? We're guessing the company got Hogan at a deeply discounted price, but still...

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[via TMZ Sports]

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