Quit While You’re Way Behind
Hulk Hogan, in an attempt to seem repentant and explanatory, paid a little visit to the Larry King Live show last night in order to discuss matters dealing with his son Nick Hogan’s incarceration (for almost killing his friend John Graziano) and all the bullshizz that has come to light since. The highlight from the interview for me was the point where Hulk was explaining that it is his belief that John Graziano is now in a permanent vegetative state (which resulted from the car accident where Nick was driving) as a part of “God’s will” to make John “a better person”:
Hulk Hogan broke his silence on his son’s imprisonment and his wife’s new relationship on Larry King Live Tuesday. “He made a mistake,” Hogan said of his son Nick Bollea, 17, who pled no contest after a reckless driving incident last August that left his friend, John Graziano, in critical condition. Bollea is currently serving an eight-month sentence in a Florida jail. Hogan broke down when discussing the difficulties his family has faced over the last several months. “Yeah, it’s been hard,” he said. “The main focus is my son, my children and John Graziano. This is in God’s hands. Things happen for a reason. This is to make Nick a better person. This is, in my belief, this is to make John a better person. Like I said before, it’s God’s will, where we’re at.”
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The wrestler also addressed the jailhouse tapes that were released to the media, in which Hogan and his son discuss a possible future reality show. “[Will] you get that thing lined up so the minute I walk out of wherever I walk out of, it’s there, boom?” Bollea can be heard asking Hogan on the tapes. “I just wish someone would play the two hours before, or the hour after, and please put everything in the proper context,” Hogan told King, visibly frustrated. In the conversation before that excerpt, he went on, “I was trying to keep [Nick's] spirits up, trying to get him to move forward.” Hogan acknowledged that in such a turbulent year – he and his wife Linda split after 23 years together – “it is a constant soul searching mission … for everything just to disappear on me, for my wife to file for divorce and the marriage to be broken long before that, and then the accident happened and the civil case, and my son getting put in jail … I just soul searched figuring out what could I have done. It’s just hard.” As for his estranged wife Linda, Hogan confirmed her new relationship with a younger man and denied reports that he is dating a friend of his daughter Brooke. “[The woman] that I’m dating is 34 years old and it’s not one of Brooke’s friends,” he said, “and from the reports I’m hearing, my wife is dating a 19-year-old.” But, he added, “Larry, at this point my only focus is on John and Nick. Linda has her own life, and her own agenda.”
Seriously, the Hogans should just keep their mouths quiet at this point … they only make things worse every time they talk. Today, Hogan is now apologizing and explaining what he really meant by his “God’s will” comment:
“It was like the whole world [was] crashing down on my son. Solitary confinement — most hardened criminals unravel after two or three days. Nick survived in there 28-29 days,” Hulk said. “During that period of time as I’m sitting there, 28 or 29 days, hardly any sleep, I did everything I could to laugh, to cry with my son. I was trying to help [to] give Nick some type of relief because he [was] consumed with the unknown,” Hulk continued. “I was just trying to explain to him that it’s ‘God’s hands’ or it’s ‘God’s will.’ That’s what people have said for thousands of years and did I say things wrong? Yes. I am I sorry.” Hulk admitted he made some of the comments recorded during phone calls, including discussing a future reality show for Nick, to “protect him physically because his mental state was unraveling.” And while he knew the calls were being recorded, Hulk also expressed his disappointment that the calls were released to the media. “This was the only thing Nick had left. This is the privacy everybody had in prison … and to have that taken away?” Hulk sighed. “I was more worried than ever about his mental state.” Hulk broke down at the end of the broadcast, and through choked back tears, said that he believed the public understood his family’s plight.
See, I think that “the public” sees his family for what they are … completely out of touch with reality. What planet are these people from? He is shocked that his son is suffering in jail? WILL SOMEONE TELL HIM THAT IS WHAT JAIL IS FOR? Can someone get a piece of paper and a crayon and draw a photo illustrating that JAIL IS PUNISHMENT? How does he not understand that YOU LOSE ALL PRIVACY WHEN YOU GO TO JAIL because INMATES ARE BEING PUNISHED FOR THEIR CRIMES. It’s not a vacation, jails aren’t there to cater to your comforts. Nick Hogan doesn’t even know the meaning of real jailhouse punishment. And beyond that, even the worse jailhouse punishment might be preferable to existing in a permanent vegetative state. I can’t even convey my disgust with this whole thing. It just keeps getting grosser and grosser. [Source, Source]
In other Hulk Hogan news, folks are now being warned that the Hulk Hogan Ultimate Grill may kill you … or burn your house down. Wanna stay alive, use a George Forman Grill instead.
Tags: 'Larry King Live', Terry 'Hulk' Hogan (Bollea)
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June 11th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
New Design ROCKS :-)
June 11th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
woot woot! the new site is awesome! and the comments are BACK! really proud of you trent. great job on the site it was well worth the wait.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
YAYYY! LOOKS GREAT, TRENT!
P.S. HULK HOAN & CO = CRAZY!!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Super Cool new design!! It totally rocks- congratulations, its fabu!!!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Yeay! I love the new site! Awesome job Trent!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Love love love the new site!
you’re srsly awesome.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
the site looks awesome, Trent!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Love it! Wish I could be there to party it up with you. Congrats on your success.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
YEAAA TO THE NEW SITE!! Good job Trent!!
The Hogans suck!!! I hope Nick gets a little friendly with some of his new friends in prison!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Nice work on the new design, Trent!! It’s so MAJOR!!! Congrats in all your success!!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
YAY=] Love it!!!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Yay, comments! Heart U!!!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
It’s perfect! yay!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
love it, love you- great job, as usual
June 11th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
congrats on the new layout! i love it!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Lovin the new page! Been reading since I started college (just graduated 5.18.08, W00t!) and will continue 2 do so w/ each passing day. Much luv!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Nicely done with the layout! You rock, as always.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
PS THANK YOU FOR FINALLY HAVING AN RSS! WEEE!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Agreed – the RSS is amazing. One thing – can you somehow make it so we can read the white font on an RSS reader? Otherwise, fab!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
The Return of the Comments! :D Fabulous job Trent! Always looking forward to your posts every day. :)
June 11th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
LOVE the new site! Congrats! I love that we can comment now too. Will be fun!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
you made a mistake in your quote there; in the story, it says that Hulk thinks it was intended to make *Nick* a better person, not John (just before the photo).
June 11th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
IT LOOKS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGG
love the new look trent! keep it up
June 11th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Love U Trent…hope your launch party rocks.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Yay Trent! The new layout is AMAZING!
The only thing I’ve found is that the font colour for the “date” on the posted comments is very hard to read because it’s almost the same colour as the background!
But whatever! Yay new design!!
Oh, and Hulk Hogan and his family need to STFU! Everything they say just digs a BIGGER hole than the one they’re already in!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I love LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOVE the new site! Incredible!!!! Oh and Hulk needs to take a page from the Spike Lee book and SHUT HIS FACE!
June 11th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I HEART the new look! It’s so sleek!! Much congrats to you and all involved. Now you can breathe and give yourself a big pat on the back. Job well done!
June 11th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I LOVE the new layout!! Have fun partying it up tonight I cant wait to see what celebs show up!!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Make the comment font color darker please! It’s hard to read. It makes me dizzy. Otherwise, the site looks hot!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I LOVE LIQUID AWESOMENESS!!!!!! =) xoxo –jim
June 12th, 2008 at 3:40 am
The site looks faboo, Trent! But please do make the font color in the comments section darker, please! It’s really hard to read.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Your New Home is so cutsie! I agree with Rome..the comments are a little difficult to read!
Go Tigers! I’m still rootin em on!
June 12th, 2008 at 5:02 am
I’m going to have to agree w/ you… I had to watch this video a couple of times and the first time I was all like “awww, poor Hulk” when he got all emotional…. but then I watched it again and after he said “This is going to make John a better person” I became angry. He is never going to wake up…. he is NEVER going to have his life back. How on EARTH is that car accident going to make him a better person? You’re right Trent, I think now the public will see the Hogans for what they really are… completely out of touch w/ reality!
June 12th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Omg, I love your new site! I was a new reader last late winter/spring, so I never saw your page when it was able to be commented, and it’s really cool! You’re the best blogger! I don’t think the Hogans should talk either…if Paris Hilton can do jail, Nick Hogan can too.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:02 am
love the page, trent! i’m thrilled that comments are back. i’ve been reading your blog for years now, and i’m so proud that you’ve become so successful! as a fellow detroiter, teacher, britney lover, and celebrity gossip addict i give you a million kudos for following through on your dreams. all the best! xoxo
June 12th, 2008 at 6:13 am
Trent, love the new page.
Hulk, you have the right to remain silent, but not the ability, it seems.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Trent, I am surprised by your faith in the American prison system. Have you ever spoken to a former inmate, or at least seen “Prison Nation” or “Oz”? Jails are not just meant to punish, they are meant to rehabilitate. Psychologically and physically torturing people and making them scared for their lives will only drive them to more damaging behaviors, not make them better people.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Finally, I get to comment on your site. Love the new layout.
On Topic….Hogan needs to stop talking before he himself ends up like his son, karma is a bit*h.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:39 am
love the new site! can’t wait to see more!!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:03 am
…privacy is all that nick has left? gee, hulk, nick also has the ability to “think,” feel, and overall comprehend things. that ridiculous comment is reminds me of yoko ono’s statement after mark chapman’s parole hearing, wherein she suggests john would have given anything to sit in a cell and think and dream, rather than the alternative. don’t you think if given the choice graziano would choose a cell over a vegetative state? the hogans have ABSOLUTELY no remorse, or even an iota of a clue about anyone but themselves…i hope they disappear, permanantly…oh yeah, great new site, trent!…
June 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
This family makes me sick.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:13 am
The site is GORGEOUS! The text spacing is a little new, but I will definitely get used to it, congrats Trent!
While it does seem unfair that they would release Nick’s phone call, I agree that it seems this kid has not learned his lesson. What does he miss most? ‘Getting into the Escalade’ and driving around Florida. No regrets about the friend that he placed into a vegetative state…interesting, but I’m sure this is all to make John a “better person” – seriously?
June 20th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I’m surprised at you Trent- you seem to be very judgemental with Hulk Hogan and his family. No matter what the guys says, he will be critisized for it. Yes Nick made a horrible mistake. But we are all human. Nick is young. Be grateful that YOU never took your bad decisions that far when you were a teenager. I don’t care who you are, we’ve all made stupid decisions as teenagers. It’s not our place to judge Nick, HUlk or anyone else. Yes, Hulk is trying to comfort his son while he’s in jail. You would do the same if it was your child. Nick pled no contest meaning he was willing to accept responsiblity for his actions. Don’t crucify the poor family because their son is having a hard time in jail Wouldn’t one of your parents so the same for you? I would hope so. Give Hulk a break, he lost his wife and his son in the same year. His family has completely fallen apart.