World famous wrestler and TV personality HULK HOGAN joined WENDY WILLIAMS in the co-host chair for day four of “Celebrity Co-Host Week.” Hulk revealed what he’d look like without his legendary moustache, and set the record straight on his ex-wife Linda’s allegations that he’s gay and abusive. Check out the video below.
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Hulk Hogan underwent surgery on Wednesday to clean up the mess left in his mouth by a dentist who accidentally ripped out 50 stitches. The former wrestling star went for dental surgery in October, but had a mold removed from his mouth, which also pulled out the stitches.
Hogan’s mouth became infected and antibiotics failed to do anything for the pain. After undergoing a Cat scan, it was revealed the doctor had left a metal tack in his mouth – something he had removed during the surgery last night. He said, “They had to drill a f**king hole in my face!…I have to have a meeting with my lawyers now”. Following his divorce from wife Linda, it seems the wrestler turned reality star is ready to make a fresh start. Hulk has announced plans to make the foray into movies, but says he is starting by getting rid of his iconic moustache, saying, “I’m getting ready to go on some auditions. I’m getting ready to shave my head and my moustache. So that should be scary”. After the surgery to fix his mouth, Hogan had a shrewd piece of advice for the youth of today, simply saying, “Theme for the day is … kids, take care of your teeth”.
Hulk’s last appearance on screen came when he lent his voice to a character in Gnomeo & Juliet – the 2011 animated flick starring Emily Blunt and Maggie Smith.
HULK Hogan is sounding homicidal over the way his wife Linda dumped him, forced him out of his $18 million mansion, allegedly started spending his money at the rate of $40,000 a month and dating “some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior,” Rolling Stone reports. “I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody’s throat,” he told the magazine. “You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can’t go to anymore, you’re driving through downtown Clearwater 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 OJ. I get it.” He and Linda are battling it out in a Florida divorce court, where Linda’s attorney claims she’s entitled to use the car and that Hogan’s claims against her are merely an attempt to control her love life.
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While most Americans spent Tuesday night either smiling or sobbing over Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States, Hulk Hogan was taking his 18-year-old son Nick (and one of his male pals) out and about in Las Vegas.
Nick Hogan recently spent 166 days behind bars after pleading no contest to charges of reckless driving in an accident that left his close friend, John Graziano, critically injured. But clearly young Hogan is making up for lost time. Pop Tarts spies spotted the reality TV stars checking into Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (they’re booked until Friday) and are poised to make an appearance at SEMA, an automotive trade show.
But according to an insider, the “Hogan Knows Best” father has gone to extra lengths to make sure his son stays out of trouble by having staff book Nick a standard room right beside his VIP executive suite. There is even a mysterious man (believed to be a parole officer) lurking around them at all times.
“Hulk made a big point of saying that this was a relaxing getaway and that Nick will be taking it easy and won’t be partying,” said our source. (Well, we certainly hope by now that Nick has learned the lesson that being underage and alcohol isn’t a good combination.)
But Nick isn’t allowing his post-pokey profile to shield him away from the limelight as he reportedly pranced around the hotel happily posing for pictures, signing autographs for fans and flirting with the hot young ladies that came his way. Even though daddy was all-smiles, it sounds as though the year of family drama is taking its toll.
“I’m pretty vulnerable right now, I’ve been beat up so bad of late I would probably be pretty easy to take down,” the former WWE champ told Tarts, but in next breath hinted that if he pulled himself together and got in shape he might very well come out of-retirement.
As for his son’s negligent car crash that has left “best friend” Garrison in a vegetative state — it seems as though Hulk believes it really was no “accident”.
“There are no accidents, God has a plan that unfolds just as he wants it,” Hulk said.
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Hulk Hogan is still dealing with his son, Nick’s, jail sentence for reckless driving.
“You know, I just had to regroup, and you know, just really rely on what was in my heart and what I believe in, ’cause Nick is my son 24 hours a day,” Hulk told E! Friday. “Whether he hits a home run, or whether he strikes out, he’s still my son.”
The wrestler says his estranged wife had a different attitude.
“You know, Linda says because she was visiting in L.A., she’s not responsible in any way, shape or form what what happened,” he said. “Well, that’s not me.”
Hulk says Nick has changed his life since getting out of jail Oct. 20.
“He was on a roll,” he said. “He was a young professional driver. He had the show going, and it all got real busy, and then when he went to jail, he got stripped of everything.
“He got stripped of clothes, of watches, he got stripped of his identity, and he found out what’s important in life,” Hulk added. “He knows what’s real, and what’s not real.
“And before he went in there, he was accountable, and he was responsible. And I think that’s what he found out in jail, the most important thing. He understands what is real life. You know, it’s about helping people, being positive, moving forward.
“He was a good kid before, he’s a great kid now,” Hulk says. “He’s not the same man he was when he went in there.”
Nick served 166 days of an eight month sentence. In May, he pled no contest to reckless driving charges stemming from an August 2007 crash that left his best friend, John Graziano, in critical condition.
The day of his release, his sister, Brooke, blogged how excited she was to see her brother again.
“I’m gonna make him every kind of food you can possibly think of!” she said. “He’s been living on bread and potatoes so far, and I know some Mac-n-Cheese is gonna hit the spot!”
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HULK HOGAN’s son NICK BOLLEA will be released from prison three months early for good behaviour, according to U.S. reports.
The former wrestler’s son is currently serving an eight-month sentence at Florida’s Pinellas County Jail, after pleading no contest to a felony reckless driving offence following a horrific car crash in Clearwater, Florida – which left his friend and passenger, John Graziano, brain damaged.
But the 18-year-old is eligible for early release for his good behavior, reports People.com.
A source tells the publication, “(Inmates) automatically get credits towards early release, and if they don’t do anything bad while they’re here, they get to use the credits.”
Graziano’s family lawyer George Tragos admits he is not surprised to hear of Bollea’s early release.
He says, “It’s standard procedure. There is no way for us to impact his release date, that’s not within our control. It’s a formula worked out by the sheriff.”
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Hulk Hogan wraps up Season 2 of NBC’s “American Gladiators” on Monday night — a show which has been a bright spot in Hulk’s otherwise chaotic personal life.
His 24-year marriage to wife Linda is headed for divorce, but now, in a new interview with Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos, Hulk shows signs of regrets.
“As crazy as that sounds to say, I wish I was still with my wife,” Hulk told Maria.
The stunning admission comes after everything he and his estranged wife, Linda, have been through — and one that could intensify certain speculation.
“There have been rumors that maybe this divorce was a ploy to protect your assets,” Maria said.
“If this is a ploy, her being intimate with a 19-year-old kid is pretty good acting,” Hulk said.
Several have suggested that the Hogans split up to protect their money (Hulk is worth ten of millions of dollars) after they were sued by the family of the boy permanently injured in 18-year-old Nick Hogan’s car wreck.
Hulk squashes that speculation, citing in particular, his pain over Linda, now dating a 19-year-old, who Hulk claims lives in the home the Hogan family once shared.
“For me to be able to handle… my 50-year-old wife sleeping in a bed with a 19-year-old boyfriend and using my gym, and driving my cars, and living in my house. I guess we’ve got a pretty good act going on ‘cause that’s a lot to take on,” Hulk said.
Hulk claims the divorce was 100 percent Linda’s idea.
“It wasn’t an argument, it was, ‘Hey, I don’t love you, I don’t want to be with you, I don’t want to see you anymore.’ It was the real deal,” Hulk said.
“Just out of the blue?” Maria asked.
“Yeah, well you know, we’d had problems over the last ten years but you know, I thought that when you put your hand on the Bible, you know until death do us part and for better or worse, I thought people really meant that when they said it,” he admitted.
And things have turned ugly, with negotiations stretching on.
“This is a simple divorce – there’s no custody, there’s just a big pile of junk that we’ve accumulated. We should split it however the judge wants it and walk away, but you know, my wife’s lawyer has told different magazines there’s gonna be a war,” he said. “This is the money that I saved for my family, and money that Linda could walk away with, money that I saved for my children, that they’re just, they’re just wasting [it] and burning [it] up.”
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WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan says he has fought a lot of bad guys in his day.
Who takes the title?
Ex-wife Linda Bollea!
“Without a doubt, this one is the most formidable opponent I’ve ever run into,” he tells Usmagazine.com.
“You talk about dirty tricks: Brass knuckles, steel knuckles, cheap shots,
tripping people up. I’ve never seen anybody in the wrestling business that has more dirty tricks than she does!” he adds. “I guess I taught her well.”
After 23 years of marriage, Linda, 48, surprised Hogan, 54, last November by filing for divorce. (He learned of the split from a newspaper reporter.)
Since then, the two have been embroiled in a messy war.
On June 30, Linda filed papers alleging that he “relentlessly and methodically” stalks her, “causing her anxiety and fear for her safety at all times.” (His lawyer has called the claim “pure fantasy.”)
They also have clashed over assets (she recently accused him of not paying his share of their $4.2 million Las Vegas condo).
Brooke Hogan, who feuded with her father earlier this year after he dated one of her pals, is no longer on speaking terms with her mother, who is romancing one of her 19-year-old former classmates.
“I’m totally freaked out,” Brooke said of the relationship.
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The acrimonious split between the Hogans has gotten even nastier.
Linda Hogan filed court documents on June 30 seeking to prevent her estranged husband from harassing her. In the documents, first reported by TMZ.com, Linda Hogan, 48, claims that Hulk Hogan, 54, “relentlessly and methodically” follows her, “causing her anxiety and fear for her safety at all times.” The motion also claims that Hulk “has a history of violence” towards Linda, “and is capable of attacking [her] at any time.”
In a statement, David Houston, a lawyer for Hulk (whose real name is Terry Bollea) shot back: “Linda Bollea’s allegations are pure fantasy, in line with her recent 911 call that has been widely played in the media.
“On May 22, Linda called 911 claiming Hulk was stalking her, which Hulk vehemently denied. Since November, Terry Bollea has been in Los Angeles working. The limited time that he has spent in Florida has been solely to visit his son and daughter. In addition, he has no history of violence.”
The documents are the latest salvo in the contentious divorce. When Linda filed for divorce in November, Hulk learned of the filing from a reporter. The couple has wrangled over assets and traded barbs, although Hogan told PEOPLE last month that he unconditionally loves Linda.
It’s been a rough year for the Hogans. In addition to the split, 17-year-old Nick is serving eight months in jail for a felony charge of reckless driving, stemming from an accident that seriously injured family friend John Graziano.
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