Despite their newly-acquired negative public image, the Hogans have consistently insisted that they are genuinely concerned about John Graziano, the victim in Nick’s car crash nearly a year ago. To prove their point, Hulk fronted a charity — which collected $60,000 last year — to raise cash for John’s medical care. The only problem: The Grazianos say they haven’t received a penny.
Graziano’s attorney tells us that they haven’t seen one red cent from “The Freedom Group,” a charity that Hulk just happened to become the towel-waving spokesbeast for … a week after the crash.
To make matters worse, the Freedom Group recently canceled its biggest fund-raising event of the year because nobody wants to be associated with the Hogan family drama.
It was a nice thought.
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Brooke Hogan has graduated from making public accouncements via her MySpace blog to whoring her family problems out to the newest issue of Us Weekly. In Hollywood, that’s considered a step up. We just wish she would keep her mouth shut and allow private things to remain private — like the fact that she is no longer on speaking terms with her mother. Also of note, Brooke still doesn’t grasp the concept that her little precious baby brother Nick actually committed a serious crime. The police didn’t just lock him up for fun, as much as you and your family try to convince yourselves otherwise.
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It’s times like these we’re grateful 911 calls are public record: An audio was just released featuring Linda Hogan and our new favorite dispatcher ever, who gave the Hogan matriarch some tough love. See, Hulk was evidently stalking Linda (driving by her house while reportedly being prohibited by a court order), so she decided to follow him around in her vehicle for a while. As you do.
The dispatcher was clearly not amused, wondering why Linda would be following around a guy who has frightened her to the point of filing a restraining order. Dude, don’t bother trying to figure out the Hogans’ thought process. It’s really not worth it.
To listen to the tape, click here.
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Unsuccessful in their attempts to garner public sympathy via MySpace and Larry King Live, the Hogans are now making public threatening messages that the family believes are from Frank Graziano, the brother of the man left in a vegetative state after getting in the car with Nick.
Sure, the messages are cause for concern, but they were played on the radio this morning by host Bubba the Love Sponge, who just so happens to be a close Hogan family friend. This is obviously more of a publicity issue than it is about safety.
Also? We can guarantee the culprit isn’t a member of the Graziano clan. The mystery man threatened to piss on the family’s grave — it’s obviously Sam Lutfi. Case closed.
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Unfortunately for us, Brooke Hogan has yet to write another award-winning MySpace rant, but she is still giving ill-advised interviews in which she lets us in on the Hogan family drama. Nick has been given the week off, as the current topic is mother Linda and her 19-year-old boyfriend.
I’m totally freaked out. I personally don’t like it at all or condone it, but she’s my mom, so I have to show her support. … I went to school with [my mom’s new boyfriend]. He was a grade under me. Me and Nick know him well. Me and Nick are two years apart, and he was right between us (in school).
I thought we were one of the normal Hollywood families. It’s crazy watching it all fall apart, but I hope for the best.
You know what doesn’t help your situation, Brooke? Speaking to the media about concerns you should be sharing with your family. We can start with that. Next week, self-awareness.
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A new low has been reached in the world of reality television, this one featuring an absolutely stunning array of bad things: modern country music, Playboy, professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan and former child stars.
Danny Bonaduce, Dennis Rodman and Dustin “Screech” Diamond are heading into the ring to compete in CMT’s upcoming reality series “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling.”
Also on board are Todd Bridges (”Diff’rent Strokes”), super-heavyweight boxer ButterBean, Trishelle Cannatella (”The Real World”), Erin Murphy (Tabitha Stephens on “Bewitched”), Frank Stallone, ’80s pop star Tiffany and Playboy playmate Nikki Ziering.
They will compete to be named “Celebrity All-Star Wrestling Champion” based on their performance in various challenges that will include mastering complex wrestling moves, talking trash and working an audience.
Whoever wins, sadness reigns!
All that whining finally paid off: Nick Hogan has been transferred out of solitary confinement and is now in a communal cell with three other juvenile inmates. Unfortunately, he wasn’t released from jail and he still hasn’t won his lawsuit against the sheriff’s office for releasing his phone conversations, so prepare for even more whining from the family as they discuss how terribly difficult this whole situation is on them via telephone.
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The Hogans have been keeping us busy lately, and, true to form, today has not been lacking in absurdity. The family filed a civil lawsuit against Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats for placing Nick in solitary confinement, but another legal battle involves the public release of phone calls from the jail, which is causing Nick “extreme emotional distress.”
Surely the maternal Linda Hogan can help us make sense of all this. Why wouldn’t the press be sympathetic to the family’s plight? In a jailhouse phone call made public, she explained to Nick the ways of the world: “Everything’s public record. Is nothing sacred anymore? Everyone’s out for the money.”
Well, she would know.
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The Hogans seriously need to cool it on the bad publicity, because it’s not doing the family any favors. The latest drama: That loser Linda was grinding in Vegas is actually 19 years old and has been a longtime friend of Nick. Speaking of our favorite jailbird, the family is trying to stop the release of Nick’s recorded pathetic phone calls from jail, claiming a violation of privacy. Except a recorded voice comes on the line during each call to remind everyone that the call is being recorded. Nice try, losers.
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There was another Hogan car accident over the weekend, this time involving Brooke, everyone’s favorite MySpace author. The wreck was not Brooke’s fault, and she and her passenger walked away with no injuries. Thank God, because can you imagine the world with one less Hogan to spew nonsense?
To make sense of everything, Brooke took to the Internet with a new blog post — that has since been removed — thanking her jailbird brother and his passenger who has been in a coma since Nick’s fateful car accident, because their mistakes saved her life. Well, at least the passenger has that to keep him going.
You can read the entire thing after the jump.
You know what’s fun? Listening to Nick Hogan cry to his mother on the phone about how horrible jail is. The great thing about the Hogans is that they don’t really grasp the concept of reality — take, for example, Nick’s refusal to sympathize with his close friend who will have to live the rest of his life suffering the consequences of Nick’s actions. Heaven forbid Nick experience trauma for eight months when someone else will never get their life back. Nick is truly an inspiration to America.
Listen to the conversation here.
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Brooke Hogan’s latest MySpace rant (which has since been removed) was obviously not the ramblings of a perfectly sane person, and sources close to the Hogan family are convinced she is headed toward an emotional breakdown. Apparently her parents’ divorce and brother’s sentencing have gotten the best of her and “she just can’t keep it together.” Gee, you think?
In other family news, Hulk and Linda presented a united front at Nick’s court hearing earlier this month (Linda even wore her wedding ring), but it was all an act to show support for their son. That shouldn’t surprise anybody, because Hulk has based his entire career on acting, especially as of late — he even admitted that Hogan Knows Best was scripted (gasp!) and he was wary of the entire idea from the beginning:
I was offered lots of [reality] shows when I was making my career comeback against The Rock, but I kept saying no. But years later, it was my daughter’s career and son’s racing career that we were thinking about.
We saw the Ashlee Simpson show and Jessica Simpson’s and Lindsay Lohan on the big screen and we just didn’t haven’t a vehicle to compete. But I considered it, because this time it was about the Hogan family rather than Hulk Hogan; they all wanted to do it and I tried to warn them about what they were in for. Now look what happened.
The point where everything went downhill can be debated, but we believe it happened when Hulk tried to base his family’s life on that of the Simpsons.
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In the wake of Nick Hogan’s eight-month jail sentence for felony reckless driving, sister Brooke took to her MySpace to speak out against the entire situation. Because — let’s be honest — writing about how the justice system is flawed on the No. 1 site for pedophiles is going to cause some shake-ups. Brooke insists no one knows the real story and even goes on to insult Nick’s passenger who nearly lost his life in the accident. If that’s not going to win over the general public, we don’t know what will.
The entire diatribe, after the jump.
JUSTICE SERVED “Nick Bollea was sentenced to eight months in Florida’s Pinellas County Jail for felony reckless driving Thursday after pleading no contest in in court. A judge also handed down five years probation, 500 hours of community service and a three-year drivers license revocation. Nick will not be able to drink for the duration of his probation, and will attend DUI education classes within one year.”
In an effort to bolster the ever-assailed decorum of the Internet, Mollygood looks to poetry with Someone Haiku. Each day – using 17 syllables or less – you’re given the opportunity to wax poetic about some piece of flotsam or jetsam that’s washed up on the shores of Mollygood. Hopefully this Zen practice will not only bathe you in self-discovery, but also bring a touch of Eastern class to a global network of information that’s devolved into nothing more than tit websites and provocative MySpace pictures.
Today’s Someone Haiku winner is twgirl:
Her memoirs like those
Of a geisha tell of
Innocence sold too soon
That was good. A bit Oprah’s Book Club-ey, but good.
New one under here.
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Hey! Here’s a photo of leathered monster Hulk Hogan working suntan lotion deep into the vulnerable spots of daughter Brooke’s hind parts. We’re not parents, but we don’t think he should be doing that. What say you?
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