Brooke Hogan and her mom Linda may have finally reconciled. They were spotted out together having dinner in Los Angeles this weekend. Does this mean Linda’s broken up with the young-enough-to-be-her-son boyfriend Charley Hill? Hardly. Though in the past Brooke has said Linda would have to change a lot of things about herself (including Charley) if she wanted a relationship with Brooke, apparently Charley was negotiable. Not only are he and Linda still together, but Charley came along to dinner too!

BROOKE HOGAN and mum LINDA appear to have put their bitter dispute behind them. The pair enjoyed dinner out in Beverly Hills on Saturday night and were even joined by Linda’s toyboy lover CHARLEY HILL.

Reality TV star Brooke was snapped in buoyant mood while leaving Madeo Restaurant, indicating a reconciliation.

Brooke cut ties with Linda, following her mum’s bitter split with ex-hubby HULK - taking her dad’s side in the divorce battle. Linda angered her daughter further by dating Charley - a former schoolmate of Brooke’s.

The singer previously said her mum needed to change her ways in order to repair their relationship. Brooke said: “I hope we do but she’ll have to go through a lot of changes - spiritually, mentally and physically… She’s going to really need to find a good spot to be in.

“I’ve tried to help but it’s too awkward and weird. We are two different people now.”

[From the Sun]

I find it hard to wish anything good for the Hogans, given how they handled Nick’s car crash and nearly killing his best friend. And there was so much public mud slinging between Hulk and Linda that whatever little bit of dignity they still had was unceremoniously tossed out as soon as they separated. But once in a while when Brooke talks about her mom I can’t help but feel some empathy for her. Not that I find Brooke particularly likable, but growing up to realize you don’t like or respect a parent is really hard. And it seemed like most of Brooke’s issues with Linda were well founded. Dating your daughter’s former classmate? That’s obviously not done to make her feel good. It seems like Brooke is much more mature than Linda, whatever that says. Considering Charley’s still in the picture, I’m guessing Brooke’s being the bigger person here.

Here’s Brooke with Linda and Charley at Madeo on Saturday night. Images thanks to WENN.com .

As is the custom when one gets divorced, Linda Hogan sat down with a reporter for ABC and talked all about her marriage to Hulk, what ended it, and all the love she feels for her 20-year-old baby faced boyfriend Charlie Hill. She also was forced to defend herself against internet allegations that she’s a gold digger and low class. While she did her best to rebut the gold digger claims, she actually started rambling a bit and talked herself INTO admitting she’s low class. Which was priceless. Here’s more about Linda’s tacky style and cougar love.

On allegations that she’s low class:
Hogan: “Low class? Maybe the way I dress, but that’s all. No, I’ve got blonde hair, I’ve got the long acrylic nails, but I wouldn’t say low class, maybe just a product of the eighties.”

On her deep love for 20-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill:
Interviewer: “Do you feel that it’s an unusual relationship”
Hogan: “Totally. It’s definitely weird.”
Interviewer: “Do you love him?”
Hogan: “[Softly] Yeah, I do. And he’s young – you know, I know he’s young. And I’m old.”
Interviewer: “Does it bother you at all, when it’s written in the tabloids ‘Cougar Queen’?”
Hogan: “No. It’s kind of a fad now. Like, cool, I’m finally in style.”
Interviewer: “Does having a younger man make you feel sexy?”
Hogan: “I have to say it does.”

On Brooke publicly accusing her of abusing drugs:
Hogan:“Brooke was so far out of touch with what was real. I’ve told her many times, [unintelligible] ‘Brooke, just come back, I wanna be your mom, I wanna be there for you, I wanna be a part of your life. I mean I love you, I raised you.’

[Transcribed from ABC Video]

For me the strangest part of the whole interview came when the interviewer asked Linda if she loved Charlie, and her voice got all soft and mushy – without being cheesy at all – and she said “Yeah, I do.” Because if it were anyone else saying that in that tone, I’d say they sounded truly genuine. But I mean it’s Linda Hogan… I don’t want to get conned here. But it was so strange to witness what seemed like this genuine moment of vulnerability from her. She sounded like anyone else in love. And I hate to give her too much leeway here, but I think she actually might be. She’s been with Charlie for over a year. She’s had enormous consequences because of it – like the loss of her relationship with Brooke. He doesn’t have any money or fame or power. Really the only thing she could be using him for is sex, and it seems like it would have run its course by now if that’s all there was to it. Now he might very well be using her. But I think she has actual love for him.

Now I feel sick to my stomach. Love. Yuck.

You can watch ABC’s interview here.

Here’s Linda and Charley at the Palms Place Hotel and Spa Grand Opening in Vegas on May 31st. Images thanks to WENN.

Hulk and Linda Hogan are finally divorced after what seems like forever. They both have put on a big show of moving on – he with a hybrid Linda/Brooke girlfriend and she was a creepy-as-hell 20-year-old friend of her son Nick. Linda got a huge settlement, though the amount hasn’t been released. But according to Pop Tarts, they former couple was worth somewhere between $26 million and $32 million, and she walked away with the bulk of it.

Why? Well Pop Tarts says Hulk still loves Linda, though we think his earlier “pulling an OJ” threats against her might have played into it as well.

After a long, very public proceeding, Hulk Hogan and former wife Linda Bollea finalized their divorce and reached an undisclosed settlement on Monday evening. While the terms were not made public, the couple’s net worth in 2008 was believed to be between $26 million and $32 million (as filed in court) and it sounds as though Mrs. Bollea walked away with quite the bulk of funds.

“Linda received an outstanding settlement result and I think both parties had compromised but Linda is extremely happy with the settlement,” her attorney Ray Rafool told Tarts. “It was bittersweet and it was also a relief and as Linda said, in every grey cloud there is a silver lining so I think for both of them, they were very relieved to be on the same page and they were very relieved that they would have this chapter of their life behind them.”

And it turns out that Hulk was the one who reached out to his wife of 25 years to make peace.

“Hulk is the one that originally came to Linda and said lets try to put this whole case aside and lets resolve this, essentially Hulk was the one that came to us with this peace offering which we gladly accepted,” Rafool added. “He said he still loves Linda and he’s happy that they’re forever getting this resolved. These people are business partners now and will be business partners in the future.”

While the divorced duo will still have a professional relationship, the semi-retired celebrity wrestler still wants some sort of personal relationship too.

“Hulk is looking forward to moving on with his life and is very hopeful that he and Linda can maintain a friendship and work together as parents to their two children,” a rep for Hogan told Tarts.

[From Pop Tarts]

I find it confusing for a man who claims to still love his ex-wife to also say he sympathizes with OJ Simpson. That comment really got Hulk in a ton of trouble, and it’s hard not to wonder if perhaps that played into his supposed generosity. Maybe due to guilt and remorse, or maybe Linda used it as leverage against him. I mean how many people agree to giving their ex-spouse the “bulk” of their estate randomly? Even if it’s to make peace… it’s still hard to buy.

Considering Hulk’s girlfriend looks like a combo of Linda and his daughter Brooke (creepy as hell, but whatever), it’s certainly possible he still carries a torch for her. Or maybe he just wants to look good in the public eye again and thinks this is all it takes. It’s obviously not going to get him what he wants, and I think it’s safe to say Hulk’s going to regret it in a month or two when that becomes clear.

Hulk Hogan and Linda are shown in the header in 2006. He is shown below with his daughter, Brooke, and lookalike girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel on 5/5/09. Credit: PRPhotos

Just in case you thought the Hogan family had put their issues with each other aside, I’m here to tell you… not so much. They’re also still really big on lying and fabricating the truth, considering they’re giving very different versions of a story, only one of which can be true. Brooke Hogan turned 21 last week in an appropriately tacky party at Pure nightclub in Vegas. According to Brooke, she invited her mom Linda – with whom she’s been estranged – to her birthday part, but Linda didn’t bother to show. According to Linda’s people, she was never invited.

Brooke Hogan was all smiles as she celebrated her coming-of-age last week at Sin City’s Spago Restaurant alongside her boyfriend Stack$, father Hulk, brother Nick and a few close friends — but notably absent for the intimate affair was her mom, Linda Bollea.

Brooke reached out to her mother numerous times and let her know that she was more than welcome at any of her birthday celebrations and that she would love her to be there, but Linda chose not to attend, said a source.

“Linda was really, really hurt,” another source told Tarts. “But Brooke has sided with her father in all of this, she was adamant about not celebrating with her mom or extending an invitation.”

Following dinner, Brooke partied with (and couldn’t keep her hands off) her beau inside PURE nightclub while typically protective Hulk looked on disapprovingly.

[From Fox News’ Pop Tarts]

It’s hard to side with anyone in Hulk and Linda’s divorce, considering how reprehensible their behavior has been. It’s not surprising that Brooke would be creeped out by her mom’s relationship with a 19-year-old former friend of her younger brother Nick. But her dad also said he understood why OJ Simpson killed Nicole Brown, so you’d think she’d want to stay far away from both of her parents.
In related Hogan news, near-killer Nick has wanted his own reality show for a long time. Because he’s such a wonderful, special person and not one of the world’s greater assholes. Unfortunately for dear Nick, no one’s willing to touch his show – or much of anything having to do with him.

“I want to do where I’ll make the most money,” Nick said [to Hulk in audio tapes of Nick's jail phone conversation with his dad during his incarceration] , his father adding that he’ll produce the show and make his son the owner.

But so far Nick hasn’t [had] any luck with that controversial show of his, with an insider telling Tarts that the production companies and [sic] hesitant to even touch it. A rep for VH1 (the network behind “Hogan Knows Best” and the spin-off “Brooke Knows Best”) confirmed to Tarts that there was nothing in the works regarding Nick.

Although the now 18-year-old has made the move to the outskirts of Tinseltown and still has high hopes of making it on the big-screen.

“He wants to start his own charity,” a source close to mama Linda said. “He wants to make a name for himself.”

[From Fox News’ Pop Tarts]

Um, a charity for what? If I were to be forced to list 10,000 adjectives that describe Nick Hogan, never ever would I say anything along the lines of “cares about others.” Obviously he wants to start his own charity to try to look like a better guy than he is. Though to be fair the guy who robbed my neighbor’s apartment is better than Nick Hogan is, so it wouldn’t take much. Surely he doesn’t need to start a charity to improve his image. When you’re considered nothing but scum, anything is a step up. Hell, he could just slow down at a yellow light once in a while and people will think he’s a little bit less of a douche bag than he is.

Here are the Hogans at Brooke’s birthday party on May 5th in Vegas. Images thanks to WENN.com .

I was just thinking to myself the other day, “It’s been a really long time since the Hogans did anything terrible for me to yell at them about.” Normally they only go a week or two, max. But aside from Nick being allowed to drive again (I hope you’re all wearing helmets, Floridians), the bleach-loving family has been pretty quiet lately.

Well, except for Hulk and Linda’s incredibly acrimonious divorce. Just in case you thought these two had toned it down a bit – or you bought into the idea that Linda’s the bigger douche – Hulk says that this whole legal process has made him empathize with O.J. Simpson. And he could have gone the same route.

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.

[From Page Six]

Hulk has gotten slightly better press than Linda, mostly because she’s dating aforementioned 19-year-old, who’s a friend of Nick’s. Obviously neither of her children are fans of the match either. And as creepy as she is, Linda doesn’t talk to the press as much as Hulk does, so we’ve heard more of his side.

Now it’s clear his side is absolutely insane. I’m sure Linda will be getting a nice little order of protection now. What a dangerous, stupid thing for Hulk to say. We’ve all known anger and rage, but to say you “could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody’s throat,” is just beyond the pale. I doubt he had any public sympathy before, but Hulk just screwed himself out of whatever good will there was. He’s a big guy, too, and obviously strong. Acknowledging that he poses a massive threat to his soon-to-be ex-wife was incredibly foolish – and scary. Never do I want to hope for the best for the Hogans, but I hope Linda gets some security. And makes Hulk pay for it.

Header photo of Hulk and Linda at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. Images thanks to Pacific Coast News.

John Graziano was left in a permanent vegetative state with literally part of his skull missing (warning on that link) after Hulk and Linda Hogan’s son, Nick, got in a car accident in August, 2007 when drunk and drag racing on a public street. Instead of expressing their remorse that their son so carelessly endangered his passenger’s life and left him irreparably damaged, Nick and Linda issued a statement that John wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. The Hogan family continued to talk smack about the victim afterwards, calling him a negative person and making obnoxious statements that the accident was God’s will.

Nick spent 166 days in jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving, but many thought it was not enough. He’s out now and the first thing he did was head to Vegas to celebrate.

Victim John Graziano’s father is now under police custody after cops caught him in a sting trying to hire someone to kill his wife, John’s mom. This made me inappropriately crack up because the idiot paid an undercover cop $2,100 plus a $13 pizza gift card to kill his wife in a car accident. I know it’s wrong to laugh at that, particularly considering his poor son’s state, but why did he throw in the pizza gift card?

Today I received an e-mail from Linda Hogan’s PR person informing me about this, with a completely unnecessary statement from Linda. She also used it as an opportunity to slam the family. According to a local newspaper, Linda is also claiming that she was threatened by this guy, which police of course can’t confirm:

Linda’s statement, e-mailed to me:

“Any threat from Ed Graziano would and is being taken very seriously. We all prey [sic] for John’s recovery. This kind of behavior is why John turned to us as a loving family and we made him one of our own. God Bless John.” Linda Bollea

News report, in which Linda claims she’s being threatened too:

Clearwater, Florida — Ed Graziano is behind bars accused of trying to hire someone to kill his wife. But Linda Bollea apparently believes Graziano wanted to hurt her too.

Bollea’s publicist tells 10 Connects “people around the case” have told Hulk Hogan’s estranged wife Graziano also made threats aimed at Bollea. After hearing about the possible threats Bollea’s publicist described her as “scared to death.”

Bollea issued a statement Thursday night saying “Any threat from Ed Graziano would and is being taken very seriously.”

A spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office could not confirm the alleged threats aimed at Bollea, but they did detail Graziano’s apparent attempt to kill his wife.

Authorities say Graziano paid $1,100 in cash, a $1,000 personal check and a $13.06 Westshore Pizza gift card to have his wife murdered. According to detectives, Graziano wanted his wife killed in a car accident.

A tipster told officials about Ed Graziano’s plan and an under-cover detective posed as a “go-between” to a “hit-man” as they investigated the case. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office learned about the plot in December and also notified Debra Graziano as a precaution.

Thursday, Ed Graziano was arrested at his home in Palm Harbor and later booked into the Pinellas County jail. He’s expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.

On August 26th, 2007 Ed and Debra Graziano’s son John was seriously injured in a car crash with Hogan’s son Nick Bollea.

[Tampabays10.com]

STFU Linda Hogan! Your son and your family caused this family enough pain and suffering with your careless actions and words. Now that they’re going through more problems, you want to rub it in!

Linda never should have issued a statement about something that didn’t concern her. Now she’s only made this story get national attention and brought more shame on that family. What a nasty piece of work that woman is.

Linda Hogan and her barely legal boy toy are shown at Sundance on 1/17/09. Credit: Fame

Linda Hogan is getting really serious with her 19-year-old boyfriend (heavy emphasis on the “boy”) Charlie Hill. Linda’s in Park City, Utah to celebrate the Sundance Film Festival. And I use the word “celebrate” because I’m not sure what other verb to go with to explain why she’s there. Linda’s not an actress, she’s barely a celebrity – really the only reason she’s famous at all is for her sorta famous, soon-to-be ex-husband Hulk Hogan, and her poor parenting and family drama. Oh, and being tacky as fuck.

And to make sure she upped the tacky, Linda made out with her young lover all over Park City. Likely causing an unprecedented wave of vomiting throughout the city.

Pop Tarts noticed that the one woman getting most of the attention in the oddly quiet (and much warmer than normal) Park City on Saturday was none other than “Hogan Knows Best” star, Linda Bollea [Hogan]. So what was she doing at a film fest? Like most celebs in town, a whole lot of nothing.

Donning a terrible fur coat and pink lipstick, Bollea paraded her 19-year-old boytoy Charlie Hill up and down Main Street to fully utilize the photo op and at one point traffic controllers had to stop the cars in every direction as so many “fans” and paps were crazily rushing to get a snap of the happy-to-pose twosome. Although perhaps it was more a case of follow the pack as most snappers were asking “Who are we taking a photo of again?”

But Ms. Bollea isn’t as “blonde” as she may come across, and the reality star was smart enough to cash in on her (already-expired?) fifteen minutes of fame by stopping off for some swag at House of Hype, St. Ives Spa and the Hollywood Life House for a free (of course) Fake Bake tan. Linda even asked the vendors if they wanted to take her picture. How gracious.

Linda’s jailbird son Nick also attended the festival and seemed to have no problem with his mama consistently making out with (not to mention canoodling intimately with) her boyfriend who was actually his high school pal. Let’s just say their behavior would have been better left for an area of privacy rather than for the pedestrians of Park City.

“He isn’t Linda’s boytoy anymore,” a source close to Bollea told Tarts. “Things between them are very serious.”

[From Fox News’ Pop Tarts]

Well… I feel sick. Nearly every story about the Hogan family causes a wave of nausea to course through my body, but this one really ups it. How in the world is Linda Hogan getting so much attention? She should not be entitled to swag. Nor should she fake and bake anymore than she already has. And Charlie Hill gives me the creeps. Not just that he used to be good friends with Nick Hogan, or the large age difference between he and Linda… there’s just something about his face that gives me the willies.

Really, Linda, could you possibly make yourself more unbecoming? If you want to shove your tongue down your boyfriend’s throat, it’s gross as hell but no one can stop you. But keep it to yourself, for everyone else’s sake.

Here’s Linda and Charlie arriving for the Sundance Film Festival n Park City on Saturday. Images thanks to Fame and Bauer-Griffin.

Linda Hogan was in a minor fender bender in Clearwater, Florida on Friday just a quarter mile from where her son got in a horrific accident after a drunken drag race in August, 2007. At 3:30 pm her white Mercedes was rear-ended by a red Camaro. Linda and the other driver are said to be fine, and her car only sustained minor bumper damage while the Camaro’s hood was crumpled.

It looks like Linda called the cops, her boyfriend, and the paparazzi, maybe not in that order. 49 year-old Linda is still with her son’s friend Charlie Hill, who is either 19 or 20 now. She started dating him in November of last year after the news came out that she was separated from her husband of 25 years, Hulk Hogan. Hulk, 55, is also dating a much-younger partner who was originally friends with his daughter. He is with Brooke lookalike Christiane Plante, 34.

In late November, Linda’s boyfriend Charlie Hill filed a request for a restraining order against Hulk Hogan, claiming that Hulk was harassing him. He was denied the request by the court. Around that time Linda Hogan also claimed to be broke despite her $40,000 in monthly alimony payments and taste for cheap fashion and men. She may have to contend with a higher insurance payment now that she’s been in an accident, even though it technically wasn’t her fault. How ever will she afford it?

Linda Hogan is shown at the scene of the accident on 12/19/08. Credit MavrixOnline.

Linda Hogan’s cougar bait boyfriend has filed for a restraining order from big scary Hulk Hogan. I meant that to sound all mocking and mean, but Hulk Hogan is big and sorta scary in the right light. Nonetheless, 20-year-old Charley Hill claims that he’s afraid of Hulk, who’s been following him around and threatening him.

The courts have denied a request made by Linda Hogan’s boyfriend, who was seeking a restraining order against Linda’s estranged husband, Hulk Hogan, Access Hollywood has learned.

In court papers obtained by Access, Charley Hill, 20, claims Hulk (whose real name is Terry Bollea) has been following and threatening him.

However, the court denied Hill’s request.

Following the court’s ruling, David Houston, an attorney for Hulk, released the following statement to Access:

“This is just another blatant attempt by Linda Hogan to try to defame Hulk Hogan’s character. We commend the judge on seeing through this ridiculous stunt and denying these baseless claims.”

[From Yahoo!]

Rarely do I do this, but I have to defend Hulk here. Have you seen Charley Hill? He looks just like Linda, or at least some hybrid mush of all the Hogans. Hulk probably thinks Charley is Brooke or something. If so, he’s also probably thinking that Brooke’s a lot better looking – and less masculine – than he remembered. Without glasses, Charley could definitely be confused for Linda in heels. Maybe even a Nick/Brooke hybrid. I really don’t think Hulk is intentionally stalking this kid, I think he’s just not paying close enough attention.

Here’s Linda and Charley at the Palms Place Hotel and Spa Grand Opening in Vegas on May 31st. Images thanks to WENN.

Sometimes I see beautiful, classy, elegant women on the streets of Manhattan and I think, “Wow, she’s gorgeous. It must take a ton of money to keep up that look.” From the hair to the Botox to the jewelry and the clothes, it’s expensive to maintain a lot of people’s lifestyles. And it makes sense that the classier the woman, the more pricier the upkeep. Which is why even with monthly spousal support of $40,000, Linda Hogan is completely broke. Look at that face! Look at that outfit! Do you think it’s cheap being Linda? It’s costly, amassing an entire wardrobe of animal print tops that complement her orange skin. Frankly I’m surprised she’s lasted this long.

Hulk Hogan’s wife, Linda Bollea, has run out of money — despite receiving $40,000 a month in temporary alimony payments.

During a court hearing on Thursday, Bollea’s attorney asked the judge to set another hearing to discuss unfreezing some of the divorcing couple’s assets for her own use. Hogan’s attorney, however, wanted to see proof that the wrestler’s wife was indeed broke.

“They have to tell me why she’s out of money. They have to show me in bank statements,” Ann Loughridge Kerr, the lawyer for Hulk Hogan — whose legal name is Terry Bollea — told the Tampa Bay Tribune.

Back in August, Hogan — in addition to the monthly alimony payments — agreed to pay some monthly costs, including repair and maintenance to their home. Bollea’s legal team claims that Hogan refuses to pay for cable, pest control, window washing and their security system. The judge told Hogan’s attorneys to pay for those costs, excluding the security system payments. According to the Tribune, that was not Hogan’s responsibility.

The Hogans starred on VH1’s Hogan Knows Best, and Bollea filed for divorce from her husband after 24 years of marriage in November.

[From Us Weekly]

Sometimes at night when the insomnia hits and I can’t sleep, I lay there asking myself, “Who’s the ugliest Hogan?” I could go all night torturing my brain synapses with reasons why teenage Nick’s deep 60-year-old man forehead creases trump Hulk’s nasal labial fold lines. But then you throw Linda and Brooke in there and the arguments could go on forever. It really is one of the great questions for the ages.

If I were the judge I’d rule that Hulk has to pay for all of Linda’s physical upkeep, bare minimum. Yeah she looks like shit, but I wouldn’t want to see what would happen if she didn’t maintain whatever she’s got going on. I imagine it would probably look like one of those figural candles melting. No one needs to see that crap. Hulk should probably pay for some of the other essentials too, but I’d let him off on the pest control. I would love to see which Florida creatures are attracted to Restylane, and what a preying mantis would look like after it gnaws on Linda’s.

Here’s Linda in her best cougar outfit with her cougar bait boyfriend at the Palms Place Hotel and Spa Grand Opening in Las Vegas on May 31st. Photographer: Judy Eddy. Images thanks to WENN.