Reality Roll Call

Nick Bollea, son of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and brother of reality show star Brooke Hogan was release from jail after serviing 166 days of an eight month sentence for felony reckless driving in an accident that left his friend John Graziano with permanently life-altering injuries. Nick was released almost three months early for good behavior. According to a statement from the publicist of his mother, Linda Bollea:

“This is our time as a family to come together to support Nick’s adjustment back into the public life, keeping it as normal as possible,” she said. “Neither Nick, nor we as a family, has any interest in making this anything but private. We respect the media’s role and only ask that they respect our privacy. Nick went into prison as a juvenile and has experienced something that will mold and affect him for the rest of his adult life. His focus is to make a positive difference in this world, media-free. Since his future actions will speak louder than any words, there is no need to speak to the media at this time.”

Jack Osbourne has been shooting footage for a reality show that will show viewers what it is like to be in the big house. Why use him when all you have to do is tape Nick Bollea? Anyway, the show, called Prisoner X will be shown in the UK, and will have different celebrities spending time as an inmate. Jack, who starred in the MTV reality show The Osbournes, did his stint in Shelby County Jail in Alabama.

I still think they could have saved money with Nick Bollea.

A lot more time and energy in the media is spent reporting on the douchebaggery of the Hogan Family than on the actual person suffering. This is a video that has been released of John Graziano, who was critically injured in a car accident in which Nick Bollea was driving.

Warning: This video displays graphic images which may be disturbing to some people.

According to TMZ.com, John Graziano’s brother has been leaving threatening phone calls on Hulk Hogan’s voicemail. John Graziano was injured in a car wreck that occured when Hogan’s son Nick Bollea was drag racing in the rain in Clearwater, FL last summer. The accident left the war veteran in a comatose state, with permanent brain damage.

Bollea is currently serving an 8 month term for criminal charges related to the accident: reckless driving resulting in serious physical injury, using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony, being a driver under 21 operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.02% or higher and having illegal window tinting. Nick had been seen purchasing 5 cases of beer with his father earlier in the day the accident occurred. Two hours after the crash Nick’s blood alcohol level was tested at 0.055%.

Brooke Hogan was involved in a car accident yesterday in Pinellas, FL and was not injured. According to police reports, the accident was caused by the other driver involved. In her MySpace blog, Brooke credits her brother Nick and his friend John Graziano for saving her life. Nick is currently serving time for the accident he was involved in that left Graziano with permanent brain damage and in a coma.

The blog has since been taken down by Brooke, but thank goodness for Trent, who posted it on Pink Is the New Blog.

Here are Brooke’s words:

“Seatbelts saved MY life today…

Terry Bollea, who goes by the more familiar name of Hulk Hogan, is being sued by the family of the young man who was tragically injured in a car accident caused by his son, Nick.

Nick Bollea was in a car accident last fall in which his passenger, friend John Graziano suffered permanent brain damage. Authorities in Clearwater, Florida, where the accident occurred, found Bollea guilty of reckless driving. The accident was caused when Hogan’s son chose to race a friend on a street in Clearwater. Nick, who was 17 years old at the time, is well known for racing his cars, both legally and illegally, and has been cited for the resulting moving violations in the past.

The victim’s parents, Edward and Debra Graziano, have not sued for a specific amount, but say that their son will likely need medical care for the rest of his life, due to the brain injuries that he suffered as a result of the unfortunate incident. He is currently hospitalized.