MISC News Hulk Hogan claims son Nick wasn't drag racing, only had "a couple tickets," and comments on the infamous jailhouse tapes and his divorce Jun 10, 2008 - 09:22 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Hulk Hogan appeared on Tuesday's "Larry King Live" show and commented on a variety of topics including his son Nick Bollea's car crash, the jail sentence, the jailhouse audio tapes, and his pending divorce. -Hulk on the jailhouse recordings being released to the media: "I have no idea why we're hearing these tapes," Hogan said. "It's never been done before ever that I know of ever in the United States. Between O.J. and Charles Manson and Paris HIlton and Ted Bundy, I've never heard any private recordings that were only supposed to be used only for jail purposes or security." -On whether Nick did wrong: "Yeah, Larry, he made a mistake. He's accountable. He stood up in front of a judge and accepted his sentence and was responsible and accountable for the situation. What most people don't realize is Nick did not leave my home that day ever planning on anyone being hurt or any intention of anything happening. John and Nick were best friends. John was living with me at my house. John has pretty much been part of my family unit since he was 17 years-old." -On whether he knew Nick drag raced: "He precision drives. That's what he was doing for his career... We've got witnesses that say there was not drag racing... What I know happened is Nick hit this tree backwards with this Toyota Supra with fiberglass shell on this car. There was a situation where it was raining. We don't know exactly what happened." King later pressed Hogan on the matter, but Hogan again denied that Nick was drag racing. -On whether he has mixed emotions: "I'm torn, Larry, because it's a 17 year-old child that's with a 23- or 24-year-old mature adult that just came back from Iraq... When we talk about the alcohol, Nick was not charged with DUI." Nick's lawyer stated that his client registered a .03, which is below the .08 legal limit. -On whether he bought alcohol for Nick: "No, sir, I did not. I bought alcohol to go out on the boat for the adults. Nick is a minor. He does not drink in my presence... There's been a lot of reckless reports that are not accurate." -On whether Nick has had problems driving: "Um, Nick had a couple of tickets. One of the tickets he had was when I was with him." -On John Graziano: "My thoughts haven't changed... We love John. We pray for him. That's the last thing I told NIck before I came in here, 'Make sure you pray for John.'" He blamed "irresponsible media sources" for taking "short snippets" of their conversations. He claimed that there hasn't been a full conversation released. -On the infamous tape of Hulk and Nick badmouthing John Graziano: "Well, at the end of the day if you were in my situation, a desperate father, with this tragic accident that happened with John, who we love to death, every moment, especially when I knew Nick couldn't be moved when the sheriff and the judge and the prosecuting attorney said, 'Yes, we should move him, this is the wrong position,' when the legal team shut us down, we were desperate. "It was like the whole world crashing in on my son. Solitary confinement. Most hardened criminals unravel after two or three days. Nick survived in there 28, 29 days. During that period of time, as I'm sitting there 28, 29 days with hardly any sleep, I did everything I could from laugh to cry with my son, to try to tell jokes to try to be serious to try to keep him serious to try to keep him present and aware and walking in the spirit of God... "As I was going through these emotions, I was trying to help give Nick some type of relief because he was concerned with the unknown, solitary confinement... As I was just digging for my son to try to get through another day or another hour, I was just trying to explain to him that it's in God's hands or God's will. It's what people have said over thousands of years. Did I say things wrong? Yes." -On the audio tapes: "This was the only thing that Nick had left. This was the privacy that everybody else has ever had in prison between the final bond between his mother, his siblings, his sister... I was more worried than ever about his mental state... Did I state things wrong? Yes. Am I sorry? Yes." -On whether he feels personally responsible or if he feels like he could have something different as a father: "Yeah, I do, Larry. It's a constant soul searching mission." -On how he would react if John and Nick were in different positions: "I would feel the same way I do now. Simply because religiously and spiritually where I'm at, I would forgive." -On Hulk and Nick discussing a reality show in one of the jailhouse conversations: "I just wish that someone would play the two hours before or the hour after and please put everything in the proper context... Everything we would talk about. Trying to keep his spirits up. Trying to get him to move forward. John was part of our last reality show. John was on camera with us all the time on 'Hogan Knows Best.' He was in Key West with us. He was at the house. Sometimes we had to cut around the scenes with John in them because he was on the show so much... If that (the comments about Nick's reality show) was something that was too cut and dry, I apologize for that. If I was wrong, I was wrong." -On the Graziano family: "You forgive them for they know not what they do. It's a situation of they're not conscious, they're not present, they don't understand that by creating more tragedy it will not help John. We need to move forward. We need to work as hard as we can to help John recover, to keep praying, to establish some type of life plan for John." -On whether the divorce is a calculated move to protect assets: "That's not true at all. There is no calculated attempt by us to protect assets. When my wife filed for divorce, the marriage was broken long before that. My wife has own separate life. I have my own separate life." Hogan denied that he's dating one of Brooke's friend. "The reports I hear on my wife, she is dating a 19 year-old." -Hogan teared up while discussing how difficult this situation has been late in the interview. He choked up again at the very end of the interview while talking about the support from the people outside the building. "It's going to be okay," he said. "It's going to be okay." What's your take on Hulk Hogan's appearance on the "Larry King Live" program? Your comments are welcome at doetnetjason@gmail.com. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) 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