• According to documents filed at Florida's Pinellas County Courthouse on November 20, 2007, Linda Bollea filed for a divorce from wrestler Hulk Hogan.

  Hogan made the statement about his divorce in mid April of 2009 to Rolling Stone magazine that he "could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat." He went on to say that he "totally understands OJ." Bollea, who is said to be furious about the recent comment, responded by stating "Hulk's serial cheating destroyed our marriage, our family and our future. Sadly, his recent comments remind us that his definition of fair is much different than what the law dictates."Bild.com: Ex-wife speaks out after OJ comments (April 16, 2009) FOX News: Hulk Hogan Says 'I Totally Understand OJ' Simpson (April 15, 2009)

• 1. Married: December 12, 1983
  2. Reportedly found out about the divorce from a St. Petersburg Times reporter
  3. Hulk Hogan contested wife's demands for custody and alimony
  4. Christiane Plante, a close friend of Brooke Hogan, reportedly had an extramarital affair with Hulk Hogan
  5. Linda Bollea requested that Hogan be put in jail for failure to pay condo bills

• Divorce Filing

  Linda Bollea is reportedly seeking a share of the family's multimillion-dollar Florida real-esate properties, alimony and child support for their son, Nick.

  The couple have been married for 24 years, and also have an adult daughter, Brooke. The family is featured on the VH-1 reality show, Hogan Knows Best.

• Backstory

  The filing came before reports, beginning in February 2008, that Mr. Bollea, 55, was dating his daughter's friend Christiane Plante, and/or alleged makeup artist Jennifer McDaniel.

  It also followed a notorious August 2007 auto accident in which, police claim, Nick Hogan and two friends, John Graziano and Daniel Jacobs, were racing in two cars belonging to the Bollea family.

  Bollea was allegedly intoxicated and driving with Graziano in a yellow Toyota Supra, while Jacobs drove a silver Dodge Viper. When the Supra struck a palm tree, Graziano suffered serious head injuries, from which he is not expected fully to recover.

  On March 25, 2008, the Graziano family filed a civil suit claiming that Hulk Hogan was negligent in his son's accident. Lawyers for the Graziano family were quoted as estimating the damages to be "in the millions."

• Implications

  Attorney Kimberley Kohn, who represents the Grazianos, alleges that the divorce is a strategic move to protect the family's assets against the civil suit. Most observers credit Mr. Bollea's alleged affairs amidst a family crisis as the most likely cause.

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