Hulk Hogan’s incarcerated son Nick Bollea is to sue a Florida police department for releasing tapes of his jailhouse conversations with his parents.

Bollea is currently serving an eight-month prison sentence at Florida’s Pinellas County Jail after pleading no contest to felony reckless driving following a horrific car crash in Clearwater, Florida – which has left his friend John Graziano brain damaged.

And last month, recordings of Bollea’s conversations with his mother and father were released to the media via the internet.

The 17-year-old accused Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office of leaking the tapes and has filed a lawsuit claiming the department violated his privacy. He is also seeking an injunction to prevent the release of any more of his conversations.

Bollea’s attorney Morris ‘Sandy’ Weinberg tells website People.com, “Nick only asks that he be treated no differently than the other inmates at the Pinellas County Jail. Instead, the Sheriff’s Office has singled him out by the unprecedented release to the media of his personal calls with his family.”

In the tapes, Bollea is allegedly heard calling crash victim Graziano a “negative person” and complaining about the size of his prison cell. Bollea’s mother Linda also came under fire after the release of the tapes, with Graziano’s parents accusing the family of showing a lack of remorse for the teenager’s actions.

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Poor Nick Hogan! A judge has just denied his request to be let out til his 18th birthday. For now, Nicky Boy will stay put in the Pinellas County, Fla. jail.

17-year-old Nick — whose real name is Nick Bollea — complained he was essentially in solitary confinement, isolated from the general population, saying it “wasn’t fair.” Tell that to John Graziano and his family.

He wanted to be placed under house arrest til his bday in mid July, presumably because his parents have been such a good influence on him.

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Nick Bollea’s attorneys requested Monday that he be moved out of solitary confinement, where the teen-age son of Hulk Hogan is serving a sentence for felony reckless driving.

Bollea, 17, spends 16 to 17 hours a day in a maximum security cell in a Florida jail where his food is delivered through a slot in the door, his attorneys said in a court filing seeking a transfer to monitored home confinement or the minimum-security area.

“Understandably, this situation creates an unbearable anxiety for a minor in solitary confinement,” the papers say.

The confinement at Pinellas County Jail, according to his lawyers, “substantially amounts to cruel and unusual punishment for a juvenile and is not warranted for a non-violent first offender serving a probation sentence.”

Bollea was sentenced last month to eight months in a Florida county jail after pleading no contest to charges stemming from the Aug. 26, 2007, car crash that left his best friend, John Graziano, in critical condition.

He was placed in solitary because the jail was not equipped to house a minor in the minimum-security area, which only holds adults, the court papers say.

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Hulk Hogan and his family have been chastized by the parents of the teenager left critically injured by their son Nick’s 2007 car crash.

Nick Bollea, 17, is currently serving an eight-month prison sentence at Florida’s Pinellas County Jail, after pleading no contest to felony reckless driving following a horrific car crash in Clearwater, Florida – which has left his friend John Graziano brain damaged.

But Graziano’s parents Ed and Debra are furious at the teenager’s lack of remorse, after hearing Nick discuss plans to win an early release from jail in taped telephone conversations that were leaked online at the weekend.

On the tapes, obtained by website TMZ.com, Bollea can be heard telling his dad that he wants to turn up for a court hearing “in my jumpsuit, for the sympathetic factor”.
A statement released by the Grazianos via their lawyers reads: “These tapes clearly show what the Bolleas said in court was calculated to give the Court the impression that Nick deserved a break. It was a true Academy Award performance. They (the Bollea family) spoke of their love for John and they expressed how sorry they were, but their true feelings have now been revealed in the tapes…”

The Grazianos also blast the Bolleas for trying to cash in on their grief – by turning Nick’s prison stint into a money-spinning reality TV show.

They add: “Nick Bollea and Terry Bollea are already planning a new reality show. Cameras are set to film Nick Bollea as he is released from jail and while he serves his probation.”

Ed Graziano goes on to say: “The reason he (Nick) was put in jail is to think about what he did to my son. (But) that’s the last thought on his mind.”

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Hulk Hogan is reportedly planning to call a court hearing to appeal to have his imprisoned son Nick Bollea transferred to another penitentiary.

In a series of taped phone conversations obtained by TMZ, the former wrestler can be heard making arrangements for a secret trial with his son Nick. The 17-year-old is currently serving an eight-month sentence after pleading no contest to felony reckless driving following a horrific car crash in Clearwater, Florida, which left his friend John Graziano critically injured.

In one of the recorded calls, Hogan can be heard telling the teen he will not be appearing at the courthouse, because he feared his presence would attract unwanted press attention and inadvertantly pressure the judge “not to do the right thing”.

Hogan then advises his son against telling his mother – the star’s estranged wife Linda – about their plan, fearing she would arrive at the hearing with her divorce lawyers and draw more attention to the court date.

Bollea also tells his father of his plans to arrive in court “in my jumpsuit, for the sympathetic factor”.

It is believed Bollea will be asking to be released from Florida’s Pinellas County Jail, and even request to be put under house arrest, after making his wishes known in another conversation – which has yet to hit the internet.

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Nick Hogan is going to jail!

He was sentenced by a judge in Florida today in his tragic car crash case and he will begin serving time immediately.

Nick plead guilty to reckless driving and here’s what his sentence consists of:

- 5 Years Probation
- 8 Months in Jail
- 500 Hours of community service, no buyout available
- 3 Years of Drivers License suspension
- No alcohol for 5 years
- DUI school completed within the first year of probation
- Paying court costs.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Nick Hogan will cop to a criminal charge in court today.

We’re told Hogan will not fight the charge of felony reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. He will plead either guilty or no contest. Sources say no deal has been struck with prosecutors. Hogan will enter an “open plea,” meaning the judge will have complete leeway in his sentencing and the victim and his family will have an opportunity to testify at a sentencing hearing on how the crime has affected their lives. The maximum penalty is five years in prison.

On August 26, 2007, Nick was driving a suped-up Toyota with passenger John Graziano when he crashed, severely injuring John.

We’re told Hulk and the rest of Nick’s family will be in Pinellas County court (Florida) today.

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