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Divorce Files Reveal Bollea's Lavish Life Means Hulking Bills

News Channel 8 file photo by INDIRA LEVINE

Linda Bollea goes to Pinellas County Jail on July 28 to visit her son Nick on his birthday.

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By STEPHEN THOMPSON

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 5, 2008

Updated: 09/05/2008 12:16 am

CLEARWATER - Linda Bollea, the estranged wife of former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, spends $7,258 each month on clothing, $1,690 on jewelry, and $801 on grooming, according to court documents.

She spends $1,247 each month at restaurants, $7,502 for maid service and $2,464 on lawn care.

These tidbits are contained in a 19-page financial affidavit filed by Linda Bollea last month, and they provide yet another glimpse into her and her family's lavish lifestyle.

Bollea is divorcing Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, and attorneys for both have reached a temporary settlement in which Hogan pays Linda Bollea $40,000 a month. The divorce is not final, and the court battle associated with it is expected to continue into next year.

Bollea filed for divorce in November, three months after the couple's son, Nick, now 18, was involved in a wreck that left his friend, John Graziano, with brain damage. The Graziano family has filed a lawsuit against the Bollea family as a result of the wreck.

In the financial affidavit, filed Aug. 8, Linda Bollea says she works in a temporary capacity for VH1. She made $188,158 last year, and Hogan made $1.42 million, she says in the financial affidavit.

Her expenses, she says in the financial affidavit, come to $97,989 a month, including $17,840 in monthly legal and accounting bills.

When it comes to her and her husband's assets, she lists their worth at $26.7 million, including $1.6 million in cash, $11.3 million in stocks, and $3.7 million in retirement and life insurance assets.

Their home on Willadel Drive in Belleair is worth $7.2 million and the home on Eldorado Avenue in Clearwater Beach is worth $1.9 million, the affidavit says. The couple also own about 12 vehicles, including a Rolls Royce, a Mercedes and a Cadillac Escalade, along with more than a dozen motorcycles and personal watercraft, her affidavit says.

Reporter Stephen Thompson can be reached at (727) 451-2336 or spthompson@tampatrib.com.

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