Body guards escort Linda Bollea to divorce hearing

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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Linda Bollea had private security guards escort her in and out of the Clearwater courthouse Monday. (Slideshow)

PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- Terry Bollea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, and his estranged wife, Linda, were in court Monday.

Linda Bollea had private security guards escort her in and out of the Clearwater courthouse.

It was the first hearing since Hogan's controversial comments about the O.J. Simpson case.

Linda Bollea told reporters she's afraid for her safety.

"I'm afraid for my life. It's all too similar to the O.J. situation," she said. "He's a guy that's got a lot of rage and a lot of jealousy."

"She based the whole body guard situation on the Rolling Stone article, which she did not read," Terry Bollea said. "I just don't know why she didn't have body guards for years and years before the divorce was filed. I just don't understand it."

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The estranged couple have been fighting over money. At Monday's hearing Linda Bollea claimed Hulk was hiding cash.

The judge ran out of time and didn't hear all the testimony. Linda Bollea's 20-year-old boyfriend, Charlie Hill, was also in court. Hogan's attorneys subpoenaed Hill to talk about how much money he gets from Linda. But since the judge ran out of time, Hill never took the stand.

The divorce hearing will continue in June. The judge is considering bringing everyone in on a Saturday so they can get everything done. The divorce trial is scheduled for October 5.

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