Wife of Shubert President Does Divorce YouTube Style
Actress/playwright/trophy wife Tricia Walsh-Smith is in the midst of a nasty divorce from Philip Smith, her husband of ten years and president of the Shubert Organization, the largest theater owner on Broadway.
And in what will hopefully be a new trend in marital strife, she’s documenting the emotional turbulence with a simultaneously funny and cringe-inducing YouTube masterpiece entitled One More Crazy Day in the Life of a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. SPOILER:
“Oh, another thing: We never had sex. He said it was because he said he had high blood pressure and was old and I accepted that. Then last year when we went through this I found Viagra, porn movies, and condoms.” Walsh-Smith then calls Smith’s office and tells his shocked assistant, on the speaker phone: “I’m filming at the moment for YouTube. I don’t know if you know but Philip and I never had sex. But he’s got Viagra, condoms and porn movies. Just ask him what he wants me to do with them.” The train wreck continues with a tour of the apartment and an evisceration of her husband’s “evil” older daughter.
According to attorneys interviewed by 1010 WINS, Walsh-Smith’s YouTube divorce flick may be a first. High-profile divorce lawyer Bonnie Rabin says “This is absolutely a new step, and I think it's scary. People used to worry about getting on Page Six. But this? It brings the concept of humiliation to a whole new level.” And Walsh-Smith’s lawyer thinks that “this is a victim who is holding her head up. I think she comes off well.” If that doesn’t make you laugh, you haven’t watched yet watched One More Crazy Day in the Life of a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes.
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I've said it once and I'll say it again: 99.9% of British woman have trailer park-face.
jessecal
After looking at the photos on the woman's website-
It seems to me that she's lived the perfect shallow and wasted life of a New York 'wannabe celeb' circa the 70's!!
However, she is correct in her self-assessment:
She is indeed a 'Schmuck'-
Jesse Califano
Whammo
Hmm, gee, I can't imagine why any man could have a problem getting it up for such a warm and beautiful human being... she is human, isn't she?
everydaydreamer
...but WHO is operating the camera?
Snoopy
Unfortunately he had two pair and the winner had a straight so at the end of the night he ended up with the blonde.
avatar77
Did he win a trailer park poker tourney? Because she looks like the trophy.
Zing!
schizofriendly
Playwright, eh?
Anyone familiar with anything she's written?
Snoopy
Is she grabbing the poor guy by the balls, therefore having that wild eyed shit eating grin on her face?
Barbj8
Man that bitch has crazy-ass eyes. Don't men know enough to stay away from women with crazy-ass eyes? And why does she call them con-domes and not call London Lon-done? Just wondering.
Spirit of 76
She looks more like the Joker with that crazy wide-eyed grin. Something tells me this video will not help her in the divorce case. I suspect most judges don't look favorably on people airing their dirty laundry in public.
Snoopy
Sticks and stones might break her bones, and obviously some used an ugly stick.
With all that money shouldn't she go to Duane Reade and buy some foundation makeup so she doesn't glisten like a bowling ball? Also blondes look stupid wearing yellow.
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