July 22, 2008
Judge Evicts YouTube Divorce Star Tricia Walsh-Smith
Yesterday a Manhattan judge granted Philip Smith, head of the Shubert Organization, a divorce from his wife Tricia Walsh-Smith, who became an internet sensation after making a YouTube video that excoriated her prominent husband for his stash of “Viagra, porn movies, and condoms.” The video got over 3 million hits, but the judge was not a fan; yesterday he called it "a calculated and callous campaign to embarrass and humiliate her husband. She has attempted to turn the life of her husband into a soap opera by directing, writing, acting in and producing a melodrama."
The ruling declares the pre-nuptial agreement to be valid and gives Walsh-Smith thirty days to vacate the Park Avenue apartment owned by her husband, who will pay her $750,000. Smith told reporters he’s “happy with the outcome.” His ex-wife, not so much: “I think it's disgusting,” she said outside the court. “I'm really, really disappointed with the decision. I think it totally sucks. It's a horrible pre-nup. I'd be better off in Baghdad. Bush is bringing democracy to Iraq. He should bring it to New York.”
Walsh-Smith has vowed to live in a tent in Central Park while her lawyers appeal, but the improved Wi-Fi in Bryant Park might make that park the better choice for uploading her next video. Speaking of which, the director of her first YouTube hit – One More Crazy Day in the Life of a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes – is outraged that she hasn’t gotten credit for the 6 minute opus. Mary Allen told the Daily News last week that “This is my work. I directed, I shot, I edited this piece.” Walsh-Smith has responded, naturally, with a little bug-eyed movie of her own entitled That Bitch Didn’t Direct My Video.
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As she loves Baghdad so much, I'm in favor of sending her there for good.
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Boo hoo. Another gold digger bites the dust.
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Golddigging is a tough way to make a living.
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pimpin ain't easy tho
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They each got what they deserved. She's broke and his arm has no more candy. Sounds about fair.
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$750k? Better off in Baghdad? How creative! What a free spirit she is! I just found a way to like her less.
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I guess her next video will be titled "OOPS!"
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If the pre-nup is so terrible, then why did you sign it, bimbo?
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she is ugly
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Just about every divorce lawyer asked about this case said the video was a bad idea that could backfire badly with the judge. Either she has a very bad lawyer or she's a stupid client who doesn't listen to sane legal advice.
That crazy look in her eyes tells me the answer.
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I've known a lot of crazy ass women in my life, but this woman is right out there!
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"She's broke and his arm has no more candy."
If she's candy, she's the kind that's old and sticky, and covered in lint.