YouTube Divorce
In a six-minute rant posted on YouTube on April 10, 2008, British actress and playwright Tricia Walsh-Smith discusses details regarding her divorce from Shubert Organization president Philip Smith. Walsh-Smith said in the video that this was her way of "fighting back."1
Her divorce was made final on July 21, 2008. She was ordered to leave her Park Avenue apartment within 30 days and Philip Smith was ordered give her $750,000.2
Fast Facts
- Video time: 6:22
- Tricia Walsh-Smith turned 52 years old in 2008
- Philip Smith is 25 years older than Walsh
- Couple married in 1999
- Walsh has appeared in over 500 TV commercials3
- Judge ruled against Walsh on July 21, 20084
- Judge called the video "a calculated and callous campaign to embarrass and humiliate her husband."2
- Walsh was awarded $750,0004
The YouTube Divorce Video
In the video, Walsh-Smith, 52, tearfully lashes out at her 75-year-old ex-husband, accusing him of using a clause in their prenuptial agreement to force her out of their luxurious 9-room apartment on New York's Park Avenue. Smith also calls her husband's office and asks the secretary to ask him what she should do with a stash of porn, Viagra, and condoms that she found.
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