Trashy Divorces

Welcome to our den of trashy delights, friends! This week, Stacie follows the tumultuous marriages of Richard Gere. His first wife, model Cindy Crawford, was a whopping 17 years younger, and his second divorce, from actress Carey Lowell, featured a Hamptons estate, dueling small town inns, and a cameo by Matt Lauer. Then, Alicia takes us on a journey with a Trashy Divorces All-Star, actress Joan Collins. She’s been married five times, but it’s really only husbands one and four who sucked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Season 8! This week, we have two Dancing Queens with some very public baggage. First up, Alicia has the story of legendary erotic performer and alleged super spy, Mata Hari. A cache of documents that became public in 2017 has prompted a re-evaluation of Mata Hari’s World War I loyalties and activities, and really made German and French intelligence look bad. Then, Stacie brings us to the 1990s, when comedian Ellen Degeneres caused the world to lose its mind by coming out as a lesbian. There were consequences, both for her and her then-girlfriend, actress Anne Heche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s a trashy season finale, y’all! Alicia heads across the pond to recall the split of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips, while Stacie follows the ups and significant downs of Heidi Klum and her ex-husband, singer Seal.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, it’s like some kind of concentrated trash distillate when Stacie tells the tale of Hugh Hefner’s rise and long, trashy fall, and Alicia has one of rock ‘n’ roll’s true trash kings, Mick Jagger.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alicia’s taking a detour to tell the decidedly not-trashy tale of actress and Goopster Gwyneth Paltrow’s conscious uncoupling from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. She really wanted to find some trash in here, y’all, but they kind of handled it really well. Then, Stacie has the sad story of pioneering Black actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge, who pried open a lot of doors in Hollywood that others would walk through, but was never able to have the family she wanted more than anything else.Curious about "conscious uncoupling?" Here's the book: Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After, by Katherine Woodward ThomasCan’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Get ready, Trash Pandas – this one takes us to a galaxy far, far away and back to Hollywood’s Golden Age! First up, Stacie has the three marriages and two divorces, including one of the most expensive in Hollywood history, of Harrison Ford, plus a quick run down of what we’re calling Harrison Ford’s “crashy divorces.” Might be time to park the Millennium Falcon, friend!Then, Alicia brings us our latest Trashy Divorces All-Star, legendary Hollywood hunk Clark Gable. We’re not saying he’s a gold digger, but he sure did manage make his five marriages and three divorces work for him.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s another Trashy Divorces trip down memory lane with some excellent listener requests! First up, Alicia goes to her happy place – Hollywood’s Golden Age – for the trashy and tragic tale of screen legends Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Then, Stacie bops back to the ’90s to kick off the doomed romance of rockers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. Buckle up, friends. There’s a lot of trashcandy in this one!Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two different kinds of stories this week, friends, as we pull some fun stuff from Patreon for you. First up, Alicia has the true crime mystery of Lord Lucan, whose bitter divorce and custody battle led to a tragic murder. Then, Stacie has the incredible tale of English writer and one-time Virginia Woolf lover, Vita Sackville-West, part of her Loose Women series over on Patreon.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do we have some #trashcandy for you this week! First up, Alicia has the divorces of The Chicks, with a particular emphasis on the recent, long-running, and apparently song-inspiring divorce of Natalie Maines. The word of the day is "allegedly."Then, Stacie has the three marriages and divorces of Hollywood icon Ingrid Bergman, whose affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini nearly ended her career.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have a pair of women trailblazers, as well as two often-requested subjects. First up, Stacie has the marriage and divorce of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her now ex-husband, Todd Palin. We’re not sure why they split, but we take a second look at some of how she was treated and check in on the troubled adulthoods of some of the next generation of Palins. Then, Alicia has the incredible-but-true story of entertainment legend Josephine Baker, a woman who did every famous person cliche first, while also spending World War II as a spy coordinating activities for the French Resistance. Oh, does your favorite star not do that?Need more trashcandy? Join us on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.