Trashy Divorces

This week, we’re putting a philandering British Prime Minister and a scion of Hollywood royalty under the Trashy Divorces microscope. Stacie has all the deets on Boris Johnson, a man who won’t say how many children he’s fathered, but has certainly mastered the art of failing upwards. Then, Alicia takes us back to the Golden Age of Hollywood for the first marriage and divorce of diva and screen legend Joan Crawford, to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 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’re taking a look at a couple of American originals. Tennis legend Billie Jean King married her best friend Larry when they were a couple of lovestruck kids bonding over a tennis net. Alicia has the decidedly not trashy story of how Billie Jean came to terms with her sexuality, and how Larry supported her every step of the way. Though divorced, the pair remain permanent friends.Then Stacie hops on the Trashy Divorces time machine to take us back to the 19th century with the bonzo story of Victoria Woodhull, America’s first female presidential candidate. Was she the most successful con artist of her day, or a medium and social reformer driven by her strong ideals? Honestly, we don’t have any idea.Related: Here’s the Henry Ward Beecher story on Patreon (paywall-free) that first got Stacie onto Victoria Woodhull. 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.

As the musical Cabaret says, “What good is sitting alone in your room? Come to the Cabaret!” This week, we have the stories of two people inhabiting a role: Luann de Lesseps, the Countess of Real Housewives of New York, and legendary actor and all around dapper fella Cary Grant. Stacie has the trashy Housewives tale of a young American who married into, and then divorced out of, European nobility, while Alicia spills some tea about Archibald Leach, who left England to reinvent himself in New York, and then conquered Hollywood as Cary Grant.Music, sources, and more at trashydivorces.com.Stacie’s Receipts ‘Real Housewife’ De Lesseps Will Soon Be a Wife No Longer (NYT profile) Royal breakup for ‘Real’ Housewife LuAnn de Lesseps in Royal Divorce ‘Shocker’ – Slideshow – Daily Intel Count ‘Housewife’ Couple Out ‘Real Housewives’ LuAnn de Lesseps: ‘SVU’ role is part of her ‘second chance’ at life All the Photos From RHONY’s Luann de Lesseps and Tom D’Agostino Jr.’s Wedding Luann Details The Full Story Behind Her Arrest On RHONY ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star Luann de Lesseps strikes plea dealAlicia’s ReceiptsCary Grant’s Best Moments in Arsenic and Old LaceCary Grant Was Gay/Bi, says friend Orry-KellyUncovering Orry Kelly – Gillian ArmstrongDyan Cannon Talks About Cary GrantA different side of Cary Grant 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 has the story of Maurizio and Patrizia Gucci, whose high profile divorce led to the murder that shocked the fashion world. Then, Stacie has the long, low-key love and never-completed divorce of rocker Ric Ocasek and supermodel Paulina Porizkova.Music, sources, and more at trashydivorces.com.Alicia’s ReceiptsThe Murder of Maurizio Gucci | Crime DocumentariesThe Gucci’s: The Last Fashion Victim (Crime Documentary) | Real Stories Curse of the Gucci family continues to haunt the heirsA GUCCI KNOCKOFF | Vanity Fair | July 1995 The Gucci wife and the hitman: fashion’s darkest tale Where’s Patrizia Reggiani In 2018? Maurizio Gucci’s Shocking Murder Is Revisited In ‘People Magazine Investigates: Crimes Of Fashion’Stacie’s Receipts The Mystery of Ric Ocasek (This is the Rolling Stone piece by David Browne that Stacie references most often) The Reason The Cars’ Frontman Ric Ocasek Left His Wife Paulina Porizkova Out of His Will Paulina Porizkova on Ric Ocasek split: ‘It seemed like only one of us wanted to be married, and that was me’ Rocker Ric Ocasek’s Estate Headed for a Court BattleRic Ocasek gets marriedRic Ocasek’s Family Thank Fans For Support Following His Unexpected Death Ric Ocasek and Paulina Porizkova Relationship Timeline How Paulina Porizkova Felt After Learning She Was Cut From Ric Ocasek’s Will Cars singer Ric Ocasek cuts wife Paulina Porizkova out of will 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 listener request time! This week, Stacie covers filmmaker James Cameron, who spent much of his adult life engaging in something like serial monogamy and abusing the heck out of his subordinates. When he wasn’t making actors pee in wetsuits, he was marrying and divorcing in quick succession, most notably to Terminator actress Linda Hamilton. Then, Alicia puts some realism into the man, the myth, the legend, John Lennon. Turns out that the voice of a generation was pretty awful in his first marital go-round.Music, sources, and more at trashydivorces.com.Stacie’s ReceiptsJames Cameron: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series), edited by Brent Dunham. Linda Hamilton: ‘Everyone’s terrified of James Cameron. I’m not’ Linda Hamilton gives RARE interview about ex-husband, director James Cameron The Unmade Films of James Cameron One Of James Cameron’s Ex-Wives Tells Tales Of His Huge EgoAlicia’s ReceiptsJohn, by Cynthia Lennon.A Twist of Lennon, by Cynthia Lennon.Inside John Lennon’s ‘Lost Weekend’ Period, by Colin Bertram.John Lennon Wife – Cynthia Lennon EXCLUSIVE 30 Minute BBC Interview & Life StoryWhy did John Lennon largely ignore his first son Julian?….Cynthia clips from ”The Real John Lennon.”John’s Aunt Mimi 1981 UK InterviewJohn Lennon’s Sister Talks About Growing Up With Her Beatle Brother | Good Morning BritainJulian Lennon Gets Candid About His Late Father, The Beatles’ John Lennon 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 take a look at two pretty singular individuals who might have been better off staying single. First up, Alicia has the shockingly trashy story of American architectural master Frank Lloyd Wright. This one really has everything: tons of dirtbag behavior, horrific true crime, and another one of those “great men” whose personal lives are garbage.In a similar vein, Stacie remembers the 2009 cheating scandal that temporarily swamped golf legend-in-his-own-time Tiger Woods. No, he wasn’t cheating at golf. He was cheating on his wife, with basically every woman he’d ever met. Once the news broke, wife Elin Nordegren may or may not have taken out her rage with a golf club to their Cadillac Escalade.Music, sources, and more at trashydivorces.com. 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.

We’re off this week, but wanted to check in with thanks, trashcandy, and some ideas that might help you disconnect from all the anxiety.Check out our catalog of Patreon stories pulled from the paywall, for your listening enjoyment: bit.ly/trashcandyquarantineStacie recommends Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, by Geraldine Brooks. It’s based on the true story of an English village that, back in 1666, way before anyone understood viruses, self-quarantined after plague broke out in the community. Fair warning, this is not light reading, so use your judgment.Alicia, much more wisely, recommends Unlocking Us, the new podcast by OG shero Brene Brown. This is probably a more soothing option than Stacie’s weird book recommendation.Then, we drop a few hints about Season 6, which begins next Sunday, April 5. Thanks so much for being part of the Trashy Divorces community. Stay safe, keep it trashy, and we’ll talk next week! 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 the end of Season 5 and another host’s choice edition of Trashy Divorces! Stacie has the surprising and sad tale of model Anna Nicole Smith, whose Playboy notoriety, marriage to a billionaire octogenarian, and sometimes inexplicable life choices made her catnip to the tabloids and someone who was relatable to millions when she died.Then Alicia has the story of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. They divorced, but found a way to put it all back together again – at least until Natalie’s untimely death at the age of 43.Stacie’s Receipts Anna Nicole Smith’s tragic real-life story, by Mike Redmond. NickiSwift.com, January 9, 2018.Ex-Baby Sitter to Get Default Judgment from Anna Nicole Smith, AP, August 18, 1995. Anna Nicole Smith Weds J. Howard Marshall II. People Magazine. August 1, 1994. Anna’s Unprinted Interviews Revealed, by Amy Bonawitz. CBS News, April 30, 2007.Anna Nicole Book Details Childhood Abuse, Sex Life, by Matt Mitovich. TV Guide, April 30, 2007. Judge In Decades Old Anna Nicole Smith Case Announces He’s Had Enough, by Kelly Phillips Erb. Forbes, January 30, 2017.Alicia’s Receipts Second Time’s the Charm, by Barbara Wilkins. People. December 13, 1976.Advertise with Hemlock CreativesWe are growing our show offerings! To learn about advertising opportunities with Trashy Divorces, Done & Dunne, and other forthcoming projects, contact AdvertiseCast. 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.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! In honor of the Wearing of the Green, we’ve got two bonus stories for you. Alicia has the sordid story of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, whose husband moved his mistress into their shared home. Stacie has the shocking violence in the long relationship between current exes, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog. 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 all Judy Garland, all the time! This week, Stacie kicks us off with the mysterious and incredibly brief marriage between actress Renee Zellweger (who just won Best Actress for Judy) and country star Kenny Chesney. They tied the knot after knowing each other just five months, and when Renee filed to annul the marriage for “fraud” four months later, the media turned an ugly eye to Kenny.Then, Alicia has the heartbreaking story of Trashy Divorces All-Star Judy Garland, whose five marriages and four divorces were probably a predictable outcome of the horrifying ways she was mistreated as a child.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.Stacie’s Receipts NickiSwift.com on Renee and Kenny Kenny talks to Oprah about not being ready for the marriage with Renee Good Housekeeping explores the marriageAlicia’s ReceiptsBooks:Judy: The Films and Career of Judy Garland, by Joe Morella and Edward EpsteinJudy Garland on Judy Garland: Interviews and Encounters, by Randy L. SchmidtPictures Will Talk: The Life and Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz, by Kenneth L. GeistThe Life and Times of Mickey Rooney, by Richard A. Lerzman and William J. BirnesThe Men Who Made the Movies, by Richard SchickelVincent Minnelli: Hollywood’s Dark Dreamer, by Emanuel LevyDebbie: My Life, by Debbie ReynoldsLife is Too Short, by Mickey RooneyArticles: Judy Garland Dies in London at 47; Tragedy Haunts Star, LA Times, June 23, 1969 Judy and Mickey: The long, fruitful, and tortured relationships between Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and MGM, Slate, October 30, 2015Over the Rainbow, and Then Some! Vanity Fair, May 2011 Judy Garland’s Funeral Draws Her Colleagues, The New York Times, June 28, 1969 Obituaries: Mark Herron, Judy Garland’s Fourth Husband, LA Times, January 19, 1996 Judy Garland’s Five Husbands: How the Men in Her Life Tried to Save Her from Tragedy, People, January 28, 2017 The Real Vincente Minelli, The Advocate, May 2009Advertise with Hemlock CreativesWe are growing our show offerings! To learn about advertising opportunities with Trashy Divorces, Done & Dunne, and other forthcoming projects, contact AdvertiseCast. 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.