Trashy Divorces

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 #t...

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...

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...

Ready for a glimpse at Hollywood, old and new? First up, Alicia has a story so trashy that it erased a two-time Academy Award winner from Hollywood history: Gloria Grahame. At one point, she was married to her ex-son-in-law which meant that one of her four ex-husbands was her father-in-law. Yeah, it’s like that. Then, Stacie has the much requested youthful marriage and divorce of certified Hollywo...

This week, we’re taking a couple of heroes and… well, you’ll see. First up: Stacie has the trashy side of physics genius and icon Albert Einstein, who married twice but never let a thing like matrimony hold him back. Then, Alicia has screen legend Charlie Chaplin. His four marriages typify the line from Dazed and Confused, “I get older, they stay the same age.” Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join u...

You asked, and we are powerless to resist your wishes: It’s the Kardashians! Alicia lays the groundwork with the story of matriarch Kris’s marriage to Robert Kardashian, their trashy divorce, and her subsequent marriage to, and divorce from, Caitlyn Jenner. Alicia also covers the eldest Kardashian child, Kourtney. Then, Stacie rounds out the back half with the story of Kim’s sex tape, three marria...

Welcome back for Season Seven! We’re doing listener requests this season, so if you have a favorite trashy divorce, let us know in our Facebook group or drop us an email. We’re kicking off with some big names. Stacie has the trashy 2000-2001 divorce of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, which included a cameo from Russell Crowe and arguably blew up Meg’s career. Double standards are real, friends. Then, A...

Welcome to our season six finale! Stacie kept bumping into J.Lo in her stories lately, so she’s got all the deets on Jennifer Lopez’s somewhat impulsive romantic history and current engagement to A-Rod. Alicia wanted to close in style and has the fascinating life and times of acting legend Eartha Kitt, the most exciting woman in the world. We’re off next week, but will be back with the season seve...

We’re going a little off-brand this week with a few not-trashy divorces, plus one that kind of was. First up, Alicia has the three marriages and divorces of Jane Fonda. It was her 1973 split from filmmaker Roger Vadim that had a lot of trash, but after closing things out with third husband Ted Turner, she decided she was ready for a few decades of me-time. Then, Stacie has the story of America’s c...

It’s been a big week, so we’ve got some epic trash candy for you. First up, Stacie has the sticky marriage and divorce of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Then, Alicia flips the script to dive deep into the trashiest marriage around, and the two divorces that paved the way for Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott to get together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

This week, our intrepid podcasters decided to take a little break to celebrate Stacie’s birthday. Please enjoy some blasts from the Patreon past with Alicia’s telling of the trashy maybe-murder of socialite Sunny von Bulow. Her husband Claus was convicted of the act, but a protracted legal battle ultimately saw him acquitted. Then, Stacie shares a revisionist take on the infamous sex scandal – or...

Sometimes a Trashy Divorce story is just a gateway to something much more delightfully awful! This week, Stacie has the trashy marriage and divorce (and on and on) of actress and model Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. But also: there’s a heist, some yak fur, a sex tape, and biker gangs terrorizing the porn industry! Seriously, this one goes places. Then, Alicia has the four loves...

This week, we get up close and personal with Henry VIII’s sister, and deep dive into a very trashy listener request! Alicia has the three marriages of Margaret Tudor: daughter of Henry VII, one-time Queen of Scotland, legitimate Catholic divorcee, and mother of Scotland’s James V. Margaret’s story scandalized Christendom, at least until her brother lost his freaking mind. Speaking of dudes losing...

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 leg...

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...

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,...

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 Receipts The Murder of Maurizio Gucci | Crime Documentaries The Gucci’s: The L...

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 myt...

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...

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/trashcandyquarantine Stacie recommends Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague , by Geraldine Brooks. It’s based on the true story of an English village that, ba...

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 W...

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...

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,...

The Mia Farrow-Frank Sinatra marriage and divorce is a story with surprising right-now resonance. Alicia shares the tale of how a very young Mia Farrow met and fell in love with Frank, who was expecting a very different kind of wife than he got. There’s also a cat. Then, Stacie brings us the story of another Trashy Divorces All-Star, Larry King, whose seven wives, eight marriages, and, now, eight...

This week, Stacie dives into Rat Pack friend Shirley MacLaine and her 28-year-long marriage to Steve Parker. Spoiler: The revelations that set off the divorce are out of this world! Then, Alicia brings us the story of a genuine Trashy Divorces All Star: Zsa Zsa Gabor, and her eight to ten (?) husbands. Some are more notable than others, but all are part of the Zsa Zsa mystique. Can’t get enough #t...