Trashy Divorces

This week, Stacie has the gobsmacking escape of Princess Haya of Jordan, whose decade and a half of marriage to Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was heading south by the time he became embroiled in yet another scandal for kidnapping one of his 26 children. Again. Then, Alicia has a more traditional runaway situation, with actress Elisabeth Moss's ten-month-long marriage to com...

This week, Alicia brings us the surprising tale of actress and model Sofia Vergara's journey to what seems to be (finally) a happy marriage to actor Joe Manganiello. There's a divorce, a murderer in Miami, Tom Cruise - and all that's before she got into a seven-year-long legal battle with her ex over a pair of frozen embryos they'd banked in, perhaps, happier times. Sponsors KiwiCo. Redefine learn...

This week we have two often-requested literary legends! First, Stacie has the tragic story of actress Patricia Neal, who loved Gary Cooper but married the children's book author, Roald Dahl. Then, Alicia lays out all the sordid clues of the divorce of The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown from his wife Blythe. Sponsors The Oak Tree Group. Mention Trashy Divorces for your free one hour financial prepa...

Some relationships end up being toxic to entirely different relationships in a person's life, a fact that Real Housewife of New York City Dorinda Medley learned through her association with "dry cleaner to the stars" John Mahdassian. While John operates one of New York City's most exclusive dry cleaning companies, his penchant for making messes of his girlfriend's personal life eventually ended th...

It's all about Bobs this week! Alicia has the story of our latest Trashy Divorces All-Star, the divorced-seven-times Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Then Stacie travels down under to spill some tea about former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, whose 38-year-long marriage to Hazel Hawke was rife with misbehavior. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at...

This week, Alicia catches us up on the long, but ultimately not permanent, romance between actors Diane Keaton and Al Pacino. While their love made them one of Hollywood's 1970s and 1980s power couples, in the end, differing views on marriage pushed them apart. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Dipsea. Get 30 days of full access to steamy s...

This week, we're pulling two sorta-topical stories from the Patreon vault. First up, Stacie brings the debut installment of "Trashy Justice" from back in September 2020 with the story of perhaps the worst Supreme Court justice in the nation's history, James Clark McReynolds. Then, Alicia has a fascinating and frightening charismatic Russian influencer of an earlier era, Grigori Rasputin, from her...

Sometimes we all need a little musical interlude, and today seemed like a wonderful day to have Atlanta's Michelle Malone on to share a few tunes and tell us about her new album, 1977. Michelle has been a fixture in the American roots music scene for more than 30 years, and 1977 evolved while she and her collaborators were navigating the strange world of 2020. Check out more of Michelle's work at...

This week, Alicia brings us the story of comedian Steve Harvey's two divorces, including the seemingly bizarre litigation brought by his second wife a decade after their split. Then Stacie covers the difficult 11-year marriage (but happy post-marriage) of actors Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in L...

There's been a spate of incidents of people rushing stages to attack celebrities lately, but fortunately for actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde, the person who recently interrupted her CinemaCon presentation was a process server armed only with a manila envelope. It prompted Stacie to travel back to simpler days, when Olivia and Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis were happy and in love. At least, until a...

This week, Stacie takes a peek at the two marriages, and workplace conduct, of former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, while Alicia tells the tale of Kevin Costner's $80 million divorce, and apparently epic midlife crisis. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios, BEING Trans is av...

This week, Alicia tackles the relationship and eventual breakup of actors Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, and takes us back to that magical night in 1995 when Hugh Grant changed the trajectory of a Los Angeles sex worker named Divine Brown's life. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios,...

This week, Alicia shares the story of the pressure cooker first marriage of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, while Stacie has the pressure cooker divorce of actor Jeremy Renner. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios, BEING Trans is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Betterhelp.c...

Following up on her Mitford Sister story from Sunday, Alicia takes us into the odd fascination - and possible romance - of another Mitford Sister. Unity Mitford fell under the sway of Nazi ideology as a teen in her repressive household, and made herself a mover and shaker in Hitler's Germany throughout the 1930s. Spoilers: It all comes to a bad end. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world throu...

This week, Stacie has a 'good divorce,' one where everyone seems to have accepted the situation and stayed friendly and supportive of each other. Unfortunately for actor Lou Diamond Phillips, who by all accounts was very gracious through it all, his first divorce continues to be described in the press as "when his wife, Julie Cypher, left him for Melissa Etheridge." Then, Alicia dips into one of t...

For this week's Trashy Breakups, we have a couple who certainly dreamed of flying - but perhaps in different ways. Model and influencer Blac Chyna dreamed of ascending to the lofty heights of fame, while her ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian may have secretly imagined a future where he'd somehow drifted away from his all too famous family. Their 2016 relationship was short, but the aftereffects are bein...

This week, we've got a name you probably know and a name you may not. First, Alicia has the two divorces and three marriages of Sylvester Stallone, including a surprising delivery. Then, Stacie has the much requested story of the UK's astonishing headline-generating machine, Katie Price. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group....

Once upon a time, actors Matt Damon and Minnie Driver were Hollywood's "It Couple" - young, beautiful, talented, and very much in love. And then one day, in an agonizingly public way, Matt made it known that they weren't anymore. Alicia has the trashy tale of what is possibly the worst thing Matt Damon has ever done. Sponsors KiwiCo. Redefine learning with play! Get 30% off your first month plus f...

We're kicking off Season 14 with two notably non-American subjects! First, Stacie has the incredible personal journey of Margaret Trudeau, wife of one Canadian Prime Minister and mother to the country's current leader. Then, Alicia takes us back to Georgian England and the sordid tale of the exquisitely unhappy marriage of Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Sponsors Dipsea. Get 30...

Alicia kicks off Season 14 with the Trashy Breakup - and the criminal prosecutions - of one-time Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes and her secret lover Sunny Balwani. Elizabeth founded the biotechnology startup Theranos, eventually bringing Sunny on as President and COO - without disclosing to employees, investors, or the Theranos board that they were a couple. Sponsors Dipsea. Get 30 days o...

We're closing out Season 13 with someone old and someone new(ish). Alicia has longstanding TV personality, occasional journalist, and a genuine master of sleazy living, Geraldo Rivera. Then Stacie has a very Atlanta story with the twists and turns of Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes's two marriages to her late husband Gregg. As always, we're taking a week off ahead of our new season. We'll...

Alicia enjoys a good romp down mythology rabbit holes every now and again, and as we close out this season's Trashy Breakups, she has the Olympic-caliber trashiness of the king of Ancient Greece's pantheon of gods, Zeus. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we learned that HGTV's hit show Flip or Flop is ending, which sent Stacie into the details of the marriage, divorce, and subsequent arrangements between hosts Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa. Then, Alicia has the life, career, and four marriages and three divorces of screen icon Joan Crawford. Check out our friend Dominique's officially licensed signature coffee blends that honor ico...

Some stories are too good not to tell, and our email inbox routinely fills with absolute gems from the lives of our listeners. This week, we're sharing a hilarious story from Polly, who wanted to lighten our mood during our move last summer, and it completely did the trick. This one has it all: a mother's ashes, a cross-country journey, and a police officer who surely told the story of his run-in...

The world is pretty trashy lately, so this week we have some classy women. Alicia has the life and times of mid-century fashion icon Babe Paley, who charted an unconventional path that led her to fame, fortune, and Truman Capote. Then, Stacie praises the great adventure of a life and career that actress Niecy Nash, recently married for a third time to singer Jessica Betts, is having. Sponsors Dips...