Trashy Divorces

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/adchoices

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/adchoices

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/adchoices

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 divorces make him a real contender for some kind of themed prize we’re planning on inventing at some point.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.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/adchoices

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 #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 ReceiptsLucky Me: My Life With – And Without – My Mom, Shirley MacLaine, by Sachi ParkerShirley MacLaine at Wikipedia Shirley MacLaine reveals all on her affair wit former Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock. Samantha Maiden, National Political Editor. The Sunday Telegraph. April 17, 2011. Shirley MacLaine interviewed on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ Nicole Wilson. Best Syndication. April 11, 2011.Shirley MacLaine Biography. Biography.com Editors. Shirley MacLaine spills about “sexcapade” with three people in one day. Michelle Castillo. CBS News. April 12, 2011. Shirley MacLaine’s Own Words Come Back to Lend Credence to Daughter’s Tell-All Memoir. Stacy Jenel Smith. Creators.com. February 12, 2013. Divorced Shirley MacLaine’s Basis for Marriage is ‘Sleeping With Other People.’ Yahoo News. March 18, 2016.‘Sweet Charity’ for Shirley MacLaine? Not So Much In Her Daughter’s Heartbreaking Memoir Lucky Me. Liz Smith. Huffpost. 2/18/2013.Alicia’s Receipts 35 Epic Zsa Zsa Gabor Quotes. Sarah Lindig. Marie Claire. December 19, 2016. Inside Zsa Zsa Gabor’s sex goddess rise – and descent into madness. Hailey Eber. New York Post. July 27, 2019.Zsa Zsa Gabor Biography. Biography.com Editors.It’s a Mad, Mad, Zsa Zsa World. Leslie Bennetts. Vanity Fair. September 6, 2007.Felipe de Alba IMDB entry. Jack Ryan and Zsa Zsa: A Millionaire Inventor and His Hungarian Barbie Doll. Richard Warren Lewis. People Magazine. July 14, 1975. Jack Ryan Dies at 65; Designer of Barbie Doll. New York Times. August 21, 1991. Herbert L. Hutner, Arts Adviser, Is Dead at 99. The Associated Press. December 19, 2008.George Sanders’ Suicide. Rebecca Ascher-Walsh. Entertainment Weekly. May 8, 1992. The Tragedy of Francesca Hilton, Daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor and Hilton Founder. Danielle and Andy Mayoras. Forbes Magazing. January 13, 2015. The Lives They Lived: Jolie Gabor; Mother Dahling. Alex Witchel. New York Times Magazine. January 4, 1998.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/adchoices

Welcome back! Have you ever wondered how the men of the Rat Pack developed their sense of style? In our eighth episode of Ocean’s Eleven: 12 Degrees of Frank Sinatra, Alicia shares the strange but true life story of international man of mystery, James Bond inspiration, and husband to two American heiresses (among a few other women) Porfirio Rubirosa, the most famous person you’ve probably never heard of.Then, Stacie has an Atlanta hometown with the sordid tale of Atlanta Brave David Justice and his short-lived marriage to Academy Award winner Halle Berry back in the go-go 1990s.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.Alicia’s ReceiptsThe Last Playboy, by Shawn Levy.The Legend of Rubirosa, by Gary Cohen. May 18, 2009. Vanity Fair.Stacie’s Receipts Justice Prevails, by John Ed Bradley. June 6, 1994. Sports Illustrated.The Slut-Shaming of Halle Berry, by Stereo Williams. April 13, 2017. The Daily Beast.David Justice, by People Staff. May 9, 1994, People. Hurts So Bad, by Karex S. Schneider. May 13, 1996. People.Justice is Served, by People Staff. October 21, 1996. People. Halle Berrys’ Ex-Husband David Justice Rants About Their Marriage on Twitter: ‘I Had to Say Something,’ by Michael Miller. November 3, 2015. People. David Justice is Way Off… She Never Said He Was Abusive. November 3, 2015. TMZ. ‘I Never Hit Her’: David Justice Opens Up about His Divorce from Halle Berry, the Abuse Rumors and His Life Now, by Michael Miller. November 9, 2015. People.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/adchoices

Sinatra was a big booster for Ronald Reagan as California governor, part of Sinatra’s own shift from Democratic to Republican politics. This week in our Ocean’s Eleven: 12 Degrees of Frank Sinatra season, Stacie has the 1940-1949 marriage and divorce of Academy Award winning actress Jane Wyman and future president Ronald Reagan. Then, Alicia has the incredible life and loves of icon and trailblazer Diahann Carroll, a friend and frequent performing partner of the Rat Pack.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 ReceiptsAn American Life, by Ronald Reagan.The President’s Ladies: Jane Wyman and Nancy Davis, by Bernard F. Dick.Reagan: American Icon, by Iwan Morgan.Jane’s Turn, an interview with Jane Wyman by Dominick Dunne. November 1989, Vanity Fair. Reagan Played Informant Role for FBI in ’40s. Chicago Tribune, 1986.Jane Wyman Obituary, New York Times, September 11, 2007.Ronald Reagan lobbying on the AMA’s behalf in 1961, arguing that universal healthcare for retired Americans will vanquish liberty for all time. Again, he was kind of a jumpy guy. https://youtu.be/AYrlDlrLDSQAlicia’s ReceiptsDiahann: An Autobiography, by Diahann Carroll and Ross Firestone.The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way, by Diahann Carroll.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/adchoices

This week in our Ocean’s Eleven season, we take a look at the two Tess Oceans. In 1960, the Rat Pack – plus Angie Dickinson – starred in a heist flick called Ocean’s 11. In 2001, a more modern set of actors, including Julia Roberts, built a new Ocean’s franchise. Both women portrayed mastermind Danny Ocean’s estranged or former wife.Alicia has all the Rat Pack details of screen legend Angie Dickinson’s marriage to and divorce from musician and songwriter Burt Bacharach. Stacie has Julia Roberts’s early forays into love, including her short marriage to musician and actor Lyle Lovett.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.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/adchoices

Are you ready for some Rat Pack? This week, Stacie has so much #trashcandy about Dean Martin, whose ethics seem highly situational, and Alicia covers Sammy Davis Jr., whose life was threatened anytime he fell in love.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.Booklist:Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes, by Deana Martin.Dean & Me (A Love Story), by Jerry Lewis.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/adchoices

You can’t talk Sinatra without eventually talking about some Kennedy trash, so in week four of Ocean's Eleven: 12 Degrees of Frank Sinatra, Alicia brings us the first ever Kennedy divorce. Patricia Kennedy Lawford, sister to JFK, RFK, and Ted, married Hollywood heartthrob Peter Lawford and probably expected he'd settle down. He did not, and after years of putting up with his addictions and affairs, she divorced him in 1966.Then, Stacie has Kennedy Divorces: The Next Generation, with the extremely trashy behavior of bodybuilder, actor, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, before and during his 25-year-long marriage to Maria Shriver, niece of JFK, RFK, Ted, and Patricia. Did you stock up on soap? You may want to run to the store, because you're going to feel dirty after 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.Alicia's ReceiptsBook: The Kennedy Women. Pearl BuckStacie's ReceiptsBook: Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak. Barbara Outland Baker (foreward by the Gropinator himself)Book: Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold on Wikipedia On his childhood abuse Brigitte Nielsen discusses their affair The LA Times kicks off Gropinator coverage just ahead of the 2003 recall election. If only we had listened. The Evening Standard's Wendy Leigh was as horrified by it all as we should have been back in 2003. Mike Redmond writing at NickiSwift.com has so many details about Arnold's trashy life, but especially David Pecker's apparent extortion of him on behalf of AMI/The National Enquirer. Some things never change, I guess.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/adchoices