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Angry YouTube Wife Loses Divorce Case

By SAMUEL MAULL
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posted: 46 DAYS 15 HOURS AGO
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NEW YORK (July 21) - A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday.
A Manhattan judge gave Philip Smith a divorce from Tricia Walsh-Smith on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Walsh-Smith lashes out against Smith in the tearful and furious YouTube video, which has attracted more than 3 million hits. She makes embarrassing claims about their intimate life and then calls his office to repeat those claims to a stunned assistant.

On the video, Walsh-Smith also goes through their wedding album, describing family members as "bad," ''evil" or "nasty," and expresses concern about eviction from the couple's luxury apartment.
Judge Harold Beeler blasted Walsh-Smith for her video stunt, which he called "a calculated and callous campaign to embarrass and humiliate her husband" and to pressure him into settling the divorce case on more favorable terms than were stated in their prenuptial agreement.
"She has attempted to turn the life of her husband into a soap opera by directing, writing, acting in and producing a melodrama," the judge said.
He said Monday that the prenuptial agreement, signed three weeks before the couple's 1999 wedding, was valid. This means that Walsh-Smith must leave their Park Avenue apartment within 30 days and that Smith, president of the Shubert Organization, the largest theater owner on Broadway, must pay her $750,000.
Smith said after the ruling he was "sorry it had to come to this."
"I'm happy with the decision of the judge, and I'm happy with the outcome," he said.
Walsh-Smith, a former actress and playwright, didn't see the decision the same way.
"I think it's disgusting," she said. "I'm really, really disappointed with the decision."
She accused Smith of "basically throwing me out on the street." One of her attorneys, Joseph P. McCaffery, said they would appeal.
Renowned divorce attorney Raoul Felder briefly represented Walsh-Smith after she made the video. Felder previously said his client was "acting out of passion."
"This is a victim who is holding her head up," he said. "I think she comes off well."
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MakapuuSun

03:45 PMAug 04 2008

Just imagine getting up in the morning and finding out you're married to this woman . . . I think I would go postal or get suicidal. I would definitely be asking the house maid and help to kick me in the ass to remind me what an idiot I am. Even wealthy people are NOT immune to stupid affairs of the heart. We are all alike in this respect. I've seen this role played out in all walks of life and it is the same every single time.

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Nate154

03:26 PMJul 24 2008

I don't understand the marrage if there was no sex?

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Wrongwaypoppy

08:33 AMJul 23 2008

I grew u-p in the sam town as the Smith family. I am a few years older than his daughters, but my parents were friends with the family. I just want everyone to know that their daughters were nice beautiful girls. His first wife was a beautiful classy Grace Kelly type woman, and Mr. Smith was an incrediably nice classy person. So please don't believe anything this trashy woman Trish is saying. She deserves nothing!!!!!

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angrydude2008

07:38 PMJul 22 2008

Why any person, male or female, would think they are entitled to a parting gifts post divorce is beyond me! Value in value out is how it should work...you should only be entitled to what you have put into the partnership! Enter with nothing leave with nothing! Another bimbo bites the dust...consider yourself extremely lucky you are $750K wealthier than when landing in the US!

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LNL80388

07:38 PMJul 22 2008

She gets 3/4 of a MILLON bucks and she thinks she is thown out on the street.We should all be so lucky, Hell I wish someone would kick me to the curb with 3/4 of a millon bucks to boot!SHUT UP HO!!!!! You never had it so good! And after this youtube stunt you never will again either!

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Pughugss

06:48 PMJul 22 2008

What did he ever see in her? And her nasty mouth is what got the divorce going in the first place. Called his daughters' 'bitches' that she wouldn't beg for money if something ever happened to him.......duh, I guess he didn't like her referring to his babies' as 'bitches'...

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QEng Inc

06:08 PMJul 22 2008

Bimbo, you got $750,000 more than you deserved. Good luck finding another man who will touch you with a 10 foot pole.

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Momayjo

04:58 PMJul 22 2008

she was just a gold digger

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jeff1lc

04:49 PMJul 22 2008

MONEY GRUBBING HO BAG ,,,She only married the guy for his bankroll oibviously......She's a waste of human oxygen!

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karatman

03:45 PMJul 22 2008

I can see why he sent her packing I hope the next guy she marries watches this video Rich

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