YouTube Divorcée Defends Videos in Court

YouTubing divorcée Tricia Walsh-Smith never really got famous as an actress, but has become sorta (in)famous for her nutso Internet monologues, in which she sings, dances, and rails against the man who spurned her. Her grievances against Philip Smith, president of the Schubert Organization, involve everything from settlement money and prenups to details of the couple's (lack of) a sex life. Trish claims that Smith wouldn't put out, and that he had a stash of Viagra which he used strictly extramaritally. Ouch.
TWS' series of YouTube divorce vids have gotten tons of attention, and suddenly she's all over Gawker, New York Magazine, etc etc etc, always with a new tale of woe and the same psychotic gleam in her eye. Rumor has it that she is being courted by Bravo for the next season of 'Real Housewives of NYC.'
Do they let divorcées on 'Housewives'? Is that cheating? (We don't watch too much reality t.v., aside from 'The Hills' and 'Shear Genius' so this is baffling.)
At any rate, the grandfatherly, defamed Philip Smith is fighting back, with a lawsuit claiming spousal abuse (based on the YouTube clips) which TWS claims have been viewed almost four million times.
Trish defended herself in a court hearing last week, alleging that her Smith was "trying to leave her penniless" and that the YouTube campaign was her last resort. "I didn't know what else to do because I had no money...I'm not just going to slink off into Central Park," she sassed. The YouTube videos made a court appearance as well. We love the 21st century! [Source: Reuters]




















