Houston Divorce Lawyer Blog

By now you have probably heard about the so-called “Youtube divorce video.”  The homemade video has gotten a huge amount of attention and publicity with over 2 million viewings currently.

Here is the link to the divorce video.

The basic story is that Tricia Walsh-Smith, a former actress and playwright, is upset about the status of her Manhattan divorce proceedings.  She is married to Philip Smith, a very wealthy Broadway producer.  Philip is 25 years older than Tricia and had her sign a premarital agreement.

Trisha is now upset over several of the premarital agreement terms, especially the one that allows him to evict her from their luxury apartment.

Tricia’s response to the situation (probably not surprising given her theatrical background) was to post a tell-all video for the world to see.  In it she describes the unfairness of the situation, makes some embarrassing claims about their sex life, and goes through their wedding album pointing out certain family members and describing them as “bad” or “evil.”

Will this help Tricia in her divorce case?  I doubt it.  The video’ s theme is rather vindictive and is probably going to irritate the very judge who will be deciding the legal issues in her case.  All in all, not very helpful.

Unfortunately, my guess is this will become a trend.  Making a video and posting it online has become so simple and quick that I doubt that this is the last divorce video we will see.