A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop culture, history, and politics.
"It’s one part Vanity Fair meets Town & Country, one part country music song—and an all-around good time." - The Atlantan.
"Enjoying the juicy details of other people’s relationships is having a moment." - Sunday Times Style Magazine (UK).
"When this shameless show about bad relationships kicks off with astrological analysis of the couplings discussed in the episode, you know it’s going to be a party." - AV Club
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A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop culture, history, and politics.
"It’s one part Vanity Fair meets Town & Country, one part country music song—and an all-around good time." - The Atlantan.
"Enjoying the juicy details of other people’s relationships is having a moment." - Sunday Times Style Magazine (UK).
"When this shameless show about bad relationships kicks off with astrological analysis of the couplings discussed in the episode, you know it’s going to be a party." - AV Club
S30E13: The Unrequited $3 Billion Divorce | Sheika Dena al Fassi and Sheik Mohammed al Fassi
Trashy Divorces
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2 months ago
S30E13: The Unrequited $3 Billion Divorce | Sheika Dena al Fassi and Sheik Mohammed al Fassi
Back in the early 80s, divorce lawyer to the stars (and Trashy Divorces alum) Marvin Mitchelson took on the biggest case of his career - and one that seems to have gotten away from him a bit. Sheika Dena al Fassi, the wife of Saudi businessman (and Saudi royal family member) Mohammed al Fassi, was filing for divorce, and estimates of Mohammed's fortune ran as high as $3 billion. On the one hand, Dena won the divorce case handily. On the other, Mohammed had long since left the United States with their four children and had no intention of paying the settlement that a California court ordered. Even decades later - even decades after both Mohammad and Marvin Mitchelson had died - Dena was still trying to collect on a divorce settlement that grew into the hundreds of millions of dollars through the magic of compound interest.
This episode originally aired on Patreon on February 26, 2025.
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Trashy Divorces
A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop culture, history, and politics.
"It’s one part Vanity Fair meets Town & Country, one part country music song—and an all-around good time." - The Atlantan.
"Enjoying the juicy details of other people’s relationships is having a moment." - Sunday Times Style Magazine (UK).
"When this shameless show about bad relationships kicks off with astrological analysis of the couplings discussed in the episode, you know it’s going to be a party." - AV Club
