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Although this isn't really news, since I saw it on a newscast, I thought I'd place the following in the news as well as entertainment categories. I find it quite amusing.

Has anyone seen the video that some actress/playwright, Trisha Walsh Smith, has posted on You Tube where she's going on and on about her husband wanting to divorce her?. She was also interviewed on Good Morning America and asked if this was just for attention and asked if this was the only way to handle the situation vs. hiring a lawyer. She said that lawyers cost money and that she was being evicted without any money. She also said that  her husband has no basis for the divorce, has stopped paying her credit cards and needed to do this to get attention for her plight. And of course she did the obligatory weeping.

Now, I'm not familiar with her husband, but think he's also a playwright and is somewhat wealthy. And whether he is or not, what exactly does this woman expect from this video?. Her husband's not going to take her back and I doubt very seriously those who see the video are going to pay her credit cards or put her up in a penthouse somewhere. However, she WILL get her 15 minutes of fame as I'm sure the national talk shows and gossip shows will have her on to tell "her" side of the story. So, she'll make a few dollars to keep her afloat. It just amazes me the extremes to which some people will go for attention.