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Troy is joined by friend of the pod, Brandon Alvarado in the ultimate deep dive on all things RHONY and the short but tumultuous marriage of Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy. Join them as they take a look back at Bethenny’s departure from the Real Housewives franchise and her iconic spin off, Bethenny Ever After. They also break down all the details of their now infamous divorce (which lasted twice as long as the actual marriage) and Bethenny’s return to Bravo. 

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Troy tackles one of the most taboo relationships in celebrity history: Aaliyah and R. Kelly. He breaks down every problematic detail from the falsified wedding documents to Aaliyah’s alleged pregnancy. He also spends some time discussing Aaliyah’s influence on today’s youth culture and the impact R. Kelly’s dark childhood had on his life and career. 

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In this week's episode, Troy deep dives on a relationship you’ve probably seen featured in numerous “weirdest celebrity couples” countdown lists throughout the years. He’ll tell the story of how a then 18 year old Evan Rachel Wood got wrapped up in the already crumbling marriage of Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson. He will discuss the effect this had on the beginning of her career as an adult and why she was labeled a “home wrecker.” We’ll also delve into the extremely dark backstory of her relationship with Manson and why it took her 10 years to come forward about the abuse she faced while with him. 

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Troy and TSR regular, Russ Martin, break down Céline Dion and René Angélil’s 21-year marriage and iconic business partnership. They’ll discuss Celine’s made for TV “rags to riches” story, coming from a family of 16 that slept 5 to a bed and lived on $165.00 a week to being one of the most successful and celebrated international artists in music history. They also spend some time trying to make sense of the strange way these two ended up together and the eccentric way they chose to live their lives.

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This week we’re picking up where we left off in our previous episode with Pam Anderson, turning our focus to her long and tumultuous relationship with Paris Hilton’s sex tape costar, Rick Solomon. We’ll break down every detail of a marriage that was seemingly doomed from the start discus what led to them divorcing and remarrying a Smush Room record 3 times!

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Troy tackles one of the most notorious tabloid couples in celebrity history: Pamala Anderson and Tommy Lee. He discusses the New Years Eve party that brought these two EBP’s together and their drunken wedding in Cancun after knowing each their a whopping 96 hours. He’ll also break down Tommy Lee’s infamous 80’s partying days and how Pamala Anderson, a girl from a small town in Canada became an American icon. 

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Join Troy and friend of the show Maria Towner as they navigate their way through one of the mid 2000’s most highly publicized and somehow forgotten couples: Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner. From matching tattoos and messy bar fights (one bar fight in particular that involved Brody’s beautiful, flaw free face being struck by a liquor bottle), to public spats with Lindsay Lohan, Troy and Maria break it all down for you. They also spend some time discussing the beginning of Avril's career and why her presence in the music industry was so important during that time.

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How does a evangelical raised, former Christian folk singer turned sex kitten pop star wind up marrying a recovering heroin and sex addict, shock comic from the UK after knowing each other for only 3 months? This week Troy tells the story of how Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s short but eventful marriage became a reality. He’ll spend some time breaking down the truly wild events that took place in Russell’s life before his career took off in America. He also dissects the career of Katheryn Hudson aka Katy Perry and explain his theory on why she’s just another Erika Jayne. 

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Today’s episode of The Smush Room features one of the most hilariously fascinating and messiest divorces in celebrity history between Hollywood’s very first openly gay couple; Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels. Troy is joined by friend, Leslie Lefkowitz, on a journey through outlandish court demands, clap backs in the form of beat poetry, and an accidental shipment of sex toys (otherwise known as the Box Full Of Dicks) that lit the match on this entire ordeal. 

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In today’s very special episode of The Smush Room, Troy and friend Brandon Alvarado discuss a reality show that if you’re listening to this podcast you’ve probably watched a thousand times: Pretty Wild. They break down the events surrounding the lives of aspiring models Alexis Neiers and Tess Taylor and their involvement in “The Bling Ring.” They also explore the made-for-TV date from hell episode of the show featuring Tess and Ryan Cabrera (who was making a second career of dating young reality TV starlets). 

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