I’ve been scared to even speak up about feeling groomed or being verbally abused during the almost 10 year marriage because I was a child and he was 50 when we married but I’m a woman now and it’s time for me to put my big girl pants on and speak on this matter. Courtney Stodden is an American Reality Television Personality, Model, Social Media Sensation, Singer, and Songwriter from Tacoma, Washington. Now, at 19, she’s interested in exploring life as an unmarried single young adult - with the freedom to explore her independence.To mark her divorce, Courtney posted to her Instagram saying looking at an old picture of them made her "feel absolutely taken advantage of".Asked if she was in the marriage to advance her career, Courtney responded: “If it does, that’s just another beautiful blessing that God hands me. I’ve felt completely trapped, manipulated and at times abandoned by adults // growing up in such an environment — it became a lonely and dark place.Stay tuned for my book.
"If you had told me that I would be sitting here right now making this video, 10 years later, I would have said you're crazy...Courtney has continued to be open about her experience, saying in a recent YouTube video that she suffers from trauma."I’ve been scared to even speak up about feeling groomed or being verbally abused during the almost 10 year marriage because I was a child and he was 50 when we married but I’m a woman now and it’s time for me to put my big girl pants on and speak on this matter.Now, Courtney Stodden is 25-years-old. I look back at this picture and feel absolutely taken advantage of. But please don’t ever do this to another minor again. Children aren’t on your level. After competing in beauty pageants in her home state of Washington and releasing her own original music, then 16-year-old Stodden came to international attention when she married then 51-year-old actor … God only knows how he’s feeling, but I can tell you that it’s for the better. You’ve left me — a child woman, feeling belittled and confused. It’s not right...""Doug supports Courtney 100 per cent. It’s an emotional day for me. But that doesn't put me in the clear, I suffer a lot to this day from trauma - at least, that's what my therapist calls it."Their appearance on the show was depicted as a trainwreck and the signifier of more than a few cracks in their marriage. Courtney Stodden was 16 years old when her father walked her down the aisle to a man three times her age.She also expressed her clear opinion on the legal system allowing her marriage: "I don't even think minors should be legally allowed to get married with parental consent. Nearly 10 years on, she says she was abused and groomed by the actor. These things I shall overcome. Courtney Alexis Stodden (born August 29, 1994) is an American media personality, model, singer-songwriter, and national spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Courtney Stodden first made headlines in 2011 when, at only 16, she married 51-year-old "Lost" star Doug Hutchison. Despite their separation in November 2013, in which they cited the 35-year age gap between them as the main reason for their split, the couple is now engaged again, with plans to renew their vows. The two will share custody of their precious pup, Dourtney, remain living in the same house [for now] in separate bedrooms, and Doug will be co-managing Courtney’s career."That was the beginning of their on-again-off-again relationship, but in 2018, Courtney filed for divorce, and in March this year their divorce was finalised.Due to her age, Courtney’s parents had to sign permission forms for their daughter to marry Hutchison.The couple met online after Courtney expressed interest in Hutchison’s acting workshop. Please don’t ever do this to another minor again. The first day they met in person, Hutchison proposed and they married in Las Vegas in 2011."I'm going through a huge chapter right now that is healing.
Career ender: Courtney Stodden's ex husband Doug Hutchison says he 'shot [his] career in the head' when he married a then-16-year-old Courtney Stodden in 2011. Be better. I’ll always love you regardless.