I was groomed and verbally abused': Courtney Stodden, 25, felt 'absolutely taken advantage of' during her 10-year marriage to Doug Hutchison, 59... as reality star celebrates official divorce
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Courtney Stodden, 25, revealed that she felt 'absolutely taken advantage of' during her nearly 10-year marriage to actor Doug Hutchison, 59.
Stodden was only 16-years-old when she married The Green Mile star in Las Vegas, Nevada, who was 50 at the time of their nuptials and required a signed legal consent from Stodden's mother, Krista, due to her minor status.
The reality star shared an emotional post to Instagram on Tuesday as she celebrated being out of the relationship and 'officially divorced' from the actor.
'It’s March 3rd, 2020 - today I am officially divorced from actor Doug Hutchison. It’s an emotional day for me,' she wrote. 'God only knows how he’s feeling, but I can tell you that it’s for the better. I look back at this picture and feel absolutely taken advantage of.
Stodden posted an amorous throwback photo of the couple, with Doug kissing her cheek as she smiled for the camera.
'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,' she wrote.
'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.
'And to Doug... I’ll always love you; yet I’ll always be angry. You’ve left me — a child woman, feeling belittled and confused. These things I shall overcome. I wish you well.
'But please don’t ever do this to another minor again. It’s not right... even if the parent signs off. Wait a respectable amount of time before marrying. Children aren’t on your level. I’ll always love you regardless. Be better. As shall I.'
Hutchison said during an interview with Fox News that he had assumed their 34-year age gap of would attract attention – but was shocked when his professional life took a nose dive.
‘She was 16 and I was 50, so I knew our union was going to turn heads, but I didn’t realize the impact it would truly have,’ he told Fox.
He blamed the decision to marry the teen bride for causing his Hollywood peers to shun him and said the relationship cost him his friends and family.
‘I didn’t realize that in marrying Courtney, my manager would drop me, my agent would drop me. I was blacklisted. I was blackballed from casting directors,' he said.
At one point, the couple were expecting their first child in 2013 before Courtney reportedly suffered a miscarriage, and the pair went their separate ways four years later in January 2017.
- She was 16-years-old when she married the 50-year-old actor in Las Vegas
- Courtney required legal consent from her mother due to her minor status
- The reality star said she felt ' taken advantage of' during their marriage
- Doug and Courtney went their separate ways in January 2017
Courtney Stodden felt 'taken advantage of' in Doug Hutchison marriage
The reality star shared an emotional post to Instagram on Tuesday as she celebrated being 'officially divorced' from the actor.
Courtney Stodden, 25, revealed that she felt 'absolutely taken advantage of' during her nearly 10-year marriage to actor Doug Hutchison, 59.
Stodden was only 16-years-old when she married The Green Mile star in Las Vegas, Nevada, who was 50 at the time of their nuptials and required a signed legal consent from Stodden's mother, Krista, due to her minor status.
The reality star shared an emotional post to Instagram on Tuesday as she celebrated being out of the relationship and 'officially divorced' from the actor.
'It’s March 3rd, 2020 - today I am officially divorced from actor Doug Hutchison. It’s an emotional day for me,' she wrote. 'God only knows how he’s feeling, but I can tell you that it’s for the better. I look back at this picture and feel absolutely taken advantage of.
Stodden posted an amorous throwback photo of the couple, with Doug kissing her cheek as she smiled for the camera.
'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,' she wrote.
'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.
'And to Doug... I’ll always love you; yet I’ll always be angry. You’ve left me — a child woman, feeling belittled and confused. These things I shall overcome. I wish you well.
'But please don’t ever do this to another minor again. It’s not right... even if the parent signs off. Wait a respectable amount of time before marrying. Children aren’t on your level. I’ll always love you regardless. Be better. As shall I.'
Hutchison said during an interview with Fox News that he had assumed their 34-year age gap of would attract attention – but was shocked when his professional life took a nose dive.
‘She was 16 and I was 50, so I knew our union was going to turn heads, but I didn’t realize the impact it would truly have,’ he told Fox.
He blamed the decision to marry the teen bride for causing his Hollywood peers to shun him and said the relationship cost him his friends and family.
‘I didn’t realize that in marrying Courtney, my manager would drop me, my agent would drop me. I was blacklisted. I was blackballed from casting directors,' he said.
At one point, the couple were expecting their first child in 2013 before Courtney reportedly suffered a miscarriage, and the pair went their separate ways four years later in January 2017.
