From child bride to survivor: How Courtney Stodden is reclaiming her narrative in powerful new Lifetime movie

Where is Courtney Stodden now? All about the former tabloid fixture and subject of Lifetime's 'Child Bride'

Stodden rose to fame in 2011 after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison when she was just 16. Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Doug Hutchison and Courtney StoddenKey PointsCourtney Stodden rose to fame as a tabloid fixture and reality TV star after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at age 16.The couple divorced in 2020, and she's since accused him of grooming her.Stodden is the subject of a new Lifetime movie, I Was a Child Bride: The Courtne…

From child bride to survivor: How Courtney Stodden is reclaiming her narrative in powerful new Lifetime movie

Inspired by true events, Lifetime’s newest movie “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story” follows the controversial story of Courtney Stodden, a teenager catapulted into international notoriety after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at just sixteen.

Where Is Courtney Stodden Today?

Courtney Stodden is sharing her truth.  The new Lifetime movie, I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story, premieres September 27. The film, which is produced by Stodden and features her as a narrator, tells the story of her marriage at just 16 to Doug Hutchison, an actor three decades her senior. The 2011 event made tabloid headlines and turned Stodden – who was barely old enough to drive and still too young to vote – into a national punc…