She was only 16, only 16...

[Gob]

Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison and his teen bride Courtney Stodden have spoken out to defend their union in a hope of silencing the critics.

The actor, 51, and the 16-year-old spoke to Good Morning America about how they fell in love and how they have approval of Courtney's parents.


'The way we met was really beautiful,' Courtney told talk show host Lara Spencer.

'My mother was managing my career. Her friend told my mother that he holding some workshops for acting. And I was very interested in acting. So what better way than to connect that way?'

'She sent me an email. And our exchange, at first, was just really about business,' Doug then said.

'Totally innocent,' Courtney added.

But with Doug living in Los Angeles and Courtney, an aspiring pop star, living in Washington State they maintained their relationship via email with Courtney making the first move romantically.

'Did I?' she said, laughing.

'Yeah, she was being very flirtatious,' Doug said.

'Well come on, he's so handsome,' Courtney countered.

'It was a really beautiful and unique way to get to know someone, because we didn't have the distraction of the physical…. We could only get to know each other through our words and our sentiments,' Doug claimed.

Doug admitted that when he first saw pictures of his future wife on her website he assumed she was in her 20s saying that it was a shock to learn she was only 16.

'My world turned upside down…. It didn't make me want to walk away, but it definitely was a struggle inside my heart … because I had already started falling for her.'

When they realised the connection was there, Doug decided to talk to Courtney's parents, Krista and Alex, who had been monitoring their daughters contact with the star.

'I said, Krista, I don't know if you know this or not, but your daughter and I are falling in love…. If you and Alex have any misgivings whatsoever about this … I will respect you, and Courtney will respect you. And we will step back.'

'So [Krista] said, 'I can feel my daughter's love for you. I can feel it inside of my heart,' Hutchison said.

'Uh-huh,' Courtney affirmed, 'inside of her soul.'

The teenager's parents gave their blessing and the couple married on June 21 in Las Vegas.

'I was a virgin,' said Courtney. 'I knew that if I kept that, I would really be blessed with a beautiful gift. And God did. He blessed me with my soulmate. So I'm really thankful for that.'

Courtney could be sure of this, she said, because she was very mature for her age. 'I'm an old soul. And Doug can back me up on this.'

'Yeah, I always joke with Courtney that one of the reasons we worked is 'cause she's 16 going on 36, and I'm 51 going on 21,' Hutchison said before claiming that the pair have hardened to all of the criticism they have faced.

'I'm a pervert, Courtney is a whore, Courtney's parents are the worst parents in the world - pimps selling their daughter,' he said.

'People are welcome to their opinions.'

The couple are reportedly looking to feature in their own reality show and plan on starting a family at some point in the near future.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z1SDJ4iiVR

Only 16? Something in the water there?

[The Hen]

Those breasts aren't 16 years old. They are silicon.

[The Hen]

'I was a virgin,' said Courtney. 'I knew that if I kept that, I would really be blessed with a beautiful gift. And God did. He blessed me with my soulmate. So I'm really thankful for that.'

I should hope she was a virgin. She apparently is only 16.

BTW are we having some kind of Doctor Hook revival on Plan B this morning?

[Sean]

I look at her and think "gold-digger". She'll be aiming for reality TV in no time.

I look at him and think "cunt struck".

Some might call me a tad cynical...

[The Hen]

It's Brynne and Geoffrey all over again ... just worse.

[Gob]

She looks like she was designed by a committee of Playboy readers...

[Scooter]

He's ruled by his dick, she's too young to know better, what is her parents' excuse?

[Sean]

Their view of the whole thing was obscured by dollar signs...

[Jarlaxle]

She doesn't look 16...from the pics, I'd have guessed mid-20's.

And for the record, he looks pretty good for 51! (That SOB still has all his fucking hair.)

[Lord Jim]

'I'm a pervert, Courtney is a whore, Courtney's parents are the worst parents in the world - pimps selling their daughter,'

Sounds like a sudden burst of insight...

[dales]

[loCAtek]

He's ruled by his dick, she's too young to know better, what is her parents' excuse?

They were managing her career; bet she can't act to save her life.

[rubato]

He's wearing a lot of makeup.

yrs,
rubato

[Gob]

Teen bride Courtney Stodden's tweets
Storified by Steph Gardiner, 2 hours ago


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Wildly wiggling & jauntily jiggling myself to jolting jams as I friskily flaunt a flirty outfit completed w/sexy white 7in. go-go boots!
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 11, 2011 at 10:33
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Saturated within a superb Sunday as Gods love beams brightly! "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear ... " 1 John 4:18
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 3, 2011 at 11:28
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As I slip on my sexy mini-skirt my taunting mind takes flight into an intimate world of wondrous imagination. Whats your Friday Fantasy?
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 8, 2011 at 7:02
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Rolling playfully on top of a white feathery fur rug as the strings of my garter swing around my thighs & whip me! *Tuesdays are Tingly! ;-x
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 5, 2011 at 13:07
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Preparing the most pleasant plate of pasta in absolutely nothing but my plush peek 'a boo panties! Mmm... it tastes like perfection! XOs
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 3, 2011 at 13:54
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The sultry scent of my pink-sugary, cotton-candy bod is purely provocative & pleasing. So glad that it satisfied everyone tonight... XOs
CourtneyStodden


CourtneyStodden October 6, 2011 at 14:58
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Baking my body on the beach in a bright white busty bikini while feeling bodacious!
CourtneyStodden
CourtneyStodden September 30, 2011 at 4:49


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebri ... z1aWZPCx00

[quaddriver]

If she is 16 then the 'rents had to sign off on the wedding AND the tits.

[dgs49]

If that lady in the top picure is 16, she looks bloody awful. She would pass for a tired 29.

What is there to say. He is a criminally insecure twit. She is...well, most 16 year old females are slaves to their changing emotions. Worst of all, her parents. They ought to be shot.

Not as bad as John and Bo Derek, tho. As I recall, he took her abroad to avoid statutory rape charges.

[Long Run]

Thanks for the update, Gob. I know many of us were worried if these two were going to be happy together.

[Lord Jim]

Thanks for the update, Gob. I know many of us were worried if these two were going to be happy together.

Absolutely....

I for one was on pins and needles...

[The Hen]

If that lady in the top picure is 16, she looks bloody awful. She would pass for a tired 29.
.

She does look exxceedingly tired and harsh for 16.

There seems no 'glow of youth' at all about her.

[Gob]

Controversial teen bride Courtney Stodden has received an apology from Facebook after it deleted her page due to 'inappropriate sexual conduct.'

The company said the 17-year-old, who infamously married 51-year-old Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison in May, had her account removed by accident. It follows the revelation that she had been denied access to the site after seemingly falling foul to censorship. Her page has since been restored.

In a statement the company said: 'This page was removed in error and has been restored. 'We apologise for any inconvenience caused.' Courtney's mother Krista Keller said she was relieved the matter had been cleared up.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z1attqLORs

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