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Courtney Stodden Calls Out America's Child Marriage Loopholes

10/13/2025

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Courtney Stodden, an American television personality, condemns child marriage in the United States as "America's dirty little secret".
She married actor Doug Hutchison at 16 and became the financial provider as a teen.
She describes emotional turmoil and public scrutiny that led her to adopt a coping persona.
Now remarried to TV producer Jared Safier, she notes legal loopholes that permit such marriages.

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Story summary

Courtney Stodden, an American television personality, condemns child marriage in the United States as "America's dirty little secret".
She married actor Doug Hutchison at 16 and became the financial provider as a teen.
She describes emotional turmoil and public scrutiny that led her to adopt a coping persona.
Now remarried to TV producer Jared Safier, she notes legal loopholes that permit such marriages.