Well, this is something you don’t see every day.
16-year-old country singer Courtney Alexis Stodden has married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison- who you may remember from roles on Lost and in The Green Mile. According to local law, Hutchison- who is 35 years older than his child bride- needed to obtain permission from at least one of Stodden’s parents to marry the girl. The pair wed in Vegas on May 20th, and commented through a rep on the unusual coupling:
“We’re aware that our vast age difference is extremely controversial,” the couple told E! Online. “But we’re very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless.”
Hutchison’s website adds:
“Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison live together happily ensconced in their Hollywood Hills home with their lil’ pups Everette and Tuna!”
One gossip site actually tracked down Stodden’s parents , who infuse the story with a whole new level of creepdom. Courtney’s dad- who is actually 4 years younger than her husband, actually said this and I am not making this up:
“ Every father can only pray to have such a man behind their daughter … Courtney is one of the most level headed girls out there and I’m not just saying that because she’s my daughter. Doug is the nicest man I’ve ever met in my life,” Alex said of his 51-year-old son-in-law, who tied the knot with his daughter in Vegas on May 20.
Stodden’s mom denies her daughter’s grown up appearance is thanks to plastic surgery:
Krista also said her daughter was a “good Christian girl,” who was a “virgin when she married Doug.” The proud mom also slammed reports that her daughter has had plastic surgery: “She is a beautiful girl. She has real breasts, real lips, she’s not plastic.”
I can’t really tell if it makes sense her parents feel this way, or it’s totally bizarre, or both. The news has attracted a bit of critical attention, but marriages like this have done well in the past, and maybe the May-December couple will make it. Does this squick you out?
Edit: Many have pointed out Stodden is a really, really rough 16 if she is the age she purports to be: