Courtney Stodden was just 16 when she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison in a union that sparked global outrage over its 35-year age gap.
Now 31, the media personality and self-described child bride survivor has reflected on how public perception framed her as the scandal rather than the victim of what she has called grooming. The story resurfaced prominently last year with a Lifetime biopic that has reignited debate about child marriage in America and Stodden's own path to advocacy.
