Courtney Stodden says writing their memoir 'shined a light on’ alleged ‘grooming' that led to marriage at 16
18.04.2022 - 09:19
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It hasn't been easy for Courtney Stodden to write their upcoming memoir. Stodden, 27, recently spoke to Fox News Digital about rehashing their controversial marriage and other life events while writing their currently untitled book. Stodden, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was 16 years old when they married Doug Hutchison in 2011.
He was 51 years old at the time. In 2018, Stodden filed for divorce.The divorce was finalized two years later. "A lot of different chapters in my life have been challenging to live through once and then to kind of go back and relive it again in order to tell the story is extra challenging, but it also gives me a better insight," Stodden told Fox News Digital.
Courtney Stodden spoke to Fox News Digital about reliving the trauma from their marriage to Doug Hutchinson while writing an upcoming memoir. (Getty Images) "I'm working with a therapist right now to kind of process it all too as I'm writing it out and reliving it again. And it's freeing.
It's definitely given me a better outlook on it. I see it for what it is," they noted. For Stodden, the writing process has "shined a light" on the alleged "grooming" they experienced, they said. "I'm working with a therapist right now to kind of process it all too as I'm writing it out and reliving it again.
And it's freeing." — Courtney Stodden "It has shined a light on the grooming and what happened to me and what actually happens to a lot of other children in the USA as well," Stodden shared. A rep for Hutchison did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment. Going through marriage at a young age helped Stodden become "so strong." Stodden was 16 and Hutchison was 51 when they got married in 2011.They divorced
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