16 Year Old Marries 51 Year Old Man!

Reem Rihani  

Courtney Alexis Stodden, a sixteen year old aspiring actress, married “Lost” actor Doug Hutchison, 51, in Las Vegas a few months back.

It seems that Stodden’s notorious marriage to Dough Hutchison is legal; Las Vegas law states that as long as one’s parent or legal guardian consents to the marriage, one can marry as soon as they turn 16. Stodden got parental consent from BOTH her parents, Alex and Krista Stodden. Her father Alex said, defending his daughter’s decision, “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."

“He was her manager, and then as we got to know him, we got to see what kind of person he was,” Courtney’s mother, Krista said. “He just became a wonderful person in our eyes, and he’s a great man.”

 The couple, who met online when 16 year old, signed up for acting classes on Hutchison's website, said they never expected their marriage to 'captivate the nation.' When their relationship became a global phenomenon, Hutchison says he is actually now more in demand.

Courtney and Doug did not want to wait the two years until she turned 18 to marry legally without parents consent. “I think probably because the distance, they didn’t want to wait,” explained Krista.  “They lived in different areas and, you know, they just wanted to be together and we supported her on that.”
The couple issued a statement through their spokeswoman, which said: “We're aware that our vast age difference is extremely controversial, but we're very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless."

The couple is reportedly looking for a network to produce their own reality show and plan on starting a family at some point in the near future.

“We all needed a good man in our lives,” said Krista, adding that the 35-year age gap does not faze her. “After a while you don’t look at the age. You look at the love they started to have towards each other. He became more than a number to us.”