When Ruth Johnson was 14 years old, she was swinging in the backyard when she suddenly heard her dad call her into the house.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been 14 years since model and influencer Courtney Stodden married Doug Hutchison, a former actor 35 years her senior. Stodden ...

It was a scandal back when it happened. In fact, it still is. When The Green Mile and The X-Files actor Doug Hutchison married model and aspiring television personality Courtney Stodden, the tabloids ...

Narrated by Courtney Stodden herself, “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story,” premieres today, Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. Eastern. The Lifetime original film is also available to watch ...

Stodden rose to fame in 2011 after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison when she was just 16. Courtney Stodden rose to fame as a tabloid fixture and reality TV star after marrying 51-year-old ...

Part of Lifetime’s “Ripped From the Headlines” series, a collection of films based on real people, “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story” follows the life of a 16-year-old starlet whose ...

Inspired by true events, Lifetime’s newest movie “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story” follows the controversial story of Courtney Stodden, a teenager catapulted into international ...

They did so with help from Julia, whose underage daughters were married to Sam alongside over 20 other women and girls.

Streaming platforms for The Truth About Child Brides haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Narrated by the real-life Courtney Stodden and told through her perspective, the deeply personal biopic chronicles the ...

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