51 year old celebrity marries 16 year old

[caseagainstfaith]

They say love is timeless but is it ageless too? Apparently it is for 'Green Mile' actor, Doug Hutchison, 51, and his 16-year-old bride. Hutchison tied the knot with nearly legal, Courtney Alexis Stodden, an aspiring country singer, on Monday in Las Vegas, according to E! Online. We're sure that Stodden had an overload of material for her diary this year -- a driver's license and a marriage license!

Hutchison, who is most known for his role as Percy Wetmore in 'The Green Mile,' has also appeared in 'Lost' and '24.' The actor and his new bride share a 35 year age difference -- a gap that the couple isn't trying to hide.

"We're aware that our vast age difference is extremely controversial," the couple said in a statement released by their spokesperson. "But we're very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless."

According to the Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau, both marriage license applicants must be at least 18 years of age. But minors (below the age of 18) are able to obtain a license with the consent of a parent or legal guardian -- reasoning that at least one of Stodden's parents approves of their daughter's May-December marriage.

source- www.popeater.com/2011/06/20/doug-hutchison-green-mile-courtney-alexis-stodden-married/

So creepy and so wrong. What the hell is wrong with the girls parents, seriously?

[Shano]

Since the age of consent for sexual activities is 16 in Nevada, I would assume that you object to them being married, with the consent of a parent (since they don't need that for having sex).

It is the case that most places around the world have set the age of 18 to be a requirement for taking particular actions (voting, drinking, labor, military service etc.) It is hard for me to see, though, how if those were to be done by a person under 18 with their parent's consent and themselves willing it would be "so creepy and so wrong".

[Runa]

He looks like a zombie...

[gomer21xx]

Creepy? Probably. Wrong? I'm not so sure about that.

If everything's legit and the 16-year old knows what she's getting into, then there's no problems, as far as I can see.

However, I most likely WON'T watch any porn these two might make and leak in two years.

[Runa]

Jun 24, 2011 17:36:46 GMT -5 gomer21xx said:

Creepy? Probably. Wrong? I'm not so sure about that.

If everything's legit and the 16-year old knows what she's getting into, then there's no problems, as far as I can see.

However, I most likely WON'T watch any porn these two might make and leak in two years.

Ugh... I wanna cry now. I thought your byline was 'Squick responsibly?'

[MaybeNever]

Jun 24, 2011 17:36:46 GMT -5 gomer21xx said:

Creepy? Probably. Wrong? I'm not so sure about that.

If everything's legit and the 16-year old knows what she's getting into, then there's no problems, as far as I can see.

The nature of age of consent laws is that they basically represent the assumption that below a certain age, an individual is not capable of knowing what he or she is getting into in a meaningful way. 18 is obviously an arbitrary cut-off, and as such it is arguable whether it is more meaningful than 16 or 20. I don't know this specific girl, and she may be astonishingly mature for her age, but it seems to me highly questionable that a 16-year-old is remotely competent to marry at all; throw in a man three times her age and it raises serious red flags.

[gomer21xx]

Jun 24, 2011 17:43:26 GMT -5 Runa said:

Jun 24, 2011 17:36:46 GMT -5 gomer21xx said:

Creepy? Probably. Wrong? I'm not so sure about that.

If everything's legit and the 16-year old knows what she's getting into, then there's no problems, as far as I can see.

However, I most likely WON'T watch any porn these two might make and leak in two years.

Ugh... I wanna cry now. I thought your byline was 'Squick responsibly?'

Hey, that was a well-aimed squick, thank you very much. =P

[Shane for Wax]

Creepy? Yes. Wrong? Legally no but morally there's some grey area.

I can't imagine they have all that much in common or she can even know what the fuck love is.

[Mantorok]

If she's 16, she must be a real life Benjamin Button.

[DeadpanDoubter]

YOUNGBLOOD SYNDROME! *takes a shot*

No but seriously, honey, that's gotta hurt your back.

[Napoleon the Clown]

Now taking bets on how long before they move to Splitsville because she's going downhill and his career is in the shitter?

I'm going with five.

[Dragon Zachski]

Jun 25, 2011 2:11:49 GMT -5 Napoleon the Clown said:

Now taking bets on how long before they move to Splitsville because she's going downhill and his career is in the shitter?

I'm going with five.

Five what?

In any case, I'm going to reserve judgment, though I will admit there's quite a bit of squick there.

[Rat Of Steel]

*scans the article, then shrugs* Meh, no squick here. (Then again, I'm no stranger to relationships involving significant age differences, having been in two thus far as the older partner--including my current one; hello, L!--and one as the younger partner. ;D ) Assuming that that pic which Mantorok posted is that of the newlyweds, I just hope I look even half as good in another 12 years as that guy looks now.

[lighthorseman]

She gets to deal with her obvious daddy issues, and he gets to have boring starfish sex with an inexperienced 16 year old. Every body wins.

What's not to like?

[Napoleon the Clown]

Jun 25, 2011 3:11:11 GMT -5 Dragon Zachski said:

Jun 25, 2011 2:11:49 GMT -5 Napoleon the Clown said:

Now taking bets on how long before they move to Splitsville because she's going downhill and his career is in the shitter?

I'm going with five.

Five what?

In any case, I'm going to reserve judgment, though I will admit there's quite a bit of squick there.

Years. If the pic posted above is accurate the girl has already reached her peak and is already on a dive into train wreck.