1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:22,148 --> 00:00:25,276 - You've probably heard my story, Courtney Stodden, 4 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:29,530 the 16-year-old bride who married a 51-year-old actor. 5 00:00:30,823 --> 00:00:32,825 Maybe you remember the ridicule, 6 00:00:32,908 --> 00:00:35,828 the outrage, the late night jokes. 7 00:00:35,911 --> 00:00:37,580 But what you think you know 8 00:00:37,663 --> 00:00:40,082 is what some of the media painted me to be. 9 00:00:41,125 --> 00:00:42,501 The true story, 10 00:00:43,502 --> 00:00:48,340 the real story is so much more complicated and much worse. 11 00:00:54,138 --> 00:00:57,099 - I cannot believe this. 12 00:00:57,183 --> 00:00:58,184 What happened, Courtney? 13 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:00,269 - I was just, I didn't even look at them. 14 00:01:00,352 --> 00:01:01,937 I was just minding my own business 15 00:01:02,021 --> 00:01:03,939 and they came at me again. 16 00:01:04,023 --> 00:01:04,982 Why am I always in trouble? 17 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,317 I'm not the one 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,860 who starts the fight, mom. - It's okay. 19 00:01:07,943 --> 00:01:09,862 It's okay, honey, it's not your fault. 20 00:01:14,658 --> 00:01:16,619 You know the best way to deal with bullies? 21 00:01:17,912 --> 00:01:20,414 Focus on God and the amazing plan He has for you. 22 00:01:24,543 --> 00:01:27,379 And you are never going back to that school. 23 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:29,131 - Ever? 24 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:32,259 - Ever. 25 00:01:42,228 --> 00:01:43,395 Want me to do it up? 26 00:01:43,479 --> 00:01:45,898 We could do a headband like Audrey Hepburn 27 00:01:45,981 --> 00:01:47,233 in "Two For The Road" to cheer you up. 28 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:49,527 - Mom, it's fine. - Oh, come on, 29 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,779 it's more than fine, my beautiful. 30 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:54,490 - Daddy. 31 00:01:54,573 --> 00:01:55,699 - Hey baby girl. 32 00:01:57,409 --> 00:01:59,870 I heard you had a rough day at school. 33 00:01:59,995 --> 00:02:02,206 - Oh, we are finished with that school. 34 00:02:02,289 --> 00:02:04,375 - No, no, she's still gotta go to school. 35 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:06,252 - Oh, I'll find something else. 36 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:08,295 Yeah, we can homeschool her. - Krista. 37 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:10,047 - You are gone, I am the one who's here. 38 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:11,715 I am the one who are seeing- - Here we go. 39 00:02:11,924 --> 00:02:14,134 - what these kids do to her every single day. 40 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:15,886 - So like, you just want me to quit work? 41 00:02:15,970 --> 00:02:16,929 Is that what you want 42 00:02:17,012 --> 00:02:18,305 me to do? - Wait. 43 00:02:25,229 --> 00:02:26,981 - Dear Jesus, please. 44 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:29,567 I pray that I do everything right 45 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:32,319 so my parents stop fighting and stay together forever. 46 00:02:32,444 --> 00:02:33,320 Please. 47 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:45,624 - He didn't say goodbye. 48 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:50,421 - He'll be back on Friday night, as always. 49 00:02:51,672 --> 00:02:56,635 Walk? 50 00:03:12,318 --> 00:03:14,236 You know that wasn't your fault, right? 51 00:03:16,655 --> 00:03:18,449 We love you very, very much. 52 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:21,368 - I know, mom. 53 00:03:23,078 --> 00:03:24,413 - We just do it differently. 54 00:03:25,581 --> 00:03:28,751 See, it's your daddy's job to protect you, 55 00:03:28,834 --> 00:03:31,170 but it's my job to prepare you. 56 00:03:34,465 --> 00:03:36,717 Sometimes those things are not- 57 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,344 - Mom, don't cry. 58 00:03:39,345 --> 00:03:40,512 - It's okay baby. 59 00:03:42,348 --> 00:03:43,974 I just want so much more for you, 60 00:03:45,184 --> 00:03:46,727 for us. 61 00:03:50,189 --> 00:03:50,981 Promise me, 62 00:03:52,858 --> 00:03:54,151 when you move to Hollywood, 63 00:03:55,444 --> 00:03:57,905 you'll get one of those really big houses 64 00:03:57,988 --> 00:04:01,367 that has the little baby house in the back. 65 00:04:01,450 --> 00:04:03,994 So the husband and wife live in the big house, 66 00:04:04,078 --> 00:04:07,498 but the mother-in-law lives in the small house, very close. 67 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:10,668 If you ever move, 68 00:04:12,378 --> 00:04:13,754 if you ever leave me, 69 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,298 that is what I want. 70 00:04:18,467 --> 00:04:21,512 - I knew right then and there that it was all up to me. 71 00:04:22,513 --> 00:04:24,181 I knew I had to grow up fast 72 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,725 and find a way out of Ocean Shores. 73 00:04:26,809 --> 00:04:28,435 ♪ I want some more of that ♪ 74 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:30,688 ♪ Can I have some more of that ♪ 75 00:04:30,771 --> 00:04:33,983 ♪ I really like it like that ♪ 76 00:04:34,066 --> 00:04:35,484 ♪ It's hot like that ♪ 77 00:04:35,567 --> 00:04:36,944 ♪ I want some more ♪ 78 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:39,989 - I decided to pray on it, and you know what, it worked out, 79 00:04:40,072 --> 00:04:41,991 like it always does. 80 00:04:42,074 --> 00:04:44,410 ♪ I want some more of that - Do I know that song? 81 00:04:44,493 --> 00:04:46,078 - Oh, that's my daughter Courtney. 82 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:49,748 She writes her own music, she has such a gift for it. 83 00:04:49,832 --> 00:04:51,333 What I wouldn't have given 84 00:04:51,417 --> 00:04:54,461 to be able to express myself like that when I was her age. 85 00:04:54,545 --> 00:04:56,547 I was just too busy surviving. 86 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,844 Courtney, this is Aurora. 87 00:05:01,927 --> 00:05:03,053 - Hi Courtney. 88 00:05:03,137 --> 00:05:03,887 - Hi. 89 00:05:06,181 --> 00:05:08,100 - Have you thought about getting her into modeling? 90 00:05:08,183 --> 00:05:11,687 - Oh, she has her heart set on music, and she's 12. 91 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:13,772 - Teen models are always in demand. 92 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:16,483 I have a friend at an agency. 93 00:05:16,567 --> 00:05:19,445 I could introduce you, just say the other word. 94 00:05:20,446 --> 00:05:21,697 - I'll ask her. 95 00:05:21,780 --> 00:05:23,157 Everything in me hoped 96 00:05:23,365 --> 00:05:26,326 that modeling would be my golden ticket out of Ocean Shores. 97 00:05:26,410 --> 00:05:29,204 But the moment I said yes, a battle began. 98 00:05:29,288 --> 00:05:31,123 A battle between my mother's need 99 00:05:31,206 --> 00:05:32,624 to protect me from the world 100 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:36,295 and her desire to give me the life she always dreamed of. 101 00:05:36,378 --> 00:05:37,421 - Have faith, Courtney. 102 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:49,099 You're doing great, Courtney. 103 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:51,435 Isn't she? 104 00:05:58,484 --> 00:05:59,818 - If I tell you a secret, 105 00:05:59,902 --> 00:06:01,737 promise not to tell the rest of them? 106 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:04,865 You belong here. 107 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:08,744 You got something special that can't be taught or bought, 108 00:06:08,827 --> 00:06:11,663 so just be yourself, okay? 109 00:06:11,747 --> 00:06:12,539 - Okay. - Okay. 110 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:24,510 Perfect. 111 00:06:26,178 --> 00:06:28,138 Great. Oh, very nice. Yes. 112 00:06:30,974 --> 00:06:32,059 - And they said, "I might get asked back 113 00:06:32,142 --> 00:06:33,602 for the next one too." 114 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:34,770 Look. 115 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:37,523 Look at our little girl 116 00:06:37,606 --> 00:06:39,233 - Honey. A little girl? 117 00:06:39,316 --> 00:06:41,527 Tell that to the person that put her in those shorts. 118 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:43,153 - The wardrobe lady gave those to me. 119 00:06:43,237 --> 00:06:46,031 - What do you expect her to wear at the gym? A snow suit? 120 00:06:46,115 --> 00:06:47,574 - It works for me, yeah. 121 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:51,829 - This is just the beginning. 122 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:53,497 The whole world is gonna know her name, 123 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:56,291 I promise you. 124 00:06:57,751 --> 00:06:59,461 - And they said they want me to compete Pageants. 125 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:02,381 - What pageants? 126 00:07:02,631 --> 00:07:04,633 - The organizers keep calling, they saw her photos, 127 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:06,635 said, "She'd do really well." 128 00:07:08,137 --> 00:07:10,222 - Okay. How much is this gonna cost us? 129 00:07:10,305 --> 00:07:13,350 And I thought you wanted to be a singer. 130 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:15,602 - Well, I mean, I can do both. 131 00:07:15,686 --> 00:07:18,897 - Yeah. Who wouldn't wanna be the next Miss Ocean Shores? 132 00:07:18,981 --> 00:07:20,440 - Me. Me. 133 00:07:20,524 --> 00:07:22,943 I would not want to be the next Miss Ocean Shores. 134 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:36,415 - Pageants taught me poise and confidence. 135 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:39,126 They taught me that a winner looks like an adult, 136 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:40,669 even if she's still a child. 137 00:07:58,228 --> 00:08:02,649 And a winner stands up straight, puts a smile on her face, 138 00:08:02,733 --> 00:08:05,360 and gets out there no matter what. 139 00:08:05,444 --> 00:08:07,738 I am going to win the pageant today. 140 00:08:10,115 --> 00:08:11,575 Going to win the pageant. 141 00:08:15,245 --> 00:08:16,830 - You look wonderful. 142 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:21,585 You ready? - Yeah. 143 00:08:23,378 --> 00:08:26,340 They promised winning pageants would open doors for me. 144 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:29,551 The only doors I ever saw open 145 00:08:29,635 --> 00:08:31,386 were the ones my mother kicked out. 146 00:08:31,470 --> 00:08:33,347 - Mom, we can't just walk in there. No. 147 00:08:35,724 --> 00:08:38,018 - Hi, I'm Krista Stodden, 148 00:08:38,101 --> 00:08:39,686 and this is my daughter, Courtney. 149 00:08:39,770 --> 00:08:40,687 Hello. 150 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:42,689 - Hi. 151 00:08:42,773 --> 00:08:43,649 - You may have read today's paper, 152 00:08:43,732 --> 00:08:46,151 if you weren't already aware, 153 00:08:46,235 --> 00:08:50,030 she's our very own Miss Ocean Shores. 154 00:08:50,113 --> 00:08:53,575 She is a smart, beautiful, 155 00:08:53,659 --> 00:08:56,995 devout Christian with the singing voice of an angel, 156 00:08:57,204 --> 00:09:00,707 the very definition of a rising star. 157 00:09:00,791 --> 00:09:03,252 And yes, I might be her mother and I might be biased, 158 00:09:03,335 --> 00:09:04,211 but look at her. 159 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:08,632 You couldn't ask for a more positive representative 160 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:11,009 of our community. 161 00:09:11,093 --> 00:09:12,344 Now, I may not have a degree 162 00:09:12,427 --> 00:09:14,972 in television production or management, 163 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:18,183 but even I can see that your television programming 164 00:09:18,267 --> 00:09:21,561 completely overlooks the youth market. 165 00:09:21,645 --> 00:09:25,649 What you need is a show that highlights the events, 166 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:27,192 businesses, charities 167 00:09:27,276 --> 00:09:30,696 from the point of view of the younger generation. 168 00:09:31,863 --> 00:09:32,864 The solution, 169 00:09:34,658 --> 00:09:36,034 "The Courtney Stodden Show." 170 00:09:41,748 --> 00:09:44,167 Cameras are set, and action. 171 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:47,504 - So your grand opening is this Friday? 172 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:49,214 - Yes, from 10 to four. 173 00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:51,675 - And you're offering special discounts that day? 174 00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:53,135 - We are. 175 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:54,594 Everyone's welcome, you too, of course. 176 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:56,805 Join us for some complimentary champagne. 177 00:09:56,888 --> 00:09:59,182 - Oh no, I'm only 15. 178 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:00,434 - What? 179 00:10:00,684 --> 00:10:02,978 - That's Friday, just across from the post office. 180 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:05,647 Come out and support our newest local business. 181 00:10:05,731 --> 00:10:07,858 Then next week, join us at Lou's Car Wash 182 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:10,610 as we raise funds for animal rescue. 183 00:10:11,862 --> 00:10:12,654 And we're out. 184 00:10:14,781 --> 00:10:15,741 And cut. 185 00:10:15,991 --> 00:10:18,618 My success was our success. 186 00:10:21,246 --> 00:10:23,498 While other kids my age were learning algebra, 187 00:10:23,582 --> 00:10:26,626 I was attending an online Christian academy, 188 00:10:26,710 --> 00:10:29,338 making content for MySpace. 189 00:10:29,421 --> 00:10:31,131 Courtney, are you doing your homework? 190 00:10:31,214 --> 00:10:32,174 - Yes. 191 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:36,928 Modeling myself after my favorite Baywatch idols 192 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:39,056 and watching the Victoria's Secret fashion show 193 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:39,973 for inspiration. 194 00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:43,435 Are you doing your homework? 195 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:44,853 Yes. 196 00:10:47,230 --> 00:10:50,233 ♪ Turned your road 197 00:10:50,317 --> 00:10:53,528 ♪ Upside down ♪ 198 00:10:53,612 --> 00:10:55,697 ♪ I feel it now ♪ 199 00:10:55,781 --> 00:10:57,532 ♪ Yeah, there's no disguise ♪ 200 00:10:57,616 --> 00:11:00,786 ♪ You know I la-La, la-la, la-la ♪ 201 00:11:00,869 --> 00:11:03,705 ♪ la-La, love you ♪ 202 00:11:03,789 --> 00:11:05,415 - Love your hat. 203 00:11:05,499 --> 00:11:08,627 And after a while, the Lord spoke to my heart 204 00:11:08,710 --> 00:11:11,630 and I reformed and said, God, help me, God help me, 205 00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:13,048 God help me. 206 00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:14,549 One day when the time comes, 207 00:11:14,633 --> 00:11:16,593 I know I will make different parenting choices, 208 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,470 but I will always defend my child 209 00:11:18,553 --> 00:11:20,931 just as fiercely as my mother did. 210 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,724 - If they have a problem with my daughter, 211 00:11:22,808 --> 00:11:23,850 they have a problem with me. 212 00:11:23,934 --> 00:11:24,893 - Mrs. Stoddon, please. 213 00:11:24,976 --> 00:11:26,103 - That Herreras girl, 214 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:27,854 the one that got the science scholarship, 215 00:11:27,938 --> 00:11:30,857 you do realize her dress was showing just as much. 216 00:11:30,941 --> 00:11:32,818 - It's really not the same. - Isn't it? 217 00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:35,654 - No. The way your daughter carries herself. 218 00:11:35,737 --> 00:11:36,738 - I've always taught my daughter 219 00:11:36,988 --> 00:11:40,367 to walk into a room like God put her there. 220 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:41,660 I wonder if anyone would complain 221 00:11:41,743 --> 00:11:42,994 if I had a son with that much confidence. 222 00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:47,874 - Please understand, we have several parishioners, 223 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:51,002 specifically men who I'm sorry to say, 224 00:11:51,086 --> 00:11:55,966 are dealing with addiction to pornography. 225 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,217 - May the Lord give them the strength 226 00:11:57,300 --> 00:11:58,468 to conquer their demons. 227 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:04,808 - We are gonna have to ask you and your daughter 228 00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:06,351 to worship elsewhere. 229 00:12:09,813 --> 00:12:12,149 - Courtney, let's go. 230 00:12:14,401 --> 00:12:16,736 We'll find a church that actually understands 231 00:12:16,820 --> 00:12:18,613 the meaning of grace. 232 00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:26,455 And action. 233 00:12:26,538 --> 00:12:27,747 - Next week we'll be spotlighting 234 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:31,710 Miss Mimi's Oodles and Poodles Couture Clothing Line. 235 00:12:31,793 --> 00:12:33,670 Gotta keep those poodles warm. 236 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,172 Till next time... 237 00:12:38,717 --> 00:12:39,468 - Great. 238 00:12:40,802 --> 00:12:42,012 - Can I talk to you for just a second? 239 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:42,846 - Sure. 240 00:12:44,806 --> 00:12:47,601 - I'm afraid we are not going to continue airing your show. 241 00:12:47,684 --> 00:12:49,686 - What? Why? 242 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,647 Don't you see the good it's doing for the community? 243 00:12:52,731 --> 00:12:54,065 - Oh. Oh. I'm not denying that. 244 00:12:55,484 --> 00:12:56,860 - You wanna know something? 245 00:12:56,943 --> 00:13:00,822 Everywhere we go, people recognize Courtney. 246 00:13:00,906 --> 00:13:02,324 They come up to us, 247 00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:04,993 Thank her for how much they love the show. 248 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:08,747 - Well, you are right, People do love the show, 249 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:12,542 but mostly men, 250 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:15,545 women tend to lean strongly in the other direction. 251 00:13:16,755 --> 00:13:19,466 We've gotten a lot of calls. 252 00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:21,092 - You're canceling my daughter's show 253 00:13:21,176 --> 00:13:22,928 because women are jealous of her. 254 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:26,848 - I don't think that's the issue. 255 00:13:27,849 --> 00:13:29,267 - Okay. 256 00:13:29,351 --> 00:13:30,936 Courtney, let's go. 257 00:13:32,103 --> 00:13:32,938 We're done. 258 00:13:43,573 --> 00:13:45,700 You realize what just happened in there, don't you? 259 00:13:45,784 --> 00:13:47,410 - My show just got canceled. 260 00:13:48,954 --> 00:13:50,372 - You just outgrew this town. 261 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,208 I mean, do you really think 262 00:13:53,291 --> 00:13:55,168 you're gonna get a recording deal sitting in there, 263 00:13:55,252 --> 00:13:58,046 interviewing some local woman about a new line 264 00:13:58,129 --> 00:13:59,464 of poodle sweaters? 265 00:13:59,548 --> 00:14:01,883 - Probably not. - Probably not. 266 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:05,595 But what you have now is loads of on-camera experience 267 00:14:05,804 --> 00:14:07,138 and that is what counts. 268 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:10,475 You know what we need? 269 00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:14,020 - I'm kind of afraid to ask. - An investor. 270 00:14:15,355 --> 00:14:17,941 Someone who can pay for the vocal coach, 271 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:19,818 and the recording studio, and the demo, 272 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,486 and whatever else we need 273 00:14:21,570 --> 00:14:23,822 to take your career to the next level. 274 00:14:23,905 --> 00:14:26,908 Someone who believes in your God-given talent 275 00:14:26,992 --> 00:14:28,868 just as much as I do. 276 00:14:28,952 --> 00:14:31,538 - And how are we gonna find that? 277 00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:33,415 - Win the day with faith, Courtney. 278 00:14:34,499 --> 00:14:37,127 Win the day with faith. 279 00:14:42,257 --> 00:14:44,801 When Peter told us that your passion 280 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,970 is investing in up and coming artists, 281 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:50,974 I just had a feeling you would understand what it would take 282 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,351 to nurture a young talent like Courtney. 283 00:14:53,435 --> 00:14:55,895 - It's not an easy business. 284 00:14:55,979 --> 00:14:57,856 Are you sure you're ready for it? 285 00:14:57,939 --> 00:14:58,898 - I think so. 286 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:00,900 - You know, I've always thought 287 00:15:00,984 --> 00:15:02,569 that a vocal coach couldn't hurt. 288 00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:05,572 - Even Celine Dion and Beyonce, they had vocal coaches. 289 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:06,906 - Yeah. - Courtney's a natural, 290 00:15:06,990 --> 00:15:08,825 though, of course. - Certainly is. 291 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:12,871 Yep. She could come up to my studio in Monterey, 292 00:15:12,954 --> 00:15:14,456 spend a few weeks, 293 00:15:14,539 --> 00:15:18,209 and I'll introduce her to all the best people in the biz. 294 00:15:18,293 --> 00:15:21,379 She'll be fighting off recording offers in no time. 295 00:15:24,174 --> 00:15:25,133 - Here's my offer, 296 00:15:26,551 --> 00:15:28,261 you're gonna take your hand off my daughter right now, 297 00:15:28,345 --> 00:15:29,554 and then we're gonna walk out of here 298 00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:31,848 and you are never going to contact us again. 299 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,725 How does that sound? 300 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:34,559 Let's go. 301 00:15:36,895 --> 00:15:37,896 And we're taking these. 302 00:15:38,980 --> 00:15:40,315 Put these on his bill, please. 303 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:45,570 - Why is everybody so awful? 304 00:15:46,404 --> 00:15:47,364 - Come here. 305 00:15:54,371 --> 00:15:56,206 God will show us the way. 306 00:16:08,343 --> 00:16:11,137 - I don't wanna say you're our last hope, 307 00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,139 but you know I trust you. 308 00:16:13,348 --> 00:16:17,268 - Well, I would hope so, after what, 20 how many years? 309 00:16:19,729 --> 00:16:22,732 - Now I know you've seen how talented Courtney is, 310 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:25,819 and I know you believe in her just like I do. 311 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:28,530 So if you have any ideas. 312 00:16:29,364 --> 00:16:31,241 - Well, I have one. 313 00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:36,454 His name is Doug Hutchison. 314 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,125 He was in "The Green Mile." 315 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:41,418 Remember the prison guard? 316 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:42,669 - "Dead Man Walking." 317 00:16:42,752 --> 00:16:43,586 - That's him. 318 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:45,672 - Wow. "Lost." 319 00:16:45,755 --> 00:16:46,965 "Law and Order." 320 00:16:47,048 --> 00:16:49,592 11 seasons on "The Guiding Light." 321 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,219 I used to love that show. 322 00:16:51,302 --> 00:16:52,971 - See who this guy he's worked with? 323 00:16:53,054 --> 00:16:54,931 He knows everybody. 324 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:56,933 I went to a party at his house in LA, 325 00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:58,643 we talked a bit. 326 00:16:58,727 --> 00:17:02,689 He teaches an acting program called The Art of Stillness, 327 00:17:02,772 --> 00:17:04,941 and he has connections in the music industry too. 328 00:17:06,526 --> 00:17:08,737 This could be a great launching pad for you, Courtney. 329 00:17:08,820 --> 00:17:09,904 You could learn a lot. 330 00:17:10,947 --> 00:17:12,323 It could change your life. 331 00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:13,992 - Mom, what do you think? 332 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:15,952 - Well, now here's the thing, 333 00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:18,747 he only takes on a limited number of new students. 334 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:21,458 Courtney, I told him all about you. 335 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:24,127 I showed him your work, your photos, 336 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:27,046 and I think he might be willing to help. 337 00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:33,470 - I told you God would show us the way. 338 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:35,972 Tim, Tim. 339 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:36,973 Ugh. - My pleasure. 340 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,142 - Ugh. Thank you. - Yes. 341 00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,018 - Good luck. 342 00:17:40,101 --> 00:17:41,728 - After fending off creeps 343 00:17:41,811 --> 00:17:44,522 who had no real interest in helping me with my career, 344 00:17:44,606 --> 00:17:47,108 Doug Hutchinson seemed to be the answer to our prayers. 345 00:17:47,192 --> 00:17:51,070 A true Hollywood insider, a professional working actor, 346 00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:54,365 and a friend to one of my mom's oldest friends. 347 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:57,035 What should I say? 348 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:58,578 - Say hi. 349 00:17:59,829 --> 00:18:00,830 This is Courtney. 350 00:18:01,831 --> 00:18:02,999 - This is Courtney. 351 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:08,004 - I got your information from Tim Wilson 352 00:18:09,130 --> 00:18:12,425 who told us, me, told me 353 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:17,138 about your Art of Stillness, 354 00:18:18,807 --> 00:18:23,144 and I would like to know more about it. 355 00:18:25,980 --> 00:18:26,731 Thank you. 356 00:18:28,024 --> 00:18:28,983 - Thank you. 357 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:31,986 Okay. - Great. 358 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:34,989 Perfect. 359 00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:39,869 - Courtney, I am very impressed by your portfolio. 360 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:41,120 - Of course he is. 361 00:18:41,204 --> 00:18:42,747 - I'd love to get to know you more 362 00:18:42,831 --> 00:18:45,083 and find out how I can help with your career. 363 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,709 What should I say? What should I say? 364 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:49,754 - Maybe tell him thank you 365 00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:52,048 and that you are so grateful for his help. 366 00:19:08,940 --> 00:19:09,607 - Mom. 367 00:19:11,943 --> 00:19:13,695 Why don't you come down here to LA 368 00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:17,198 and we can do some Art of Stillness classes in person. 369 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,369 - Courtney, you need to tell him to gimme a call. 370 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:26,708 She's only 16, Doug. 371 00:19:26,791 --> 00:19:29,294 One-six. 16. 372 00:19:29,377 --> 00:19:31,087 I am not at all comfortable 373 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:34,048 with her coming to LA on her own. 374 00:19:34,132 --> 00:19:35,842 So I'm not sure how you schedule 375 00:19:35,925 --> 00:19:38,261 your Art of Stillness classes, 376 00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:41,931 but if you can work with her from Washington, 377 00:19:42,015 --> 00:19:43,683 maybe we can set up some times. 378 00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:47,687 Okay. 379 00:19:51,107 --> 00:19:51,816 Thank you. 380 00:19:56,946 --> 00:19:58,239 - What'd he say? 381 00:19:58,323 --> 00:19:59,699 - Well, I thought you were in your 20s. 382 00:19:59,782 --> 00:20:02,535 Tim told him I was 16, didn't he? 383 00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:03,536 So what now? 384 00:20:05,163 --> 00:20:07,206 - He's ready to get to work. 385 00:20:07,290 --> 00:20:08,541 Start helping you right away. 386 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:09,417 - Really? - Yes. 387 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:14,547 - Oh my God. 388 00:20:18,176 --> 00:20:20,136 Can we talk about grooming for a second? 389 00:20:22,764 --> 00:20:24,390 Not that kind of grooming. 390 00:20:24,474 --> 00:20:25,725 The other kind. 391 00:20:25,808 --> 00:20:28,269 The kind that leaves permanent scars. 392 00:20:28,353 --> 00:20:30,521 The kind that starts off slow, 393 00:20:30,605 --> 00:20:33,983 so slow that you don't even realize it's happening. 394 00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:41,574 He's just asking me lots of questions 395 00:20:41,658 --> 00:20:43,534 like what's my favorite color? 396 00:20:43,618 --> 00:20:46,371 What three items would I want on a desert island, you know? 397 00:20:46,454 --> 00:20:48,247 He says, "It's a way to get to know who I am 398 00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:51,042 and help him figure out how we can do the Art of Stillness." 399 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:53,586 - Print out all of his emails. 400 00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:55,630 I wanna make sure he is not being inappropriate. 401 00:20:55,713 --> 00:20:57,924 - Mom, seriously? There are so many. 402 00:20:58,007 --> 00:20:59,968 - Well, then we're gonna need more paper. 403 00:21:12,563 --> 00:21:14,774 - After months of building trust with me, 404 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:16,693 he started testing the waters. 405 00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:18,611 He would walk right up to the line 406 00:21:18,695 --> 00:21:21,239 but be careful not to step over it. 407 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:33,126 What do I think about abortion? 408 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:40,174 He called me his star girl, his angel. 409 00:21:40,258 --> 00:21:42,135 I felt special. 410 00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:43,302 I felt seen. 411 00:21:44,887 --> 00:21:46,222 It wasn't until years later, 412 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,141 I realized the whole time 413 00:21:48,224 --> 00:21:51,477 I was a lobster swimming in a nice warm bath 414 00:21:51,561 --> 00:21:53,938 while the temperature was slowly turned up, 415 00:21:54,022 --> 00:21:55,231 and not just on me. 416 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:02,363 How close do you live to the Hollywood sign? 417 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:05,992 Oh my God, are you serious? 418 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:14,292 - What do you want star girl? 419 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:19,338 - Like right now? 420 00:22:19,422 --> 00:22:22,008 - Now, tomorrow, forever. 421 00:22:22,091 --> 00:22:23,217 What do you want outta life? 422 00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:27,180 - I know what I don't want now. 423 00:22:28,890 --> 00:22:30,725 - Okay, well then tell me that, angel. 424 00:22:32,435 --> 00:22:35,188 - I don't really wanna do pageants anymore. 425 00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:38,191 - You don't have to. 426 00:22:38,274 --> 00:22:40,359 I'll make sure of it. 427 00:22:40,443 --> 00:22:42,653 I have a friend, he's a music producer. 428 00:22:42,737 --> 00:22:44,989 We'll get you in the studio with him 429 00:22:45,073 --> 00:22:47,867 and then we'll bring your whole family to LA. 430 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:51,287 I'll handle everything, you don't have to worry about it. 431 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:52,497 - You'd do that for me? 432 00:22:53,748 --> 00:22:54,499 - Yeah. 433 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:57,001 You know, why don't you? 434 00:22:58,586 --> 00:22:59,837 Not really. 435 00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:02,173 - Because I love you. 436 00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:04,258 I just... 437 00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:06,219 I just love you. 438 00:23:06,302 --> 00:23:07,678 You're my star girl. 439 00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:12,266 Aren't you gonna say anything? 440 00:23:13,684 --> 00:23:15,728 Me too. 441 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:16,771 - Me too what? 442 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:20,399 I think I love you too. 443 00:23:25,780 --> 00:23:27,323 - I will wait for you, 444 00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:30,326 and when you are 18 we can be together forever. 445 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:31,410 But until then, 446 00:23:33,287 --> 00:23:35,414 I need to tell your mother that we're in love. 447 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,055 - Mom? - Hmm? 448 00:23:51,139 --> 00:23:54,016 - It's Doug, he needs to talk to you. 449 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,977 - Oh, okay. 450 00:23:59,021 --> 00:24:00,106 Hello. 451 00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:01,899 Hi, Krista. How are you? 452 00:24:01,983 --> 00:24:04,485 - Well, I'm excited to hear about the plans 453 00:24:04,569 --> 00:24:05,570 you all have been making. 454 00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:07,363 I hear there's a music producer 455 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:08,906 interested in meeting Courtney? 456 00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:14,287 This might come as a shock to you, 457 00:24:14,370 --> 00:24:15,913 but I'm in love with your daughter. 458 00:24:22,378 --> 00:24:23,379 - Doug... 459 00:24:25,298 --> 00:24:26,090 I know. 460 00:24:27,592 --> 00:24:30,094 I've been paying attention, 461 00:24:30,178 --> 00:24:33,639 reading every single word you have written to Courtney. 462 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:36,350 I can feel your love for her 463 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:38,561 and the love that she has for you. 464 00:24:42,648 --> 00:24:45,860 In her mind, he was my chosen protector. 465 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:51,574 In her mind, Hollywood had told us for years 466 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:54,452 that a big age gap was totally fine 467 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,288 as long as one of them was a celebrity. 468 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:08,966 - Oh, if he's gonna get your career off the ground 469 00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:11,427 and you're gonna be a Hollywood power couple, 470 00:25:12,887 --> 00:25:15,264 it feels like a shame for you to have to wait. 471 00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:22,772 In some states, it is legal to get married at 16 472 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,523 with parental consent. 473 00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:28,736 If this is what you really want. 474 00:25:36,494 --> 00:25:37,536 Yeah, it is 475 00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:43,042 Yeah, right? 476 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:45,670 - It's not gonna happen. 477 00:25:45,753 --> 00:25:47,046 - Little late for that, Alex, 478 00:25:47,129 --> 00:25:48,506 it's been happening for months. 479 00:25:48,589 --> 00:25:50,091 - What do we know about this guy? 480 00:25:50,174 --> 00:25:51,801 Outside the fact he's how much older than me? 481 00:25:51,884 --> 00:25:53,177 - He loves her. 482 00:25:53,261 --> 00:25:54,345 - Oh, please. 483 00:25:54,428 --> 00:25:56,389 - He cares about her and her career. 484 00:25:56,472 --> 00:25:58,140 He wants the same things for her that we do. 485 00:25:58,224 --> 00:26:00,101 He wants her to be happy. 486 00:26:00,184 --> 00:26:02,770 He promised me that he would take care of her, 487 00:26:02,853 --> 00:26:04,647 and I believe him. 488 00:26:04,730 --> 00:26:06,649 - It sounds like the decision's already been made. 489 00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:07,817 - He's coming up here- - I'm still part 490 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:08,693 of this family. - next week. 491 00:26:08,776 --> 00:26:10,027 If it doesn't feel right- 492 00:26:10,111 --> 00:26:13,572 - But it doesn't feel right. - Please daddy. 493 00:26:13,656 --> 00:26:15,533 Please just give him a chance. 494 00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:16,534 - Honey, look. 495 00:26:18,452 --> 00:26:19,495 Look at me in the eye 496 00:26:19,704 --> 00:26:21,163 and tell me this is what you really want. 497 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,503 - It's what I want. 498 00:26:45,855 --> 00:26:47,106 - I know it's okay. 499 00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:48,983 He'll come around. 500 00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:49,900 He will. 501 00:26:49,984 --> 00:26:53,362 Once he sees the two of you, oh. 502 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:55,197 Okay, I promise you. 503 00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:56,824 I promise you. I'll talk to him. 504 00:26:59,577 --> 00:27:00,995 I will. 505 00:27:07,335 --> 00:27:08,252 - That's him? 506 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:17,720 He was old, much older than the decades old headshot 507 00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:19,930 that I'd be staring up for months. 508 00:27:20,014 --> 00:27:21,891 - My star girl. - This is- 509 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:23,517 - And he was short. 510 00:27:23,601 --> 00:27:26,604 The sides of his face were bruised from face lift scars 511 00:27:26,687 --> 00:27:31,484 that hadn't quite yet healed, yet none of it mattered. 512 00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:32,985 He had already convinced me 513 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:36,655 that he was my knight in shining armor, and I was all in, 514 00:27:36,739 --> 00:27:38,032 and so was my mother. 515 00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:44,747 Hi. 516 00:27:46,415 --> 00:27:48,417 Welcome. 517 00:27:48,501 --> 00:27:50,378 At last. - Yeah. 518 00:27:50,461 --> 00:27:51,587 - Alex. 519 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:53,172 - Oh here Courtney, - Nice to meet you. 520 00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:06,602 Hey, Alex, do you mind if we- 521 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,979 - Yeah. Hey honey, would you grab a table for us, please? 522 00:28:09,063 --> 00:28:10,731 - Oh, of course. - Thank you. 523 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,567 - What are they talking about? 524 00:28:13,651 --> 00:28:15,486 - Are you so excited? He is so cute. 525 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:19,782 - They were outside for no more than five minutes. 526 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:21,617 I don't know what Doug said to my father 527 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:25,413 but it must have been one Oscar worthy performance. 528 00:28:25,496 --> 00:28:27,665 What does one man say to another 529 00:28:27,748 --> 00:28:30,918 to convince him to hand over his 16-year-old daughter? 530 00:28:31,127 --> 00:28:32,294 - And I go to the bathroom 531 00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:36,924 and I'm just overwhelmed by this awful smell, 532 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:40,052 and out walks Tom Hayes. 533 00:28:41,804 --> 00:28:43,889 So- - Tom Hayes. 534 00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:46,600 - That's when I realized, you know, listen, 535 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:50,020 all of these big actors, they're just normal human beings. 536 00:28:50,104 --> 00:28:53,524 And so I stopped being nervous from that day forward. 537 00:28:56,777 --> 00:28:57,695 - Oh, I love this song. 538 00:28:59,488 --> 00:29:02,867 - Next time it's gonna be your song playing here. 539 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:04,785 - Her song will be playing everywhere. 540 00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:08,581 At some point, my dad must have felt 541 00:29:08,664 --> 00:29:10,624 he only had two choices, 542 00:29:10,708 --> 00:29:14,086 approve my marriage or lose me. 543 00:29:14,170 --> 00:29:16,630 Either way, he was giving up his little girl. 544 00:29:21,719 --> 00:29:23,971 - You probably recognize him from "The Green Mile" 545 00:29:24,054 --> 00:29:24,972 or a number of other- 546 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:25,973 - Mom. - award winning TV shows 547 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,808 - and movies. - Please. 548 00:29:27,892 --> 00:29:29,935 - Let's see what they have to say about you now. 549 00:29:37,735 --> 00:29:38,694 - My star girl. 550 00:29:39,737 --> 00:29:40,613 - Oh, your purse, here. 551 00:29:40,696 --> 00:29:42,156 You're gonna need your purse. 552 00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:44,742 Have fun you two. 553 00:30:00,216 --> 00:30:03,093 - My mom has never let me out of the house unsupervised 554 00:30:03,177 --> 00:30:04,678 with a boy before. 555 00:30:05,679 --> 00:30:07,848 - She knows tonight is special. 556 00:30:07,932 --> 00:30:08,724 - Why is that? 557 00:30:09,558 --> 00:30:10,726 - Do you want to take those off? 558 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:11,894 - Oh, no, no, I've got it. 559 00:30:14,772 --> 00:30:16,690 - There's something I need to tell you. 560 00:30:18,192 --> 00:30:21,111 My career is going really well, 561 00:30:22,446 --> 00:30:24,615 but being an actor isn't always- 562 00:30:26,617 --> 00:30:27,368 - What is it? 563 00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:33,499 - I only have about $50,000 to my name. 564 00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:36,210 - What do you mean only? 565 00:30:36,293 --> 00:30:39,421 That's more money than I've ever seen in my life. 566 00:30:39,505 --> 00:30:40,965 Is it that you need me to sign something 567 00:30:41,048 --> 00:30:44,009 to say that I'm not after money because I totally will. 568 00:30:45,135 --> 00:30:45,970 - God, I love you. 569 00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:48,889 I love you. 570 00:30:48,973 --> 00:30:51,350 No, I don't need you to sign anything. 571 00:30:51,433 --> 00:30:54,937 Courtney, you're my star girl. 572 00:30:56,105 --> 00:30:57,648 You're my angel. 573 00:30:57,731 --> 00:31:00,359 Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. 574 00:31:01,986 --> 00:31:04,363 I can't believe our love story is coming true. 575 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:10,077 Will you marry me? 576 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:10,869 - Yes. 577 00:31:12,496 --> 00:31:13,747 Oh my God. 578 00:32:02,463 --> 00:32:03,589 I'm gonna win the pageant. 579 00:32:03,839 --> 00:32:06,675 Here's what I remember most about my wedding day, 580 00:32:06,759 --> 00:32:08,927 do not step on the carpet. 581 00:32:09,011 --> 00:32:10,220 It was against the law 582 00:32:10,304 --> 00:32:12,765 for me to step even one toe on the carpet, 583 00:32:12,848 --> 00:32:16,810 the gambling area of the hotel before the age of 21. 584 00:32:16,894 --> 00:32:18,812 I couldn't touch a slot machine, 585 00:32:18,896 --> 00:32:20,564 I couldn't order a Mai Tai. 586 00:32:20,648 --> 00:32:21,857 But at 16 years old, 587 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:23,942 it was totally okay for me to get married. 588 00:32:24,902 --> 00:32:26,904 I just needed the consent of a parent. 589 00:32:32,910 --> 00:32:35,079 The whole day I was numb, 590 00:32:35,162 --> 00:32:37,373 like I was a passenger on a train 591 00:32:37,456 --> 00:32:39,083 that was going way too fast 592 00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:42,294 and there was nothing I could do about it. 593 00:32:42,378 --> 00:32:45,381 I now pronounce you husband and wife. 594 00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:46,632 You may kiss the bride. 595 00:33:34,763 --> 00:33:37,599 I was ashamed of my 16-year-old body. 596 00:33:37,683 --> 00:33:40,436 I looked like a child because I was. 597 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:43,188 I looked nothing like the women I idolized. 598 00:33:43,397 --> 00:33:47,443 And now on our wedding night, there was no way of hiding it. 599 00:34:01,957 --> 00:34:03,375 - There's my star girl. 600 00:34:04,877 --> 00:34:06,211 - That's really beautiful, 601 00:34:06,295 --> 00:34:08,130 I didn't know you could play like that. 602 00:34:10,299 --> 00:34:12,217 - There's a lot you don't know about me. 603 00:34:18,974 --> 00:34:19,808 You ready? 604 00:35:08,982 --> 00:35:11,068 There you are, Mrs. Hutchinson. 605 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:29,086 Hey, hey, it's okay. 606 00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:32,297 It's okay. 607 00:35:32,506 --> 00:35:36,260 - I closed my eyes and waited for it to be over. 608 00:35:36,343 --> 00:35:38,554 There was one thing to be married 609 00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:40,889 but quite another to consummate it. 610 00:35:48,230 --> 00:35:50,315 All I knew about the birds and the bees 611 00:35:50,399 --> 00:35:52,067 was what the church taught me. 612 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,360 That if I couldn't find evidence 613 00:35:53,443 --> 00:35:54,820 of my innocence on the sheets, 614 00:35:55,028 --> 00:35:59,157 that I'm a horrible person and I'm going straight to hell. 615 00:36:00,242 --> 00:36:02,411 I didn't even know what I was looking for, 616 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:04,162 and then I found it. 617 00:36:08,959 --> 00:36:10,168 Doug. 618 00:36:10,252 --> 00:36:11,003 Doug. 619 00:36:13,130 --> 00:36:14,923 Thank God, thank you Jesus. 620 00:36:18,135 --> 00:36:19,803 Doug. 621 00:36:25,309 --> 00:36:26,310 - I know. 622 00:36:30,439 --> 00:36:32,065 - My ticket to heaven. 623 00:36:32,149 --> 00:36:35,944 Proof, or so I believed, that I was good enough for him. 624 00:36:38,655 --> 00:36:41,617 At last, I was ready to be the good little wife, 625 00:36:42,826 --> 00:36:45,078 but my nightmare had only just begun. 626 00:36:45,162 --> 00:36:50,083 I dreamed of being an old Hollywood wife like June Cleaver, 627 00:36:50,167 --> 00:36:53,629 perfect dress, perfect hair, perfect house, perfect life. 628 00:36:53,837 --> 00:36:55,672 My husband had other ideas. 629 00:36:55,756 --> 00:36:57,090 Courtney. 630 00:36:58,800 --> 00:36:59,509 Courtney. 631 00:37:00,344 --> 00:37:02,971 Don't forget to do the dishes. 632 00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:03,805 - Okay. 633 00:37:18,862 --> 00:37:19,988 Wait, I'm coming. 634 00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:26,161 Hey, what? What is it? 635 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:29,289 Hey, wait, wait, wait. Tell me, what? 636 00:37:30,290 --> 00:37:31,875 - It's my brother. 637 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:36,213 - What, is he okay? Oh my God, Doug. 638 00:37:38,006 --> 00:37:39,174 - I've lost... 639 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:42,219 I've lost my whole family over this, us. 640 00:37:43,053 --> 00:37:46,181 They don't understand our love, 641 00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:47,724 none of them do. 642 00:37:52,729 --> 00:37:54,356 - It's okay. 643 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:56,024 We have each other. 644 00:37:58,110 --> 00:37:59,695 - You're my angel. 645 00:38:00,654 --> 00:38:02,114 You're my star girl. 646 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:08,245 Oh. 647 00:38:12,374 --> 00:38:14,292 - You approve, sir? 648 00:38:14,376 --> 00:38:17,504 - Absolutely, I do. 649 00:38:22,342 --> 00:38:24,177 This is our family now. 650 00:38:24,261 --> 00:38:28,098 Just you and me. This us. 651 00:38:28,181 --> 00:38:30,559 Let's forget about everybody else 652 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,812 and have the perfect night. 653 00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:37,107 I want to show off my angel to the whole world. 654 00:38:39,693 --> 00:38:41,528 I want to take care of you. 655 00:38:41,611 --> 00:38:44,364 And if I can get the rights to this book 656 00:38:44,448 --> 00:38:46,366 and produce the movie myself, 657 00:38:46,450 --> 00:38:50,412 I will have so much more control over the final product. 658 00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:53,331 Now, my vision for the lead character may not be- 659 00:38:53,415 --> 00:38:54,750 - I love it here. 660 00:39:01,423 --> 00:39:06,428 - Don't you ever interrupt me when I'm speaking. 661 00:39:07,262 --> 00:39:08,889 Until that moment, 662 00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:11,308 he'd never been anything but sweet and gentle with me. 663 00:39:11,391 --> 00:39:15,604 His kindness faded and something else crept in. 664 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:18,398 This wasn't the man I fell in love with, 665 00:39:18,482 --> 00:39:19,733 the man that I married. 666 00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:31,203 - Which one are you? 667 00:39:32,662 --> 00:39:35,624 Schoolgirl A, or schoolgirl B? 668 00:39:40,545 --> 00:39:42,589 - Which one do you want me to be? 669 00:39:45,926 --> 00:39:48,011 - I want you to be the bad girl. 670 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:51,389 - Okay. 671 00:39:52,933 --> 00:39:53,683 - Go on, take it. 672 00:39:56,895 --> 00:39:57,729 Go get ready. 673 00:40:09,366 --> 00:40:11,284 - I learned to be a good wife. 674 00:40:11,368 --> 00:40:15,330 Any career aspirations I had were put on the back burner. 675 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,192 Hi. 676 00:40:46,278 --> 00:40:47,904 Yeah, I'm fine. 677 00:40:47,988 --> 00:40:49,489 No, everything's... 678 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:53,577 No, I just, just need my mom. 679 00:41:13,221 --> 00:41:13,972 - Hi. Hi. 680 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:20,103 This is so beautiful, Court. 681 00:41:20,187 --> 00:41:21,146 - No guest house though. 682 00:41:21,354 --> 00:41:22,731 - Oh, you remembered. 683 00:41:22,814 --> 00:41:24,566 - Of course I did. 684 00:41:24,649 --> 00:41:25,734 I miss you so much. 685 00:41:25,817 --> 00:41:27,360 - Oh, it's only been a few weeks. 686 00:41:27,444 --> 00:41:29,362 Are you okay? You good? 687 00:41:30,363 --> 00:41:31,781 We'll talk. 688 00:41:31,865 --> 00:41:33,450 - Hey, Krista. - Hi. 689 00:41:33,533 --> 00:41:35,911 You taking care of our girl? 690 00:41:35,994 --> 00:41:38,205 - Always. Always. 691 00:41:38,288 --> 00:41:41,041 - Oh wow. 692 00:41:41,124 --> 00:41:42,334 This is incredible. 693 00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:48,089 Wow. Oh, you good? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 694 00:41:48,173 --> 00:41:48,882 - Okay. 695 00:41:53,386 --> 00:41:56,306 So is he introducing you to people? 696 00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:58,475 Setting up meetings with music producers? 697 00:41:59,893 --> 00:42:03,146 - Not yet, but yeah, not really. 698 00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:05,357 - Well, he needs to get on that. 699 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,276 And there's room enough in this house for two celebrities. 700 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:11,154 Tell him or I'll tell him. 701 00:42:11,238 --> 00:42:14,241 Your career isn't gonna launch itself. 702 00:42:14,324 --> 00:42:16,284 - Can we go shopping while you're here? 703 00:42:16,368 --> 00:42:17,410 - Of course. 704 00:42:18,453 --> 00:42:19,579 Oh, I can't wait to hear about 705 00:42:19,663 --> 00:42:22,123 all the Hollywood parties you're going to, 706 00:42:22,207 --> 00:42:24,584 and all of the fabulous outfits you get to wear. 707 00:42:25,877 --> 00:42:26,962 - And the walk of fame. 708 00:42:27,045 --> 00:42:27,921 - Absolutely. 709 00:42:31,091 --> 00:42:32,092 Everything else okay? 710 00:42:33,635 --> 00:42:35,929 How do you like being an old married lady? 711 00:42:40,350 --> 00:42:44,396 - He's different than he was at first. 712 00:42:45,647 --> 00:42:49,901 - Well, you only knew him online and on the phone. 713 00:42:49,985 --> 00:42:51,736 You barely had any time together in person 714 00:42:51,820 --> 00:42:52,988 before you got married. 715 00:42:54,781 --> 00:42:58,451 Living together is a huge adjustment. 716 00:42:58,535 --> 00:43:03,123 And sometimes as we get to know people, we start to see- 717 00:43:03,206 --> 00:43:08,044 - Well, sometimes he's angry. 718 00:43:12,757 --> 00:43:14,342 - You have to understand, Courtney, 719 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:19,514 men have hormonal cycles a lot like women do. 720 00:43:20,932 --> 00:43:22,809 Do you remember what it was like with your dad? 721 00:43:22,892 --> 00:43:26,563 He would get angry over the silliest things. 722 00:43:26,646 --> 00:43:27,689 That's what men do. 723 00:43:29,149 --> 00:43:30,025 They can't help it. 724 00:43:31,526 --> 00:43:34,029 So the best thing that we can do, 725 00:43:34,112 --> 00:43:37,490 and that you can do for Doug, is to be patient. 726 00:43:39,659 --> 00:43:43,538 Trust God, and know that everything is gonna be okay. 727 00:43:45,457 --> 00:43:46,499 - Okay. 728 00:43:48,543 --> 00:43:49,586 You're right. 729 00:44:24,954 --> 00:44:25,622 Slut? 730 00:44:32,879 --> 00:44:35,465 Doug. 731 00:44:35,548 --> 00:44:37,384 Good morning. 732 00:44:37,467 --> 00:44:39,260 - What is happening? 733 00:44:40,428 --> 00:44:41,471 - Looks like the world found out 734 00:44:41,554 --> 00:44:43,014 about her wedding, star girl. 735 00:44:44,349 --> 00:44:45,642 - What? No. 736 00:44:45,725 --> 00:44:47,143 Why? 737 00:44:47,227 --> 00:44:48,603 Mom. 738 00:44:48,686 --> 00:44:49,854 Mom. 739 00:44:52,607 --> 00:44:53,358 Mom. 740 00:44:54,526 --> 00:44:57,529 - Courtney, you're everywhere. 741 00:44:57,612 --> 00:44:58,655 Look. 742 00:44:58,947 --> 00:45:01,991 Ah, "The Green Mile" actor, Doug Hutchison, 51, 743 00:45:02,075 --> 00:45:06,037 married 16-year-old, aspiring singer, Courtney Stoddon, 744 00:45:06,121 --> 00:45:07,122 in Las Vegas. 745 00:45:07,205 --> 00:45:08,581 Look how pretty you are. 746 00:45:08,665 --> 00:45:10,500 - Why do they care about this? 747 00:45:10,583 --> 00:45:12,085 And how do they know where we live? 748 00:45:12,168 --> 00:45:15,046 - Well, Doug's a celebrity and now you are too. 749 00:45:15,130 --> 00:45:16,506 - They're sending me hate mail. 750 00:45:16,589 --> 00:45:18,508 - Oh, look, this site picked it up. 751 00:45:18,716 --> 00:45:20,885 And this one, and this one. 752 00:45:20,969 --> 00:45:22,220 Oh, this is a new one. 753 00:45:22,303 --> 00:45:24,597 Oh, can you believe? 754 00:45:26,057 --> 00:45:28,726 Wow. - This is insane. 755 00:45:28,810 --> 00:45:32,689 At the time, I never asked how did this happen? 756 00:45:32,772 --> 00:45:35,984 How did details about my private life become public? 757 00:45:36,067 --> 00:45:38,653 It's not like I married an actor with a recognizable name 758 00:45:38,736 --> 00:45:41,573 and somebody spotted the marriage registration. 759 00:45:41,656 --> 00:45:45,577 No, the story leaked because somebody wanted it to. 760 00:45:45,660 --> 00:45:47,620 Maybe I never asked who did it 761 00:45:47,704 --> 00:45:49,998 because the answer would've broken me. 762 00:45:50,832 --> 00:45:52,876 - Well, I hope that you would, 763 00:45:52,959 --> 00:45:54,794 you could reconsider maybe. 764 00:45:54,878 --> 00:45:56,129 Okay. Look, look, look, look, look, 765 00:45:56,212 --> 00:45:57,547 maybe when things calm down. 766 00:46:00,258 --> 00:46:01,050 Yeah. Thanks. 767 00:46:05,930 --> 00:46:06,681 Yep. 768 00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:09,767 Thank... Yeah. Thank you. 769 00:46:12,479 --> 00:46:13,521 - What happened? 770 00:46:15,773 --> 00:46:20,695 - My agent, my manager, work I had coming up, it's gone. 771 00:46:21,613 --> 00:46:22,530 It's all gone. 772 00:46:22,614 --> 00:46:23,490 - Why? They knew you got married. 773 00:46:23,573 --> 00:46:25,658 - Of course they did. 774 00:46:25,742 --> 00:46:28,203 But you didn't tell them my age. 775 00:46:29,704 --> 00:46:30,580 - This isn't right. 776 00:46:31,998 --> 00:46:35,502 - You would not believe how this is blowing up. 777 00:46:36,961 --> 00:46:39,923 - Stripping at 12, married at 16. 778 00:46:40,006 --> 00:46:41,966 Whore, how much for an hour? 779 00:46:42,050 --> 00:46:43,426 Mom, this is bad. 780 00:46:43,510 --> 00:46:45,386 - No, don't you worry. 781 00:46:45,595 --> 00:46:46,971 In Hollywood, all publicity 782 00:46:47,055 --> 00:46:49,849 is good publicity. - No, please stop. 783 00:46:49,933 --> 00:46:52,101 - My career is over, you understand that right? 784 00:46:52,185 --> 00:46:54,771 25-year career, done. 785 00:46:57,065 --> 00:47:00,026 - This will all blow over and people will forget. 786 00:47:02,904 --> 00:47:05,114 In the meantime, you are the hottest couple in town. 787 00:47:05,198 --> 00:47:06,491 - Mom, please. - What? 788 00:47:06,574 --> 00:47:08,826 It's good. You're celebrity. 789 00:47:09,035 --> 00:47:10,620 - Should I go? - No, leave him. 790 00:47:10,703 --> 00:47:11,996 Yeah, this is great. 791 00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:13,581 - Okay. - You're a star. 792 00:47:20,129 --> 00:47:21,589 - Bye. 793 00:47:21,673 --> 00:47:24,259 Overnight I'd gone from June Cleaver 794 00:47:24,342 --> 00:47:25,969 to the world's punching bag. 795 00:47:27,679 --> 00:47:31,724 Some media decided who I was and the world believed them. 796 00:47:31,808 --> 00:47:33,726 The lie was more entertaining, 797 00:47:33,810 --> 00:47:35,812 more profitable for them than the truth. 798 00:47:36,604 --> 00:47:37,772 That's how freak shows work. 799 00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:41,651 Why are people so mean? 800 00:47:41,734 --> 00:47:43,236 - Ignore it. 801 00:47:43,319 --> 00:47:44,487 Don't worry about that. 802 00:47:49,701 --> 00:47:53,162 Well, hey, whoa, whoa, slow down, slow down. 803 00:47:53,246 --> 00:47:54,163 Look. No. 804 00:47:54,247 --> 00:47:56,541 Yeah, it sounds good, 805 00:47:56,624 --> 00:48:01,462 but let me review the offer and get back to you. Yeah. 806 00:48:03,172 --> 00:48:05,091 Yep. Thank... Yep. Thank you. 807 00:48:08,886 --> 00:48:09,762 - Who was that? 808 00:48:11,848 --> 00:48:13,766 - Another late-night offer. 809 00:48:15,685 --> 00:48:18,021 - I don't wanna do this. 810 00:48:18,104 --> 00:48:19,647 I don't wanna sit there 811 00:48:19,731 --> 00:48:23,610 and smile on TV while the whole world laughs at us. 812 00:48:23,693 --> 00:48:26,821 - How else do you think we're gonna make money now? 813 00:48:45,673 --> 00:48:49,594 - I mean, I just, I don't know, I just love him 814 00:48:49,677 --> 00:48:53,473 and well, age is just a number. 815 00:48:53,556 --> 00:48:56,851 And yeah, I really, I really believe that. 816 00:48:59,854 --> 00:49:02,607 The focus was almost entirely on me. 817 00:49:02,690 --> 00:49:04,817 Not Doug. Me. 818 00:49:04,901 --> 00:49:07,779 A-list celebrities slut-shaming a minor, 819 00:49:07,862 --> 00:49:09,656 telling me to kill myself. 820 00:49:09,739 --> 00:49:11,616 You know what nobody was asking? 821 00:49:11,699 --> 00:49:13,743 Why is it still legal for 16 year olds 822 00:49:13,826 --> 00:49:15,662 to get married in the first place? 823 00:49:15,745 --> 00:49:18,331 And as young as 13 in some states. 824 00:49:18,414 --> 00:49:21,167 It's called child marriage for a reason. 825 00:49:21,250 --> 00:49:25,338 But sure, let's make a joke about it on late-night TV. 826 00:49:25,421 --> 00:49:28,007 I'm worried about you, Courtney. 827 00:49:28,091 --> 00:49:29,092 I don't have to tell you 828 00:49:29,175 --> 00:49:31,010 there are some awful people out there 829 00:49:31,094 --> 00:49:32,970 just waiting to take advantage. 830 00:49:34,681 --> 00:49:36,391 I wish I was there to keep you safe. 831 00:49:37,767 --> 00:49:38,768 - Me too, mom. 832 00:49:39,644 --> 00:49:40,395 Me too. 833 00:49:41,854 --> 00:49:43,690 I'm serious, Courtney. 834 00:49:44,732 --> 00:49:47,402 Maybe I should be your manager. 835 00:49:48,903 --> 00:49:49,862 - My momager. 836 00:49:51,114 --> 00:49:53,574 What sounded like an absurd idea 837 00:49:53,658 --> 00:49:56,411 suddenly made the most sense to me. 838 00:49:56,494 --> 00:49:57,328 - Thank you. 839 00:50:01,249 --> 00:50:03,793 - What's daddy gonna do without you for a while? 840 00:50:03,876 --> 00:50:05,837 - I only saw him on the weekends anyway. 841 00:50:07,380 --> 00:50:09,090 - Yeah, but still. 842 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,302 - He'll be fine, he always is. 843 00:50:21,936 --> 00:50:24,772 What about the event on Thursday? 844 00:50:26,107 --> 00:50:28,276 - The one in Century City pays more. 845 00:50:29,485 --> 00:50:31,863 - Oh, wow. 846 00:50:31,946 --> 00:50:34,657 That is going to be a long day. 847 00:50:34,741 --> 00:50:35,658 - Mmh. 848 00:50:35,742 --> 00:50:37,577 - But who needs sleep anyway? 849 00:50:46,836 --> 00:50:48,963 ♪ Are you ready for it 850 00:50:49,046 --> 00:50:52,049 Most of the offers coming in were just for me, 851 00:50:52,133 --> 00:50:53,384 Doug didn't like that. 852 00:50:53,468 --> 00:50:55,803 He and my mom handled the bookings. 853 00:50:55,887 --> 00:50:57,263 He handled the money. 854 00:50:57,346 --> 00:51:00,016 At 16 I was the breadwinner for all three of us. 855 00:51:00,099 --> 00:51:02,769 - All right, we're gonna thank you all. Thank you so much. 856 00:51:02,852 --> 00:51:04,687 That's enough. Thank you. 857 00:51:04,771 --> 00:51:06,939 They'll only pay you if you stay for an hour, 858 00:51:07,023 --> 00:51:08,775 then you need to go straight to the party on sunset. 859 00:51:08,858 --> 00:51:10,651 And at some point you need to take a photo with this, 860 00:51:10,735 --> 00:51:14,197 preferably at the Malibu event. 861 00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:14,864 - Got it. 862 00:51:15,072 --> 00:51:16,240 Lipstick. Malibu. 863 00:51:17,492 --> 00:51:18,367 - Didn't you ever teach your daughter 864 00:51:18,451 --> 00:51:20,661 how to clean up after herself? 865 00:51:20,745 --> 00:51:23,456 - She's a teenager, what did you expect? 866 00:51:27,043 --> 00:51:30,505 Oh, Courtney, is that really what you're wearing? 867 00:51:30,588 --> 00:51:33,090 - The media's already labeled me a slut. 868 00:51:33,174 --> 00:51:35,092 So that is what they will get. 869 00:51:43,851 --> 00:51:46,896 ♪ It's something special about you dare I say unique ♪ 870 00:51:46,979 --> 00:51:49,857 ♪ Must be magic in your makeup, yeah, you're so sleek ♪ 871 00:51:49,941 --> 00:51:52,652 ♪ Follow me as I run into the night ♪ 872 00:51:52,735 --> 00:51:56,239 ♪ Hey now, care free, maybe lets ride ♪ 873 00:51:56,322 --> 00:51:59,408 ♪ We hit the streets, top cruising downtown ♪ 874 00:51:59,492 --> 00:52:03,287 ♪ About to roll up and then we roll out ♪ 875 00:52:03,371 --> 00:52:06,332 I am the one you should be looking at, nobody else. 876 00:52:06,415 --> 00:52:09,043 - I wasn't talking to anyone, I swear. 877 00:52:09,126 --> 00:52:11,504 - I gave up everything for you. 878 00:52:11,587 --> 00:52:14,173 My family, my career, everything. 879 00:52:14,257 --> 00:52:15,424 And the least you could do, 880 00:52:15,508 --> 00:52:17,844 the absolute bare minimum 881 00:52:17,927 --> 00:52:21,222 is show me the respect that I deserve. 882 00:52:21,305 --> 00:52:23,057 - But I was with you the whole time. 883 00:52:23,140 --> 00:52:24,725 Shut up. 884 00:52:46,956 --> 00:52:50,501 - I did what I was told, every single day. 885 00:52:50,585 --> 00:52:51,961 I was afraid to say no. 886 00:52:53,337 --> 00:52:57,258 At 16 years old, sedatives and alcohol were my best friends. 887 00:52:57,341 --> 00:52:59,051 I hid the truth from my mother. 888 00:53:00,261 --> 00:53:01,929 I didn't wanna disappoint her. 889 00:53:03,306 --> 00:53:06,309 But in the middle of the night, I was free. 890 00:53:06,392 --> 00:53:09,645 I'd just walk and walk, nobody knew me. 891 00:53:09,729 --> 00:53:11,898 Nobody wanted a thing from me. 892 00:53:11,981 --> 00:53:15,943 I'd find a place where I was safe and I'd hide like a rat. 893 00:53:16,027 --> 00:53:18,863 And I'd pray, even if I was no longer sure 894 00:53:18,946 --> 00:53:20,072 anybody was listening. 895 00:53:27,371 --> 00:53:30,958 - What's going on? 896 00:53:31,042 --> 00:53:32,460 - Tell her, Krista. 897 00:53:36,172 --> 00:53:37,340 Go ahead, tell her. - I... 898 00:53:42,053 --> 00:53:45,723 No, I can't be a part of this. 899 00:53:45,806 --> 00:53:46,766 - Mom. 900 00:53:49,101 --> 00:53:49,894 What did you do? 901 00:53:49,977 --> 00:53:50,978 - You shouldn't trust her. 902 00:53:52,313 --> 00:53:53,397 - She's my mother. 903 00:53:55,232 --> 00:53:56,567 - She's in love with me. 904 00:53:58,611 --> 00:53:59,403 - What? 905 00:54:02,281 --> 00:54:03,324 There's no way. 906 00:54:03,407 --> 00:54:05,534 - Go ahead, go, go ask her. 907 00:54:05,618 --> 00:54:07,203 - She wouldn't do that to me. 908 00:54:07,286 --> 00:54:08,537 She wouldn't do that to my dad. 909 00:54:08,621 --> 00:54:09,705 - You sure about that? 910 00:54:13,084 --> 00:54:14,919 Oh my God, Have you two... 911 00:54:15,002 --> 00:54:16,212 - No, of course not. 912 00:54:16,504 --> 00:54:17,964 - Well, what she actually said, I'm in love with you? 913 00:54:18,047 --> 00:54:21,634 - No, she said that she's becoming emotionally attached. 914 00:54:21,717 --> 00:54:22,802 - You're her son-in-law, 915 00:54:22,885 --> 00:54:24,178 of course, she's emotionally attached. 916 00:54:24,470 --> 00:54:26,931 - You're seriously gonna keep trusting your career to her? 917 00:54:27,014 --> 00:54:29,850 She doesn't have your best interest at heart. 918 00:54:29,934 --> 00:54:33,229 She wants your fame, your husband, your money. 919 00:54:33,312 --> 00:54:34,897 She wants your life. 920 00:54:34,981 --> 00:54:38,609 God. Can't you see what's going on? 921 00:54:38,693 --> 00:54:40,403 She's the problem, not me. 922 00:54:40,486 --> 00:54:42,029 I'm the one who loves you. 923 00:54:42,113 --> 00:54:44,031 I'm the one who's here to protect you. 924 00:54:44,115 --> 00:54:46,033 I'm the one who's here to look out for you. 925 00:54:46,117 --> 00:54:48,285 No one else is gonna do that for you, angel. 926 00:54:49,954 --> 00:54:50,621 It's just me. 927 00:55:02,174 --> 00:55:05,344 - I want to support you, you know that. 928 00:55:06,929 --> 00:55:09,557 I just think it may be healthier for all of us 929 00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:10,725 if we're not sharing- - Mom. 930 00:55:10,808 --> 00:55:12,184 - the same space. - Mom, please. 931 00:55:15,021 --> 00:55:18,441 - I am still here as your mom and your manager, 932 00:55:18,524 --> 00:55:20,651 I just cannot be here. 933 00:55:23,487 --> 00:55:27,742 I love you, don't ever let him convince you that's not true. 934 00:55:32,705 --> 00:55:35,082 I'll never really know everything, 935 00:55:35,166 --> 00:55:38,252 but what I do know is that Doug was a master 936 00:55:38,335 --> 00:55:42,131 at making me believe he was the only person I could trust, 937 00:55:42,214 --> 00:55:43,966 the only voice that mattered. 938 00:55:44,050 --> 00:55:47,428 And so we slipped back into his version of normal. 939 00:55:47,511 --> 00:55:50,431 But whenever I could break free, I did. 940 00:55:50,514 --> 00:55:55,019 And the more I tried to live, the more it drove him Crazy. 941 00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:10,159 - You could have looked away, 942 00:56:10,242 --> 00:56:11,994 or you could've, I don't know, 943 00:56:12,078 --> 00:56:14,914 held up your wedding ring and said, I'm married. 944 00:56:14,997 --> 00:56:16,207 There were like what, 945 00:56:16,290 --> 00:56:18,167 like a dozen cameras at you? 946 00:56:18,250 --> 00:56:21,045 You seriously think I want to go on Radar tomorrow 947 00:56:21,128 --> 00:56:24,090 and see pictures of some guy with his arm around my wife? 948 00:56:24,173 --> 00:56:26,967 Tell me what man would be okay with that. 949 00:56:27,051 --> 00:56:29,136 What man would be okay with that? 950 00:56:32,098 --> 00:56:35,142 I better not see one picture of that guy's face. Not one. 951 00:56:35,351 --> 00:56:36,811 Man, shut up. 952 00:56:43,359 --> 00:56:45,361 - I hope you never forget 953 00:56:45,444 --> 00:56:47,154 because I sure as hell won't be able to 954 00:56:47,238 --> 00:56:49,406 for the rest of my life 955 00:56:49,490 --> 00:56:51,492 that I gave up everything for you. 956 00:56:54,161 --> 00:56:55,412 Everything. 957 00:56:55,496 --> 00:56:56,664 What I want to know is, 958 00:56:59,208 --> 00:57:01,001 where's my thank you, star girl? 959 00:57:22,314 --> 00:57:23,315 - What? 960 00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:28,195 Read it? 961 00:57:40,875 --> 00:57:42,251 - Big Brother? 962 00:57:42,334 --> 00:57:45,212 "Celebrity Big Brother UK edition." 963 00:57:45,296 --> 00:57:48,174 They want you and the money's pretty good. 964 00:57:49,592 --> 00:57:53,095 - Yeah. And you're going to let me go to the UK, as if. 965 00:57:55,181 --> 00:57:57,141 I'm going with you. 966 00:58:22,583 --> 00:58:24,126 Despite everything, 967 00:58:24,210 --> 00:58:28,339 I was terrified to be away from him. Terrified. 968 00:58:28,422 --> 00:58:30,841 Call it Stockholm Syndrome, if you like, 969 00:58:30,925 --> 00:58:32,885 but the moment I stepped through 970 00:58:32,968 --> 00:58:35,971 the "Celebrity Big Brother" door, it felt like a gift. 971 00:58:36,055 --> 00:58:38,182 It was summer camp, and college, 972 00:58:38,265 --> 00:58:41,644 and a holiday with friends all rolled into one. 973 00:58:41,727 --> 00:58:45,022 All the things you miss out on when you're married at 16. 974 00:58:45,231 --> 00:58:47,483 And I realized that I could be happy without him. 975 00:59:07,253 --> 00:59:08,337 - Oh, I missed you baby. 976 00:59:08,420 --> 00:59:09,171 - Yeah. 977 00:59:11,632 --> 00:59:13,175 - How are you? - Good. 978 00:59:19,556 --> 00:59:24,520 - I don't love you anymore. 979 00:59:25,062 --> 00:59:27,523 - What? 980 00:59:27,606 --> 00:59:32,152 - I don't love you anymore. 981 00:59:32,236 --> 00:59:33,779 - You don't mean that. - I do. 982 00:59:33,862 --> 00:59:35,030 - You don't mean that. 983 00:59:36,573 --> 00:59:39,326 I love you more than anyone I've ever loved 984 00:59:39,410 --> 00:59:42,329 or ever will love in this world. 985 00:59:42,413 --> 00:59:43,664 - Do you really? 986 00:59:43,872 --> 00:59:46,125 Or is that just a role that you're playing? 987 00:59:46,208 --> 00:59:47,459 - You are... 988 00:59:47,543 --> 00:59:50,170 Courtney, you're breaking my heart, 989 00:59:51,297 --> 00:59:54,091 and you think I'm acting? 990 00:59:54,174 --> 00:59:55,592 This is real. 991 00:59:55,676 --> 00:59:57,886 This is real. 992 00:59:57,970 --> 00:59:59,179 This is forever. 993 00:59:59,263 --> 01:00:00,639 - Not anymore. 994 01:00:00,723 --> 01:00:02,641 You're just upset because you're losing your prize. 995 01:00:02,725 --> 01:00:04,727 - Please. You're tired. 996 01:00:04,810 --> 01:00:06,353 It's the jet lag. 997 01:00:06,437 --> 01:00:07,271 We'll go back to bed, 998 01:00:07,354 --> 01:00:08,605 and in a few hours we'll wake up 999 01:00:08,689 --> 01:00:10,316 and everything will go back to the way it was. 1000 01:00:10,399 --> 01:00:13,485 We could go to counseling, please, we are a team. 1001 01:00:13,569 --> 01:00:15,237 You're my angel, please. 1002 01:00:15,321 --> 01:00:18,407 Our story does not end like this. 1003 01:00:21,035 --> 01:00:22,244 - I moved into the guest room 1004 01:00:22,328 --> 01:00:23,495 until I could figure out where to go. 1005 01:00:24,371 --> 01:00:26,540 Our standoff began. 1006 01:00:26,623 --> 01:00:28,459 We avoided each other for months, 1007 01:00:29,835 --> 01:00:31,754 but it was better than the alternative. 1008 01:00:41,847 --> 01:00:45,893 Every night I tried to make up for my lost teenage years. 1009 01:00:47,353 --> 01:00:48,687 - Why the hell aren't you bitches dancing? 1010 01:00:48,771 --> 01:00:50,939 - Oh here, this is yours. 1011 01:00:51,023 --> 01:00:51,732 - Okay. 1012 01:00:54,193 --> 01:00:54,943 - To what? 1013 01:00:55,152 --> 01:00:55,778 - To love. 1014 01:00:55,861 --> 01:00:57,237 - And hate. 1015 01:00:57,321 --> 01:00:58,364 - To both. 1016 01:00:58,447 --> 01:00:59,406 - Love and hate. - Shut up and drink. 1017 01:01:04,244 --> 01:01:06,372 - I love this song. Let's go. 1018 01:01:09,249 --> 01:01:12,753 ♪ Devil's on your shoulder now 1019 01:01:12,836 --> 01:01:16,632 ♪ Save all your regrets for later ♪ 1020 01:01:16,715 --> 01:01:19,301 ♪ Wearing you down ♪ 1021 01:01:19,385 --> 01:01:21,678 ♪ Come my way ♪ 1022 01:01:21,762 --> 01:01:22,471 ♪ Let the- ♪ 1023 01:01:22,554 --> 01:01:23,680 Courtney. 1024 01:01:23,764 --> 01:01:25,641 Courtney. Courtney. Where's Doug? 1025 01:01:25,724 --> 01:01:28,018 - I don't know, I don't care. 1026 01:01:28,102 --> 01:01:29,103 Where are we going now? 1027 01:01:29,186 --> 01:01:30,687 - To bed. I'm done. 1028 01:01:30,771 --> 01:01:31,897 - Me too. We'll take you home. 1029 01:01:31,980 --> 01:01:34,483 - No, I don't wanna go home. 1030 01:01:34,566 --> 01:01:35,734 No. 1031 01:01:35,818 --> 01:01:37,569 - Hey, what parties are happening tonight? 1032 01:01:37,653 --> 01:01:39,446 - I know of a place on Laurel Canyon. 1033 01:01:40,656 --> 01:01:41,657 - No. 1034 01:01:41,740 --> 01:01:44,118 - We love you. - I love you. 1035 01:01:44,201 --> 01:01:46,161 - You good? - Let's go. 1036 01:01:47,329 --> 01:01:48,330 Bye. - Bye. 1037 01:01:51,375 --> 01:01:53,085 - Let's go. - I have my motorcycle 1038 01:01:53,168 --> 01:01:55,003 over there. - Party. 1039 01:01:55,087 --> 01:01:58,549 I was 19, naive, and stupid, 1040 01:01:58,632 --> 01:02:01,552 but I was in control of my own life for the first time. 1041 01:02:04,179 --> 01:02:07,391 He doesn't quite know what to do with my courage. 1042 01:02:08,475 --> 01:02:09,476 He's playing with it. 1043 01:02:11,311 --> 01:02:13,689 - I'd feel better if you were out of there. 1044 01:02:13,772 --> 01:02:16,358 - It's fine for now. 1045 01:02:16,442 --> 01:02:18,360 Till I figure things out. 1046 01:02:21,488 --> 01:02:22,531 How's dad? 1047 01:02:25,242 --> 01:02:26,493 - You know, your dad and I hadn't been happy 1048 01:02:26,577 --> 01:02:27,453 for a long time. 1049 01:02:31,123 --> 01:02:31,874 - I know. 1050 01:02:34,585 --> 01:02:36,378 - It's for the best. 1051 01:02:36,462 --> 01:02:39,840 And he'll see that too, eventually. 1052 01:02:39,923 --> 01:02:42,301 - It's my fault. 1053 01:02:42,384 --> 01:02:45,512 If you hadn't moved out here to help me, then- 1054 01:02:45,596 --> 01:02:46,263 - Oh. 1055 01:02:48,724 --> 01:02:51,435 We could spend our whole lives dwelling on the what ifs. 1056 01:02:53,896 --> 01:02:56,482 Or we could trust that God has a bigger plan for us. 1057 01:03:13,248 --> 01:03:15,501 I was cautious about what I told her. 1058 01:03:15,584 --> 01:03:18,712 Stories leaked online about things only she would know, 1059 01:03:18,795 --> 01:03:21,673 I suspected it was her way of trying to protect me 1060 01:03:21,757 --> 01:03:23,717 by publicly shaming Doug. 1061 01:03:23,800 --> 01:03:26,970 But at that moment, he wasn't the one 1062 01:03:27,054 --> 01:03:29,473 I needed to be protected from. 1063 01:03:47,407 --> 01:03:50,035 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, are you okay? 1064 01:03:50,118 --> 01:03:51,078 Here. 1065 01:03:51,161 --> 01:03:52,579 - Thank you. 1066 01:03:52,663 --> 01:03:53,830 Usually I blame the shoes, 1067 01:03:53,914 --> 01:03:56,208 but this time I think it was the operator. 1068 01:03:57,292 --> 01:03:58,377 - Travis. 1069 01:03:58,460 --> 01:03:59,419 - Courtney. 1070 01:03:59,503 --> 01:04:00,587 - How do you know Marty? 1071 01:04:01,755 --> 01:04:04,007 - Actually, I don't. 1072 01:04:04,091 --> 01:04:06,301 I came here with my friend Carolyn. 1073 01:04:06,510 --> 01:04:09,221 I think she left about 10 minutes ago. 1074 01:04:09,304 --> 01:04:11,431 I'm looking for- 1075 01:04:11,515 --> 01:04:12,683 - Oh yeah, ladies' room. 1076 01:04:12,766 --> 01:04:14,518 Yeah, it's down the hall and... 1077 01:04:14,601 --> 01:04:16,061 Here, I'll show you. 1078 01:04:17,688 --> 01:04:19,314 - You know, I didn't think this was the kind of party 1079 01:04:19,398 --> 01:04:21,942 where I could just kick my heels off and run up the stairs. 1080 01:04:23,277 --> 01:04:23,860 - You'd be surprised. 1081 01:04:24,069 --> 01:04:25,237 Give it a half hour. 1082 01:04:26,488 --> 01:04:27,489 - Okay. 1083 01:04:27,573 --> 01:04:29,783 And here you go. - Thank you. 1084 01:04:35,497 --> 01:04:36,623 - Not a sound, got it? 1085 01:04:36,873 --> 01:04:38,959 Half the people downstairs owe their careers to me, 1086 01:04:39,042 --> 01:04:40,252 a couple of them, their lives. 1087 01:04:40,335 --> 01:04:41,920 You go ahead and try to tell anybody about this, 1088 01:04:42,004 --> 01:04:43,046 see what happens. 1089 01:05:47,527 --> 01:05:49,279 - What did you expect? 1090 01:05:52,074 --> 01:05:56,078 This is what happens when you're not with me. 1091 01:05:56,161 --> 01:05:57,954 When I'm not there to protect you. 1092 01:06:00,082 --> 01:06:02,668 Look, if you're looking for somebody else to save you, 1093 01:06:05,420 --> 01:06:06,171 I promise you, 1094 01:06:09,549 --> 01:06:11,510 there is nobody else. 1095 01:06:20,894 --> 01:06:22,396 I married him. 1096 01:06:25,065 --> 01:06:26,525 Again. 1097 01:06:26,608 --> 01:06:28,276 - Oh. - You got it. 1098 01:06:32,197 --> 01:06:32,948 I know. 1099 01:06:34,366 --> 01:06:35,325 It gets worse. 1100 01:06:38,662 --> 01:06:39,496 After we got remarried, 1101 01:06:39,830 --> 01:06:42,165 Doug started pulling the strings again. 1102 01:06:42,249 --> 01:06:46,712 Isolating me from everyone I loved, including my mother, 1103 01:06:47,754 --> 01:06:50,966 right in a time when I needed her the most. 1104 01:06:51,049 --> 01:06:52,801 - So now I'm the problem? 1105 01:06:52,884 --> 01:06:54,886 It's always me, isn't it? 1106 01:06:54,970 --> 01:06:56,430 You need to wake up, 1107 01:06:56,513 --> 01:06:58,890 your mother's not booking these jobs for you. 1108 01:06:58,974 --> 01:07:01,643 She's busy trying to launch her own career, 1109 01:07:01,727 --> 01:07:03,729 but you are too stupid to see it. 1110 01:07:04,813 --> 01:07:06,231 Open the door. 1111 01:07:07,733 --> 01:07:12,446 If you cared about our marriage at all, you would fire her. 1112 01:07:14,197 --> 01:07:16,241 I'm the one who should be managing your career, 1113 01:07:16,324 --> 01:07:17,909 I'm the one looking out for you. 1114 01:07:17,993 --> 01:07:22,372 I'm the one, the only one who loves you. 1115 01:07:24,583 --> 01:07:26,084 - He won. 1116 01:07:26,168 --> 01:07:30,172 I fired my mom, she quit, what difference does it make? 1117 01:07:31,882 --> 01:07:34,468 All that mattered is that he'd successfully isolated me 1118 01:07:34,551 --> 01:07:36,303 from my family. 1119 01:07:36,511 --> 01:07:37,512 I was his. 1120 01:07:38,722 --> 01:07:39,890 I was alone. 1121 01:07:40,891 --> 01:07:44,269 My mother was completely missing from my life 1122 01:07:44,352 --> 01:07:47,397 just when I was about to become one myself. 1123 01:07:54,738 --> 01:08:00,118 I thought you said you couldn't get me pregnant. 1124 01:08:00,202 --> 01:08:03,330 - Oh, are we gonna have a little star girl or boy? 1125 01:08:04,915 --> 01:08:06,041 This is amazing. 1126 01:08:07,417 --> 01:08:08,794 Oh, oh, oh. 1127 01:08:08,877 --> 01:08:10,629 Oh my God. 1128 01:08:10,712 --> 01:08:11,963 - Who are you calling? 1129 01:08:12,047 --> 01:08:13,048 - Everybody. 1130 01:08:13,131 --> 01:08:13,924 - But isn't it, it's too- 1131 01:08:14,007 --> 01:08:15,133 - I have the best news. 1132 01:08:18,637 --> 01:08:20,388 I'm gonna be a dad. 1133 01:08:37,072 --> 01:08:41,952 They are 100% on board for a series. 1134 01:08:43,203 --> 01:08:44,579 Cameras will follow you, 1135 01:08:44,788 --> 01:08:47,207 follow us throughout the whole pregnancy, 1136 01:08:47,290 --> 01:08:51,044 crib buying, doing the baby's room, doctor's visits. 1137 01:08:53,380 --> 01:08:54,756 - I dunno. 1138 01:08:54,840 --> 01:08:56,967 - Hey, I never want you to have to worry about money, 1139 01:08:57,050 --> 01:08:57,968 that's my job. 1140 01:08:58,051 --> 01:09:00,846 But we need this. 1141 01:09:00,929 --> 01:09:04,933 Now, the only thing you have to do is get excited 1142 01:09:06,685 --> 01:09:11,481 because we get to share our miracle with the whole world. 1143 01:09:52,898 --> 01:09:53,857 The TV show. 1144 01:09:57,068 --> 01:09:58,778 what are we gonna do? 1145 01:10:17,380 --> 01:10:19,758 Hey, yeah, we're leaving the house right now. 1146 01:10:20,884 --> 01:10:22,469 I texted you the address. 1147 01:10:23,887 --> 01:10:25,764 15 minutes, give or take. 1148 01:10:28,683 --> 01:10:29,601 Yeah. No, no, no, we'll be at the baby store 1149 01:10:29,684 --> 01:10:30,644 in about an hour. 1150 01:10:31,811 --> 01:10:32,812 See you there. 1151 01:10:34,397 --> 01:10:35,440 To the outside world 1152 01:10:35,523 --> 01:10:37,359 I pretended I was still pregnant. 1153 01:10:38,777 --> 01:10:40,987 We had a paparazzi agency contract 1154 01:10:41,071 --> 01:10:43,323 for a set number of photo ops, 1155 01:10:43,406 --> 01:10:46,451 and I wasn't ready to tell the world the truth. 1156 01:10:47,369 --> 01:10:48,828 I was too broken 1157 01:10:48,912 --> 01:10:51,539 for another round of public judgment and blame. 1158 01:10:52,958 --> 01:10:54,960 I felt like a part of me had died. 1159 01:10:55,919 --> 01:10:56,962 Hey guys. 1160 01:11:00,966 --> 01:11:02,842 Eventually we had no choice 1161 01:11:02,926 --> 01:11:03,927 but to tell the truth. 1162 01:11:22,070 --> 01:11:25,031 Now what? 1163 01:11:28,368 --> 01:11:32,872 - By then, I'd added all kinds of pills to my usual routine. 1164 01:11:32,956 --> 01:11:34,916 Whatever I could get my hands on, 1165 01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:36,751 I hoped it would numb everything. 1166 01:11:46,553 --> 01:11:47,220 No, get out. 1167 01:11:47,429 --> 01:11:48,763 Get out, get out, get out. 1168 01:12:05,447 --> 01:12:09,200 When we lost the reality show, we lost our house too. 1169 01:12:09,284 --> 01:12:12,787 The life I'd been promised felt more like a fantasy. 1170 01:12:14,039 --> 01:12:16,458 So, what do you think so far? 1171 01:12:17,959 --> 01:12:19,753 - Finally, all our dreams are coming true, honey. 1172 01:12:19,836 --> 01:12:20,962 - Look at this. 1173 01:12:21,046 --> 01:12:22,380 This is all that we could afford. 1174 01:12:22,589 --> 01:12:24,799 What do you want me to do? 1175 01:12:24,883 --> 01:12:26,217 - How about, anything. 1176 01:12:28,553 --> 01:12:29,220 - Look, 1177 01:12:32,057 --> 01:12:36,227 if it wasn't for me, you would be living off of food stamps. 1178 01:12:36,311 --> 01:12:38,354 You have no clue 1179 01:12:38,438 --> 01:12:39,898 how much I do for you. 1180 01:12:40,106 --> 01:12:42,609 - I gave up everything for you. 1181 01:12:46,279 --> 01:12:49,449 - Oh. If I'm so awful... 1182 01:12:49,532 --> 01:12:51,326 If I'm so awful, why don't you hit me? 1183 01:12:52,827 --> 01:12:54,079 You look at me. 1184 01:12:56,414 --> 01:12:58,333 Hit me, star girl, hit me. 1185 01:13:35,078 --> 01:13:37,205 - The thing about hitting rock bottom 1186 01:13:37,288 --> 01:13:41,084 is that you don't always know you are there, but I knew. 1187 01:13:42,168 --> 01:13:45,004 I hadn't talked to my dad in a long time. 1188 01:13:45,088 --> 01:13:46,297 He was on an endless list 1189 01:13:46,381 --> 01:13:48,925 of people I didn't think I could go to for help. 1190 01:13:50,343 --> 01:13:52,011 I decided to call him. 1191 01:13:52,095 --> 01:13:54,973 If he answered, I'd tell him everything, 1192 01:13:55,932 --> 01:13:58,643 but if he didn't answer, 1193 01:13:58,726 --> 01:14:01,521 I'd do what I'd already been thinking about doing for years. 1194 01:14:17,162 --> 01:14:19,372 The other thing about hitting rock bottom 1195 01:14:19,455 --> 01:14:20,748 is that you realize 1196 01:14:23,501 --> 01:14:25,128 you have nothing else left to lose. 1197 01:14:27,547 --> 01:14:29,841 - What the hell did you do? 1198 01:14:34,804 --> 01:14:35,889 - I want a divorce. 1199 01:14:46,566 --> 01:14:47,483 What is this? 1200 01:14:52,363 --> 01:14:54,949 A no-divorce divorce? 1201 01:14:55,033 --> 01:14:55,909 - I'll let you go, 1202 01:14:57,577 --> 01:14:59,078 but no one needs to know 1203 01:14:59,162 --> 01:15:02,207 so we can still keep making money as a couple. 1204 01:15:04,125 --> 01:15:06,044 Look, celebrities do this all the time. 1205 01:15:06,127 --> 01:15:09,464 Like it or not, your career depends on me 1206 01:15:09,547 --> 01:15:10,882 and my career depends on you. 1207 01:15:10,965 --> 01:15:12,050 - I got plenty of offers 1208 01:15:12,133 --> 01:15:13,134 when we separated. - Not as many 1209 01:15:13,218 --> 01:15:14,385 as when we're together. 1210 01:15:14,469 --> 01:15:16,846 You got more when you are with me. 1211 01:15:19,557 --> 01:15:22,810 Part of me was still that 16-year-old girl, 1212 01:15:22,894 --> 01:15:24,979 part of me was still afraid of him. 1213 01:15:41,246 --> 01:15:42,789 I signed to get out the door. 1214 01:16:04,394 --> 01:16:05,770 - It is gonna be good. 1215 01:16:05,853 --> 01:16:07,730 It's gonna be good, you gotta believe me. 1216 01:16:07,814 --> 01:16:09,565 This'll be good, this is gonna work here, you gonna see. 1217 01:16:11,859 --> 01:16:12,568 It'll be good. 1218 01:16:18,741 --> 01:16:22,120 - Finally alone for the first time in my life. 1219 01:16:22,203 --> 01:16:27,125 No dog, no cameras, no chaos. 1220 01:16:28,501 --> 01:16:30,920 And I knew that if I was ever going to take my life back, 1221 01:16:31,004 --> 01:16:32,922 it had to start with getting clean. 1222 01:16:44,809 --> 01:16:45,643 - Hey. - Hey. 1223 01:16:45,727 --> 01:16:46,769 - Courtney Stodden. 1224 01:16:48,521 --> 01:16:50,857 - Courtney, let me walk you through. 1225 01:16:55,236 --> 01:16:57,322 - Somewhere in the quiet of rehab 1226 01:16:57,405 --> 01:17:01,075 I realized that if I wanted to truly heal, 1227 01:17:01,159 --> 01:17:03,578 I had to start with mending the broken relationships 1228 01:17:03,786 --> 01:17:04,579 in my life. - Hi. 1229 01:17:17,884 --> 01:17:19,761 - Are you crying too, dad? - No. No. 1230 01:17:19,844 --> 01:17:20,803 Definitely not. No. 1231 01:17:26,225 --> 01:17:27,935 - Thank you for coming. 1232 01:17:28,895 --> 01:17:30,188 - Yeah, of course. Yeah. 1233 01:17:38,404 --> 01:17:40,073 - Honey, I gotta say something to you. 1234 01:17:40,156 --> 01:17:41,574 Hey, I gotta get it off my chest. 1235 01:17:44,577 --> 01:17:46,537 I'm sorry for everything that happened. 1236 01:17:47,830 --> 01:17:50,041 I should have followed my gut 1237 01:17:50,124 --> 01:17:53,002 and stopped all this day one, 1238 01:17:54,837 --> 01:17:56,714 even before there was anything to stop. 1239 01:17:58,800 --> 01:18:00,134 Look, as God is my witness, 1240 01:18:00,218 --> 01:18:02,720 I did try to make it right, I did. 1241 01:18:02,804 --> 01:18:04,764 I talked to lawyers. 1242 01:18:04,847 --> 01:18:06,891 I spent thousands of dollars on bills 1243 01:18:06,974 --> 01:18:08,267 just to find out that, 1244 01:18:11,229 --> 01:18:12,397 there was no damn thing I could do, 1245 01:18:12,480 --> 01:18:13,815 that marriage was legal and binding. 1246 01:18:18,403 --> 01:18:20,321 I promise you I tried. 1247 01:18:20,405 --> 01:18:21,614 - Dad, it's okay. 1248 01:18:23,241 --> 01:18:24,283 - It's not okay. 1249 01:18:25,451 --> 01:18:26,494 It's not okay. 1250 01:18:28,454 --> 01:18:30,206 I had one job, one job, 1251 01:18:32,083 --> 01:18:35,253 that was to keep you safe until you were adult. 1252 01:18:35,336 --> 01:18:37,213 And you sure to hell wasn't that back then. 1253 01:18:41,676 --> 01:18:42,969 I'm sorry. 1254 01:18:47,557 --> 01:18:48,307 I'm sorry. 1255 01:18:51,519 --> 01:18:53,604 And I always will be. 1256 01:19:01,112 --> 01:19:01,779 My gosh. 1257 01:19:04,157 --> 01:19:06,284 Couple hours in LA, look what it turned me into. 1258 01:19:10,455 --> 01:19:13,332 - Oh, come on, let's go for a walk. 1259 01:19:16,294 --> 01:19:17,628 - Yeah, I'd like that. 1260 01:19:17,712 --> 01:19:18,713 - Yeah. 1261 01:19:20,756 --> 01:19:21,799 Come. 1262 01:19:24,177 --> 01:19:26,387 - I love you. - I love you, dad. 1263 01:19:40,067 --> 01:19:42,528 - So how has this last week been for you? 1264 01:19:42,612 --> 01:19:44,238 - Good. 1265 01:19:44,322 --> 01:19:45,698 I think. 1266 01:19:45,781 --> 01:19:48,326 Feels strange to say. 1267 01:19:48,409 --> 01:19:50,953 Well, usually I say that and don't mean it, 1268 01:19:51,037 --> 01:19:54,957 but right now, today, 1269 01:19:55,041 --> 01:19:58,544 I actually feel good. 1270 01:19:58,628 --> 01:20:01,047 Can't promise anything about tomorrow though. So 1271 01:20:02,131 --> 01:20:03,299 - No, nobody can. 1272 01:20:06,761 --> 01:20:09,013 - I got my first credit card. 1273 01:20:09,096 --> 01:20:10,681 That's something. 1274 01:20:10,765 --> 01:20:12,308 It's silly, I know. 1275 01:20:13,643 --> 01:20:16,521 - No. When you haven't felt in control of your own life, 1276 01:20:16,604 --> 01:20:19,565 I mean, that's a big deal. 1277 01:20:19,649 --> 01:20:22,401 - I don't think that I was ever 1278 01:20:22,485 --> 01:20:24,529 the Courtney they needed me to be. 1279 01:20:25,446 --> 01:20:26,280 - Who's they? 1280 01:20:28,616 --> 01:20:31,953 - My mom, my dad, 1281 01:20:32,036 --> 01:20:32,787 Doug, 1282 01:20:34,121 --> 01:20:34,914 the media, 1283 01:20:36,415 --> 01:20:40,086 anybody who ever picked up a tabloid at the grocery checkout 1284 01:20:40,169 --> 01:20:43,589 or clicked on a meme with my face on it, 1285 01:20:45,466 --> 01:20:48,386 that Courtney wasn't real. 1286 01:20:53,015 --> 01:20:54,850 - So who is the real Courtney? 1287 01:20:59,063 --> 01:21:02,316 - Is it weird that I'm kind of having fun figuring that out? 1288 01:21:06,404 --> 01:21:09,532 It's like taking a road trip 1289 01:21:09,615 --> 01:21:11,909 from New York to LA, 1290 01:21:13,494 --> 01:21:15,204 you know where you're starting 1291 01:21:15,288 --> 01:21:17,081 and you know where you wanna end up, 1292 01:21:17,164 --> 01:21:20,293 but it should be a direct line, 1293 01:21:20,376 --> 01:21:25,256 but sometimes you find yourself back at the start 1294 01:21:25,339 --> 01:21:29,468 or you end up in the middle of nowhere 1295 01:21:29,552 --> 01:21:32,597 and everybody's asking, what's taking you so long? 1296 01:21:36,934 --> 01:21:40,563 - And what do you say to them when they ask? 1297 01:21:43,524 --> 01:21:44,317 - Nothing. 1298 01:21:46,444 --> 01:21:51,198 Being in the middle of nowhere is a part of the journey. 1299 01:21:53,492 --> 01:21:54,785 As long as I know that, 1300 01:21:56,537 --> 01:21:58,289 that's enough. 1301 01:22:12,803 --> 01:22:15,348 Thank you for doing this. 1302 01:22:17,391 --> 01:22:18,517 - You're welcome, baby. 1303 01:22:21,270 --> 01:22:22,104 You look happy. 1304 01:22:23,731 --> 01:22:24,482 - I am. 1305 01:22:25,650 --> 01:22:27,610 - You're not just saying that. 1306 01:22:27,693 --> 01:22:29,445 - I don't do that anymore. 1307 01:22:35,117 --> 01:22:39,413 - That's all I ever wanted, was for you to be happy. 1308 01:22:43,793 --> 01:22:45,127 It came from the right place. 1309 01:22:45,211 --> 01:22:47,922 - But it was a wrong thing. 1310 01:22:50,800 --> 01:22:51,467 - I'm sorry. 1311 01:22:54,095 --> 01:22:56,597 I'm so, so sorry. - I know, mom. 1312 01:22:58,557 --> 01:22:59,684 I know. 1313 01:23:04,522 --> 01:23:05,231 - Thank you. 1314 01:23:14,699 --> 01:23:18,744 God bless this food before us, 1315 01:23:18,828 --> 01:23:20,538 the family beside us, 1316 01:23:21,789 --> 01:23:23,040 and the love between us. 1317 01:23:24,750 --> 01:23:25,751 Amen. 1318 01:23:33,259 --> 01:23:34,677 - I was 25 years old 1319 01:23:34,760 --> 01:23:36,804 when I finally got a real divorce from Doug 1320 01:23:36,887 --> 01:23:39,515 after nearly a decade of marriage. 1321 01:23:40,683 --> 01:23:42,518 No more child bride, 1322 01:23:42,601 --> 01:23:45,521 no more crazy costumes or charades. 1323 01:23:45,604 --> 01:23:48,691 No more carrying Doug or carrying anyone. 1324 01:23:50,443 --> 01:23:53,696 I am the product of my parents, 1325 01:23:53,779 --> 01:23:55,072 their love for me, 1326 01:23:56,282 --> 01:23:58,033 their fears for me, 1327 01:23:58,117 --> 01:24:00,703 their dreams and their mistakes. 1328 01:24:00,953 --> 01:24:01,996 ♪ But I'm going though changes ♪ 1329 01:24:02,079 --> 01:24:02,747 Aren't we all? 1330 01:24:05,082 --> 01:24:07,877 ♪ Holding onto hope, a better day ♪ 1331 01:24:07,960 --> 01:24:13,591 ♪ Wondering when I'll see my wings come in ♪ 1332 01:24:13,674 --> 01:24:19,472 ♪ They're coming in 1333 01:24:19,555 --> 01:24:23,559 ♪ 'Cause I know I'm worthy of love ♪ 1334 01:24:25,519 --> 01:24:29,273 ♪ I know I'm beautiful enough 1335 01:24:32,610 --> 01:24:35,237 ♪ They can't keep me down - They will spend 1336 01:24:35,321 --> 01:24:37,281 the rest of their lives apologizing 1337 01:24:37,364 --> 01:24:39,992 for what I've already forgiven them for. 1338 01:24:40,075 --> 01:24:43,245 I'm still working on forgiving myself. 1339 01:24:43,329 --> 01:24:45,080 Why is that always the hardest part? 1340 01:24:47,082 --> 01:24:48,959 I'm not anybody's star girl, 1341 01:24:49,043 --> 01:24:51,253 I'm not anybody's angel, 1342 01:24:51,337 --> 01:24:54,924 and I don't need protecting, I protect myself. 1343 01:24:55,007 --> 01:24:59,053 I am Courtney Stodden and I've got work to do. 1344 01:24:59,136 --> 01:25:02,640 ♪ They can't keep me down ♪ 1345 01:25:02,723 --> 01:25:05,643 ♪ I will rise above 1346 01:25:09,438 --> 01:25:12,817 Dear Courtney, I hope you can help me. 1347 01:25:13,025 --> 01:25:14,193 I read about your story 1348 01:25:14,276 --> 01:25:16,153 and I'm worried about what's happening 1349 01:25:16,237 --> 01:25:18,239 to my 14-year-old daughter, 1350 01:25:18,322 --> 01:25:21,200 the owner of the music studio she once attended- 1351 01:25:21,283 --> 01:25:22,618 - Dear Courtney, 1352 01:25:22,868 --> 01:25:25,871 my 12-year-old niece is being groomed by a much older man 1353 01:25:25,955 --> 01:25:27,039 she met online - For almost a year, 1354 01:25:27,122 --> 01:25:28,249 my little sister- 1355 01:25:28,332 --> 01:25:30,793 - My daughter- - Dear Courtney, 1356 01:25:30,876 --> 01:25:33,754 I think my niece is being groomed by a much older man 1357 01:25:33,838 --> 01:25:34,964 she met online. 1358 01:25:35,047 --> 01:25:37,550 I saw your story- - For almost a year 1359 01:25:37,633 --> 01:25:38,801 for almost a year- - My little sister- 1360 01:25:38,884 --> 01:25:41,762 - My little sister- - My daughter- 1361 01:25:54,275 --> 01:25:55,651 ♪ I'm a butterfly 1362 01:25:55,734 --> 01:25:57,361 ♪ I'm a butterfly ♪ 1363 01:25:57,444 --> 01:25:59,280 ♪ I'm a butterfly ♪ 1364 01:25:59,363 --> 01:26:00,906 ♪ I'm a butterfly ♪ 1365 01:26:00,990 --> 01:26:02,575 ♪ I'm a butterfly ♪ 1366 01:26:02,825 --> 01:26:05,202 ♪ I'm a butterfly ♪ 1367 01:26:08,122 --> 01:26:13,043 ♪ I am a butterfly 1368 01:26:16,755 --> 01:26:19,800 ♪ I am a butterfly