Courtney Stodden rose to fame as a tabloid fixture and reality TV star after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at age 16. The couple divorced in 2020, and she's since accused him of grooming ...

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...

A new report by UNICEF warns that the number of child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million in the next 35 years. Though the rates of child marriage are on the decline in most parts ...

A self-proclaimed religious “prophet” declared 20 women and children as his “wives” while leading a yearslong sexual abuse ring, according to federal prosecutors. Now he’ll spend the next five decades ...

A bride-to-be has sparked a heated debate online after sharing her firm stance on having a child-free wedding, despite family members expecting her to change her mind. In a TikTok video with more than ...

"I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story" premieres at 8 p.m. on Sept. 27 on Lifetime. It will be available to stream the following day. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Sept.

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