Courtney Stodden and Chrissy Teigen’s relationship is back in the headlines after more than a decade.
Back in 2011, Teigen made public and private comments about a then-16-year-old Stodden and Stodden’s marriage to then-51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinston.
“She wouldn’t just publicly tweet about wanting me to take ‘a dirt nap’ but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself. Things like, ‘I can’t wait for you to die,’” Stodden, now 30, told The Daily Beast in May 2021. “Some of the worst treatment I got was from women, and we’re not going to get anywhere if we keep holding each other back.”
Stodden revealed that their mental health suffered as a result of the hate messages Stodden received, including ones from Teigen, now 39.
“There have been a lot of evenings where I’ve felt — and still feel — alone,” Stodden told The Daily Beast. “The way my life has been is so tragic that I just feel empty.”
Shortly after TMZ allegedly leaked the DMs, Teigen shared a public apology to Stodden.
“Not a lot of people who are lucky enough to be held accountable for all their past bulls*** in front of the entire world,” Teigen wrote via X in May 2021. “I’m mortified and sad at who I used to be. I was an insecure, attention seeking troll.”
Teigen went on to say that she was “ashamed and completely embarrassed” at her behavior, noting that she has also tried to connect with Stodden in private.
“These were not my only mistakes and surely won’t be my last as hard as I try but God I will try!!” she shared. “I’m so sorry, Courtney. I hope you can heal now knowing how deeply sorry I am.”
Following Teigen’s public apology, Stodden claimed that — while they forgave Teigen — Stodden never received a private acknowledgement from her.
“All of me wants to believe this is a sincere apology, but it feels like a public attempt to save her partnerships with Target and other brands who are realizing her ‘wokeness’ is a broken record,” Stodden wrote via Instagram in May 2021, noting that Teigen blocked her on X as well.
Several years later, Stodden mocked Teigen’s admission that she was drinking again after detailing struggles with alcohol. Teigen’s post, in part, read: “The truth is, I don’t know what I’m doing. I one hundred percent know I like me better sober. I one hundred percent know I get more done, I absolutely feel better in my body without it. And I am one hundred percent pissed that I can’t be normal and have a cocktail with my husband on vacay without it turning into 8 and feeling like s***.”
Days later, Stodden posted via Instagram, “Breaking news I started drinking again too Chrissy soooo here is my official invite — let’s grab a drink and bury the hatchet mama #iykyk #chrissyteigen @chrissyteigen,”
Stodden later doubled down, writing in a separate post, “No matter how many years go by… I won’t let anyone get off the hook for telling a child to off themselves … sorry — call me crazy … I’d rather be crazy than hurt children. And if that makes me crazy — sign me up! #nottodaysatan @chrissyteigen.”
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