'He's not creepy': Krista Stodden defends 51-year-old Doug Hutchison's marriage to her teenage daughter Courtney

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Not creepy: Doug Hutchison, out today with 16-year-old wife Courtney Stodden has been defended by his mother in law Krista

Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison, 51, shocked many with his controversial marriage to 16-year-old Courtney Stodden.

But now, Courtney's mother Krista has come to the defence of her new son-in-law.
'He’s not creepy,' she told Radar. 'He is such a great guy, he’s so intelligent.'


Strike a pose: Krista ran errands today with Courtney who looked happy and relaxed in a strapless black maxi dress and platform heels


Krista, who stepped out in Los Angeles with her daughter and Green Mile actor Doug earlier today, is not perturbed by the 35-year age gap.

'I see why they’re together, he looks like he’s in his early 30s, and Courtney looks like he’s in her late 20s,' she told the website.

'It’s like they’re talking about someone else when they say bad things about Doug. He’s with my daughter and I wouldn’t want a creepy guy with my daughter. He’s a wonderful, great man.'


Fame game: Courtney, who is an aspiring actress and singer wore her usual full face of makeup as she headed out today


Krista looked more than happy as she ran errands with the unlikely couple.

Courtney, who is a wannabe singer and actress, wore her usual full face of makeup in a black strapless dress and platform heels.

She joined her husband of three months, who wore a more casual ensemble of khaki shorts and polo shirt.

Radar has also reported that Krista has become Courtney's manager and has moved in next door to her daughter in Los Angeles.


Age gap: The unlikely couple are determined to prove their critics wrong after their controversy May marriage



Nuptials: The controversial couple married back in June in Las Vegas after meeting over the Internet

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Green Mile's Doug Hutchison takes teen bride for a sunshine stroll (and his mother-in-law tags along too)

By Daily Mail Reporter


Three's a crowd: Courtney Stodden, her mother Krista and Doug Hutchison were spotted in LA on Sunday


Doug Hutchison and his teen bride seem to be taking married life in their stride.

The 57-year-old Green Mile actor and his 16-year-old wife were spotted enjoying a sunshine stroll in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The blonde's mother Krista, who approves of her daughter's new husband despite the 35 year age gap, tagged along too.

Krista, who is believed to be in her forties, has previously said she is 'totally supportive' of their controversial marriage.


She has said: 'Doug is a wonderful man and we love him. They are very much in love and we are so supportive of this.

'Courtney was a virgin when she married Doug. She is a good Christian girl.'

Courtney and Doug married in Las Vegas in June. The legal age for marriage in Las Vegas is 18, however with parental consent it drops to 16.

The couple have since been defending their union.

'We're aware that our vast age difference is extremely controversial,' the couple told E! Online last week.

Controversial: The 51-year-old married the 16-year-old blonde in Las Vegas in June with her parents' approval


'But we're very much in love and want to get the message out there that true love can be ageless.'

Hutchison is best know for his role as prison guard Percy Wetmore in the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Green Mile, for which he received critical acclaim.

He later went on to play supporting roles in films such as Shaft and Bait, I Am Sam, and The Salton Sea and also appeared in the TV series Lost.

Currently, he is producing Vampire Killers, described as 'a show around the hunt for a queen vampire and her 13 coven members by an elite group of vampire hunters'.

Courtney is an aspiring country music singer, who, judging by her website, appears to be managed by her new husband, who is listed as the primary contact person for all her business affairs

On her site she describes herself as a 'recording artist, singer/songwriter, actress and model who currently resides in Ocean Shores, Washington, as well as Hollywood, California'.

The teenager started her career early, signing with a modelling agency at the age of 12.

She was 15 when she entered Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organisation, becoming Miss Ocean Shores, Washington, and going on to represent her city in the Miss Washington USA Pageant.


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